About Sasang Village

Sasang is a large village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,578, made up of 1,330 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	2,578
Male Population	1,330
Female Population	1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sasang compares

By the 2011 count Sasang is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sasang

Sasang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sasang from other places

Sasang lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 3.1 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 Sasang
Nearest railway station	Chetar	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	9.8 km
District headquarters	Latehar	16 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km

Villages closest to Sasang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasang village had a population of 2,578. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Sasang village has 1,330 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasang has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sasang is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasang covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sasang falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sasang is Chetar, about 3.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sasang.

Sasang is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasang is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 3.1 km away. Chandwa is about 9.8 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.