Village · Gite-Ripa, Upper Subansiri
# Pojorijo

Pojorijo is a village in Gite-Ripa sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 53 people in 13 households, the 20th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 53 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 66.0% literacy
- 1,038 females per 1,000 males

## Pojorijo PIN code and other codes

Pojorijo falls in Gite-Ripa sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Dumporijo
- Census village code 263262

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pojorijo from nearby towns?
- Dumporijo (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pojorijo?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pojorijo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Gite Bage
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pojorijo known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pojorijo

Of every 100 households in Pojorijo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Pojorijo · ■ Gite-Ripa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 3%
- Toilet within the home 100% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 62%
- Tap water 100% 49%
- Drinking water within premises 93% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 97%
- Use banking services 33% 56%
- Television 33% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 2%
- Computer with internet 40% 2%
- Two-wheeler 33% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 27% 1%
- None of these assets 60% 64%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pojorijo?

■ Pojorijo · ■ Gite-Ripa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1038 1029
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1042
- Working population 77.4% 45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 69% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (56%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 17 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gite-Ripa
- Akki Nirin 85 people
- Aranalo 84 people
- Beak Rijo 68 people
- Yaipu 63 people
- Aigi Nirin 33 people
- Litenirin 33 people
- Payir Rijo 30 people
- Belirijo 20 people

All 25 villages in Gite-Ripa

## Quick answers
- How far is Pojorijo from Daporijo? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Pojorijo? 53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pojorijo in? Upper Subansiri district (Gite-Ripa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pojorijo? 66.0% (Census 2011)

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