# Pokpu Village, Gangte, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gangte, Kurung Kumey 

# Pokpu

Pokpu is a village in Gangte sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **120 people in 18 households**, the 10th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%.

- 120people (2011)
- 18households
- 45.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Pokpu PIN code and other codes

Pokpu falls in Gangte sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChambang
- Census village code265613

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokpu from nearby towns?

- Gangte (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)200 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town)200 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pokpu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pokpu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koloriang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Pokpu

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

■ Pokpu · ■ Gangte rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****100%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pokpu?

■ Pokpu · ■ Gangte rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**49.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1127

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**977

Working population ****63.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 61% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (50%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 36 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gangte

- Raibalo124 people
- Amprakpak120 people
- Gai-III120 people
- Malin120 people
- Rai II120 people
- Ballo II114 people
- Bindo110 people
- Pitak107 people

[All 67 villages in Gangte](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/gangte/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokpu from Koloriang?200 km by road
- What is the population of Pokpu?120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokpu in?Kurung Kumey district (Gangte sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokpu?45.9% (Census 2011)