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About Sasan Village

Sasan is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 587 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1234.08 hectares hectares.

Sasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 1234.08 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 587
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasan compares

By the 2011 count Sasan is the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 1234.08 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Sasan

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

Sasan lies about 61 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 43 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 Sasan
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 4.7 km
Nearest town Banda 29 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 43 km
District headquarters Sagar 61 km

Villages closest to Sasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasan village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Sasan village has 587 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasan has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Sasan covers 1234.08 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.

Sasan falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sasan is Ganeshganj, about 43 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 Sasan.

Sasan is about 61 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasan is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 4.7 km away. Banda is about 29 km away. Ganeshganj is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasa (under 2 km), Chandola (under 2 km) and Mohanpura (1.9 km).

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

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