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About Sasan Village

Sasan is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 65 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 13.93 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 65
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,292
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasan compares

By the 2011 count Sasan is the 175th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 13.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Sasan

Sasan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasan 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 Sasan from other places

Sasan lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.0 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 44 km

Villages closest to Sasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasan village had a population of 149. That makes it the 175th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Sasan village has 65 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasan has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Sasan is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasan covers 13.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sasan falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sasan is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Sasan.

Sasan is about 23 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasan is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.0 km away. Hamirpur is about 23 km away. Amb Andaura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharial (under 2 km), Loharara (1.6 km) and Bag (1.7 km).

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

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