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About Sasna Village

Sasna is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 279 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Pincode 841212
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 279
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasna compares

By the 2011 count Sasna is the 77th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sasna

Sasna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sasna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sasna from other places

Sasna lies about 19 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 6.0 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 Sasna
Nearest railway station Chainwa 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km
District headquarters Saran 19 km

Villages closest to Sasna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasna village had a population of 528. That makes it the 77th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Sasna village has 279 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasna has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sasna is 841212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasna covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sasna falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sasna is Chainwa, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sasna.

Sasna is about 19 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasna is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 6.0 km away. Ekma is about 12 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tesuar (under 2 km), Hanumanganj (under 2 km) and Benaut (under 2 km).

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

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