Village · Chambang, Kurung Kumey
# Poksa

Poksa is a village in Chambang sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 88 people in 11 households, the 21st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 88 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 65.8% literacy
- 1,200 females per 1,000 males

## Poksa PIN code and other codes

Poksa falls in Chambang sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chambang
- Census village code 265557

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Poksa from nearby towns?
- Chambang (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 161 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town) 161 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Poksa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Poksa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Poksa

Of every 100 households in Poksa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Poksa · ■ Chambang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 100% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 50%
- Tap water 100% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 17%
- Television 8% 3%
- Mobile phone 85% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 31% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 23% 3%
- None of these assets 15% 59%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Poksa?

■ Poksa · ■ Chambang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.8% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1200 1050
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3500 1042
- Working population 34.1% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 32% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 28 (93%) · ■ Other work 2 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chambang
- Tabitalu 95 people
- Kamrong - I 93 people
- Tirpu 91 people
- Gai - I 89 people
- Tahu 88 people
- Sengching 87 people
- Sangching Nyoriang 84 people
- Tangtanpuring 82 people

All 59 villages in Chambang

## Quick answers
- How far is Poksa from Koloriang? 161 km by road
- What is the population of Poksa? 88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poksa in? Kurung Kumey district (Chambang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poksa? 65.8% (Census 2011)

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