About Sasalu Village

Sasalu is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 487 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Tehsil	Dod Ballapur
Pincode	561204
Area (hectares)	483.38 hectares
Population	954
Male Population	487
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasalu compares

By the 2011 count Sasalu is the 61st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 483.38 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sasalu

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

Sasalu lies about 29 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 14 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 Sasalu
Nearest railway station	Makalidurga	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dod Ballapur	21 km
Nearest town	Doddaballapura	21 km
District headquarters	Bangalore Rural	29 km

Villages closest to Sasalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Sasalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasalu village had a population of 954. That makes it the 61st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Sasalu village has 487 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasalu has about 959 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Sasalu is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasalu covers 483.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sasalu falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sasalu is Makalidurga, about 14 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 Sasalu.

Sasalu is about 29 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasalu is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 14 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 21 km away. Doddaballapura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.