# Possa Village, Yazali, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yazali, Lower Subansiri 

# Possa

Possa is a village in Yazali sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 102 households**, the 4th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 508people (2011)
- 102households
- 82.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Possa PIN code and other codes

Possa falls in Yazali sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264929

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

## How far is Possa from nearby towns?

- Yazali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)44 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)44 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 Possa?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Possa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neepco
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Possa known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Possa

Of every 100 households in Possa in 2011, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Possa · ■ Yazali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**24%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**60%

Use banking services ****87%**

**83%

Television ****78%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**16%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****43%**

**65%

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 Possa?

■ Possa · ■ Yazali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1367**

**940

Working population ****25.2%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.7% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 74 (58%)

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 Yazali

- Yazali1,768 people
- Neepco Complex793 people
- Peni612 people
- Swry Daaga232 people
- New Pitapool229 people
- Chulyu204 people
- Kebi194 people

[All 69 villages in Yazali](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yazali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Possa from Ziro?44 km by road
- What is the population of Possa?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Possa in?Lower Subansiri district (Yazali sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Possa?82.6% (Census 2011)