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About Sasanam Village

Sasanam is a large village in Kanchili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,059, made up of 1,010 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532284, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasanam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kanchili
Pincode 532284
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 2,059
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasanam compares

By the 2011 count Sasanam is the 12th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Sasanam

Sasanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasanam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasanam from other places

Sasanam lies about 97 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 5.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sasanam
Nearest railway station Baruva 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanchili 7.7 km
Nearest town Palāsa 22 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 97 km

Villages closest to Sasanam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanchili tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sasanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasanam village had a population of 2,059. That makes it the 12th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Sasanam village has 1,010 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasanam has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Sasanam is 532284. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasanam covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasanam falls under Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sasanam is Baruva, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sasanam.

Sasanam is about 97 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasanam is in Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 5.2 km away. Kanchili is about 7.7 km away. Palāsa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokarnapuram (under 2 km), Jalantrakota (3.1 km) and Buragam (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sasanam today is likely to be higher.

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