Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri # Poru Poru is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 64 people in 14 households, the 49th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 64 people (2011) - 14 households - 87.0% literacy - 778 females per 1,000 males ## Poru PIN code and other codes Poru falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Ziro-Ii - Census village code 264960 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poru from nearby towns? - Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Ziro (district HQ) 50 km by road - Rupa (nearest town) 240 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poru? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Poru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Poru - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Yazali - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo - ○ 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 ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poru known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. About 100% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poru Of every 100 households in Poru in 2011, 86 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 93 a two-wheeler and 43 a car. ■ Poru · ■ Pistana rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 91% - Toilet within the home 29% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 43% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 93% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 100% 62% - Television 57% 25% - Mobile phone 100% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 93% 25% - Car / jeep / van 43% 12% - None of these assets 0% 29% - Own their home 71% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poru? ■ Poru · ■ Pistana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.0% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 778 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 926 - Working population 42.2% 33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 75.0% for women. 42% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (22%) · ■ Other work 16 (59%) · ■ Marginal 5 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pistana - Korli 72 people - Sarak 70 people - Kulu Tago 66 people - Tapa Happa 65 people - New Poru 59 people - Neuliber 55 people - Bentam 53 people - Yebin Lebir 46 people All 57 villages in Pistana ## Quick answers - How far is Poru from Ziro? 50 km by road - What is the population of Poru? 64 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poru in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poru? 87.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/poru-264960/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.