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About Sasamaru Village

Sasamaru is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 221 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasamaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasamaru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572135
Area (hectares) 561.3 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 221
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sasamaru compares

By the 2011 count Sasamaru is the 153rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 561.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sasamaru

Sasamaru is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sasamaru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasamaru from other places

Sasamaru lies about 74 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 44 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 Sasamaru
Tehsil headquarters Sira 26 km
Nearest town Sīra 26 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 44 km
District headquarters Tumkur 74 km

Villages closest to Sasamaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasamaru village had a population of 449. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Sasamaru village has 221 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasamaru has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sasamaru is 572135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasamaru covers 561.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sasamaru falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sasamaru is Somaguddu, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sasamaru.

Sasamaru is about 74 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasamaru is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 26 km away. Sīra is about 26 km away. Somaguddu is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musakaloti (under 2 km), Yanjalagere (1.5 km) and Vajarahalli (1.8 km).

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

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