# Pochu Village, Pistana, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Pochu

Pochu is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 37 households**, the 4th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 235people (2011)
- 37households
- 64.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Pochu PIN code and other codes

Pochu falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264996

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

## How far is Pochu from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)50 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 Pochu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pochu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paniya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 h winter

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.

## What is Pochu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and cardamom**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pochu

Of every 100 households in Pochu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Pochu · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**65%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**12%

None of these assets ****11%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Pochu?

■ Pochu · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**926

Working population ****43.4%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 52.5% for women. 42% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 92 (90%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Pistana

- Deed363 people
- Khach339 people
- Pistana H.Q.338 people
- Dem - II226 people
- Bello219 people
- New Neelam193 people
- Sekhe191 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pochu from Ziro?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pochu?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pochu in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pochu?64.1% (Census 2011)