# Poteh Village, Parang, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Parang, Papum Pare 

# Poteh

Poteh is a village in Parang sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 21 households**, the 1st largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 219people (2011)
- 21households
- 41.1%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Poteh PIN code and other codes

Poteh falls in Parang sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSagalee
- Census village code262638

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

## How far is Poteh from nearby towns?

- Parang (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)151 km by road
- Sagalee (nearest town)58 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 Poteh?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Poteh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Seema
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagalee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Poteh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include cane bag, cane chair and wooden table. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Poteh

Of every 100 households in Poteh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Poteh · ■ Parang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****48%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****48%**

**52%

Own their home ****86%**

**97%

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 Poteh?

■ Poteh · ■ Parang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**1250

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 42.5% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 29 (34%)

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 Parang

- Parang196 people
- Totpu - I157 people
- Totpu - II153 people
- Pikyoriang131 people

[All 17 villages in Parang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/parang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poteh from Yupia?151 km by road
- What is the population of Poteh?219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poteh in?Papum Pare district (Parang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poteh?41.1% (Census 2011)