Village · Siyum, Upper Subansiri
# Pochak

Pochak is a village in Siyum sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 154 people in 29 households, the 17th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.
- 154 people (2011)
- 29 households
- 24.5% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Pochak PIN code and other codes

Pochak falls in Siyum sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Siyum
- Census village code 262894

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

## How far is Pochak from nearby towns?
- Siyum (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ) 106 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town) 106 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pochak?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pochak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Siyum
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Daporijo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Along
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pochak known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pochak

Of every 100 households in Pochak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pochak · ■ Siyum rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 0% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 75%
- Tap water 100% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 19%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 0% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 93% 74%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Pochak?

■ Pochak · ■ Siyum rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 24.5% 45.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1154 1016
- Working population 37.0% 44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.9% for men and 22.7% for women. 36% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 50 (88%) · ■ Other work 6 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Siyum
- Duku 163 people
- Kajiring 159 people
- Pagring 157 people
- Pagenalo 156 people
- Eyum 151 people
- Zingpuring 150 people
- Kampung 149 people
- Dingdopa 136 people

All 49 villages in Siyum

## Quick answers
- How far is Pochak from Daporijo? 106 km by road
- What is the population of Pochak? 154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pochak in? Upper Subansiri district (Siyum sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pochak? 24.5% (Census 2011)

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