# Poyom Village, Darak, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Darak, West Siang 

# Poyom

Poyom is a village in Darak sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 20 households**, the 2nd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 166people (2011)
- 20households
- 61.7%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Poyom PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDarak
- Census village code263462

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

## How far is Poyom from nearby towns?

- Darak (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)46 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)46 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 Poyom?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Poyom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaying Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

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 Poyom known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. About 29% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Poyom

Of every 100 households in Poyom in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Poyom · ■ Darak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**62%

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

**83%

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

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**58%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**70%

Television ****5%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**9%

None of these assets ****81%**

**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 Poyom?

■ Poyom · ■ Darak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**1000

Working population ****38.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 56.9% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (43%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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
- Boje Lite148 people
- Boru Raksap142 people
- Degi Potom134 people
- Sala Potom109 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Poyom from Aalo?46 km by road
- What is the population of Poyom?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poyom in?West Siang district (Darak sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poyom?61.7% (Census 2011)