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About Sasalu Village

Sasalu is a mid sized village in Krishnarajpet tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 653 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Krishnarajpet
Pincode 571423
Area (hectares) 304.42 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 653
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasalu compares

By the 2011 count Sasalu is the 40th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 304.42 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

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 5 - 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 Sasalu from other places

Sasalu lies about 58 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Shravanabelagola, about 8.0 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 Shravanabelagola 8.0 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajpet 16 km
District headquarters Mandya 58 km

Villages closest to Sasalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasalu village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the 40th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Sasalu village has 653 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasalu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sasalu is 571423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasalu covers 304.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasalu falls under Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sasalu is Shravanabelagola, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sasalu.

Sasalu is about 58 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasalu is in Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district. Shravanabelagola is about 8.0 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 13 km away. Krishnarajpet is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yeladahalli (under 2 km), Devarahalli (1.7 km) and Ikanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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