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

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Village · Yazali, Lower Subansiri 

# Potin

Potin is a village in Yazali sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 29 households**, the 9th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 194people (2011)
- 29households
- 62.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Potin PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264926

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

## How far is Potin from nearby towns?

- Yazali (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)56 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)56 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 Potin?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Potin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yazali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Potin known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. About 5% of the 6,250 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Potin

Of every 100 households in Potin in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Potin · ■ Yazali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**60%

Use banking services ****80%**

**83%

Television ****57%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****27%**

**16%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Potin?

■ Potin · ■ Yazali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**940

Working population ****42.8%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 48.1% for women. 41% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (27%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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

- Swry Daaga232 people
- New Pitapool229 people
- Chulyu204 people
- Kebi194 people
- Bilo183 people
- Deli179 people
- Namdum Nampum170 people
- Rubdi156 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Potin from Ziro?56 km by road
- What is the population of Potin?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potin in?Lower Subansiri district (Yazali sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Potin?62.5% (Census 2011)