Village · Sangdupota, Papum Pare # Potha Potha is a village in Sangdupota sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 60 people in 9 households, the 30th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 60 people (2011) - 9 households - 76.9% literacy - 875 females per 1,000 males ## Potha PIN code and other codes Potha falls in Sangdupota sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Balijan - Census village code 262367 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Potha 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. ## What facilities are there in Potha? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Potha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Poma - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Potha known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Potha Of every 100 households in Potha in 2011, 89 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 78 a two-wheeler and 22 a car. ■ Potha · ■ Sangdupota rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 92% - Toilet within the home 44% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 56% 67% - Tap water 100% 95% - Drinking water within premises 100% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 89% 78% - Television 78% 42% - Mobile phone 100% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 78% 34% - Car / jeep / van 22% 11% - None of these assets 0% 18% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Potha? ■ Potha · ■ Sangdupota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 67.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 1045 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 985 - Working population 55.0% 35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 75.0% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 2 (6%) · ■ Marginal 31 (94%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sangdupota - Mebiaso - II 69 people - Khamir 68 people - Mebiaso 66 people - Lower Rupung 65 people - Rupung 58 people - Ompuli 54 people - New Bam 49 people - Yadang 49 people All 48 villages in Sangdupota ## Quick answers - How far is Potha from Yupia? 35 km by road - What is the population of Potha? 60 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potha in? Papum Pare district (Sangdupota sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potha? 76.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/sangdupota/potha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.