About Sasan Village

Sasan is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,046 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	1,997
Male Population	1,046
Female Population	951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sasan compares

By the 2011 count Sasan is the 36th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sasan

Sasan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sasan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasan from other places

Sasan lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 4.8 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 Sasan
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km

Villages closest to Sasan

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

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Common questions about Sasan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasan village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 36th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sasan village has 1,046 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sasan is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasan covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sasan falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sasan is Barahat Junction, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sasan.

Sasan is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasan is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 4.8 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.