# Degi Potom Village, Darak, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Darak, West Siang 

# Degi Potom

Degi Potom is a village in Darak sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **134 people in 20 households**, the 5th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 134people (2011)
- 20households
- 66.7%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Degi Potom PIN code and other codes

Degi Potom falls in Darak sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDarak
- Census village code263464

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

## How far is Degi Potom from nearby towns?

- Darak (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)61 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)61 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 Degi Potom?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaying Hq
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water

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 Degi Potom known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Degi Potom

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

■ Degi Potom · ■ Darak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**58%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**70%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****45%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Degi Potom?

■ Degi Potom · ■ Darak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**1000

Working population ****38.8%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 34% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 51 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Darak

- Darak HQ268 people
- Poyom166 people
- Boje Lite148 people
- Boru Raksap142 people
- Sala Potom109 people
- Boje Kigi90 people
- Bogo78 people
- Larmuk Potom66 people

[All 11 villages in Darak](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/darak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Degi Potom from Aalo?61 km by road
- What is the population of Degi Potom?134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degi Potom in?West Siang district (Darak sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Degi Potom?66.7% (Census 2011)