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About Sasara Village

Sasara is a large village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,580, made up of 1,808 males and 1,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.77 hectares hectares.

Sasara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 648.77 hectares
Population 3,580
Male Population 1,808
Female Population 1,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasara compares

By the 2011 count Sasara is the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 648.77 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sasara

Sasara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sasara from other places

Sasara lies about 39 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 15 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 Sasara
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 13 km
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 15 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 39 km
District headquarters Bhandara 39 km

Villages closest to Sasara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasara village had a population of 3,580. That makes it the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Sasara village has 1,808 males and 1,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Sasara covers 648.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasara falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sasara is Gond Umari, about 15 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 km distance for Sasara.

Sasara is about 39 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasara is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 13 km away. Gond Umari is about 15 km away. Desāīganj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katangdhara (under 2 km), Sangaon (1.6 km) and Nyaharwani (2.2 km).

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

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