Village · Liromoba, West Siang
# Pokto

Pokto is a village in Liromoba sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 160 people in 23 households, the 6th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.
- 160 people (2011)
- 23 households
- 69.5% literacy
- 1,051 females per 1,000 males

## Pokto PIN code and other codes

Pokto falls in Liromoba sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Liromba
- Census village code 263547

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

## How far is Pokto from nearby towns?
- Liromoba (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ) 104 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town) 104 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pokto?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pokto; 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 under 5 km · Liromoba
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Liromoba
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 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 untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pokto known for?

The main crops are maize, millet and paddy. Products made here include lungi, bolup and hobuk.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pokto

Of every 100 households in Pokto in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokto · ■ Liromoba rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 58%
- Toilet within the home 56% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 53%
- Tap water 100% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 17% 52%
- Television 0% 22%
- Mobile phone 0% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 96% 48%
- Own their home 100% 89%

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

## What is the population of Pokto?

■ Pokto · ■ Liromoba rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 68.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1051 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 1043
- Working population 65.0% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 71% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (58%) · ■ Other work 12 (12%) · ■ Marginal 32 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Liromoba
- Bole 312 people
- Bopu 275 people
- Sari Likar 268 people
- Ligo 216 people
- Rise 152 people
- Lirum 145 people
- Legi 135 people
- Liromoba 128 people

All 25 villages in Liromoba

## Quick answers
- How far is Pokto from Aalo? 104 km by road
- What is the population of Pokto? 160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokto in? West Siang district (Liromoba sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokto? 69.5% (Census 2011)

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