Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri # New Poru New Poru is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 59 people in 9 households, the 50th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 59 people (2011) - 9 households - 88.9% literacy - 1,034 females per 1,000 males ## New Poru PIN code and other codes New Poru falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Ziro-Ii - Census village code 264954 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is New Poru from nearby towns? - Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Ziro (district HQ) 45 km by road - Ziro (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in New Poru? 2 services counted by the Census are inside New Poru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Poru - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Yazali - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is New Poru known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. About 100% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in New Poru Of every 100 households in New Poru in 2011, 67 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ New Poru · ■ Pistana rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 91% - Toilet within the home 89% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 11% 43% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 89% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 100% 62% - Television 22% 25% - Mobile phone 89% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 11% 25% - Car / jeep / van 0% 12% - None of these assets 11% 29% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of New Poru? ■ New Poru · ■ Pistana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 926 - Working population 33.9% 33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 85.7% for women. 31% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (95%) · ■ Other work 1 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pistana - Sarak 70 people - Kulu Tago 66 people - Tapa Happa 65 people - Poru 64 people - Neuliber 55 people - Bentam 53 people - Yebin Lebir 46 people - Yebin 38 people All 57 villages in Pistana ## Quick answers - How far is New Poru from Ziro? 45 km by road - What is the population of New Poru? 59 (Census 2011) - Which district is New Poru in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of New Poru? 88.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/new-poru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.