Village · Taraso, Papum Pare # Pota Pota is a village in Taraso sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 61 people in 10 households, the 17th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%. - 61 people (2011) - 10 households - 61.7% literacy - 1,103 females per 1,000 males ## Pota PIN code and other codes Pota falls in Taraso sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Balijan - Census village code 262415 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pota from nearby towns? - Balijan (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 125 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pota? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Pota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Lower Taraso - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Balijan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ 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 canal / river - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pota known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and vegetables. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pota Of every 100 households in Pota in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pota · ■ Taraso rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 82% - Toilet within the home 0% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 74% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 70% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 30% 46% - Television 50% 31% - Mobile phone 40% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 30% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 10% 8% - Own their home 90% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pota? ■ Pota · ■ Taraso rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 73.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1103 1080 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 1062 - Working population 63.9% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 55.6% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (49%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 19 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Taraso - Jullang 70 people - Papum 69 people - Shgungso 64 people - Gera 63 people - Radaso 57 people - Dariabil 56 people - Kochubari 54 people - Samukhjuli 49 people All 28 villages in Taraso ## Quick answers - How far is Pota from Yupia? 125 km by road - What is the population of Pota? 61 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pota in? Papum Pare district (Taraso sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pota? 61.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/taraso/pota/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.