Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri # Poru Poru is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 97 people in 13 households, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 97 people (2011) - 13 households - 75.0% literacy - 1,109 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 264998 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poru from nearby towns? - Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 65 km by road - Ziro (district HQ) 90 km by road - Ziro (nearest town) 90 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poru? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Poru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Ambam - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Yazali - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 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 cardamom. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poru Of every 100 households in Poru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 23 a car. ■ Poru · ■ Pistana rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 91% - Toilet within the home 31% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 43% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 100% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 92% 62% - Television 46% 25% - Mobile phone 100% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 8% 25% - Car / jeep / van 23% 12% - None of these assets 0% 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 Poru? ■ Poru · ■ Pistana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1109 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 926 - Working population 37.1% 33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 41% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (83%) · ■ Other work 6 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pistana - Dapo Geka 100 people - Neelam 99 people - Oram Geko 99 people - Mudo 98 people - Seya II 97 people - Sally 96 people - Sito 96 people - Bikh 95 people All 57 villages in Pistana ## Quick answers - How far is Poru from Ziro? 90 km by road - What is the population of Poru? 97 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poru in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poru? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/poru-264998/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.