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About Sasgara Village

Sasgara is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 149 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 149
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasgara compares

By the 2011 count Sasgara is the 105th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sasgara

Sasgara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sasgara as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasgara from other places

Sasgara lies about 97 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Haidarnagar, about 2.3 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 Sasgara
Nearest railway station Haidarnagar 2.3 km
Nearest town Husainābād 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 11 km
District headquarters Chatra 97 km

Villages closest to Sasgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasgara village had a population of 291. That makes it the 105th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Sasgara village has 149 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasgara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sasgara is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasgara covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasgara falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sasgara is Haidarnagar, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sasgara.

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

Sasgara is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Haidarnagar is about 2.3 km away. Husainābād is about 4.2 km away. Pratappur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansi (4.6 km), Karmahi (5.5 km) and Bodhna Bishunpur (5.8 km).

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

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