# Poma Village, Sangdupota, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sangdupota, Papum Pare 

# Poma

Poma is a village in Sangdupota sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 26 households**, the 2nd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 225people (2011)
- 26households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,143females per 1,000 males

## Poma PIN code and other codes

Poma falls in Sangdupota sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262366

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

## How far is Poma from nearby towns?

- Sangdupota (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town)18 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 Poma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Poma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Poma
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Poma 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 Poma

Of every 100 households in Poma in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Poma · ■ Sangdupota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**77%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**78%

Television ****59%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****89%**

**91%

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 Poma?

■ Poma · ■ Sangdupota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1045

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**985

Working population ****39.1%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 16 (18%) · **■** Marginal 72 (82%)

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 Sangdupota

- Rakap264 people
- Jote Upper224 people
- Habia196 people
- Dulane184 people
- Khamir - II159 people

[All 48 villages in Sangdupota](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/sangdupota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poma from Yupia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Poma?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poma in?Papum Pare district (Sangdupota sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poma?64.5% (Census 2011)