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About Sasra Village

Sasra is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 70 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.62 hectares hectares.

Sasra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Area (hectares) 160.62 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 70
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sasra compares

By the 2011 count Sasra is the 108th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 160.62 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sasra

Sasra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sasra as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasra from other places

Sasra lies about 10 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Maharajpur, about 4.6 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 Sasra
Nearest railway station Maharajpur 4.6 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 10 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 11 km

Villages closest to Sasra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasra village had a population of 138. That makes it the 108th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Sasra village has 70 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasra has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Sasra covers 160.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sasra falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sasra is Maharajpur, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sasra is about 10 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasra is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Maharajpur is about 4.6 km away. Sahibganj is about 10 km away. Sāhibganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadampur (under 2 km), Kaldi Bita (under 2 km) and Behra (1.7 km).

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

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