About Sasalu Village

Sasalu is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 200 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Turuvekere
Pincode	572221
Area (hectares)	157.7 hectares
Population	391
Male Population	200
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sasalu compares

By the 2011 count Sasalu is the 140th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 157.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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 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 Sasalu from other places

Sasalu lies about 44 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 2.8 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	Ammasandra	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turuvekere	9.9 km
Nearest town	Chiknāyakanhalli	22 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	44 km

Villages closest to Sasalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turuvekere 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 391. That makes it the 140th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sasalu village has 200 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasalu has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sasalu is 572221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasalu covers 157.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasalu falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sasalu is Ammasandra, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance for Sasalu.

Sasalu is about 44 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasalu is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Ammasandra is about 2.8 km away. Turuvekere is about 9.9 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.