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About Sasangdih Village

Sasangdih is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 302 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasangdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasangdih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 217.68 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 302
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasangdih compares

By the 2011 count Sasangdih is the 110th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 217.68 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sasangdih

Sasangdih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sasangdih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sasangdih from other places

Sasangdih lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Nimdih, about 8.5 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 Sasangdih
Nearest railway station Nimdih 8.5 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 15 km
District headquarters Puruliya 42 km

Villages closest to Sasangdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasangdih village had a population of 614. That makes it the 110th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Sasangdih village has 302 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasangdih has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sasangdih is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasangdih covers 217.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasangdih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sasangdih is Nimdih, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sasangdih.

Sasangdih is about 42 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasangdih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Nimdih is about 8.5 km away. Balarāmpur is about 14 km away. Barabazar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (5.9 km), Baramukru (6.2 km) and Bardaha (6.6 km).

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

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