# Sasanam Village, Kanchili, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kanchili, Srikakulam 

# Sasanam

Sasanam is a village in Kanchili sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532284**. The 2011 Census counted **2,059 people in 496 households**, the 12th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,059people (2011)
- 496households
- 63.7%literacy
- 532284PIN code

## Sasanam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sasanam is 532284.** Sasanam falls in Kanchili sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532284
- Gram panchayatSasanam
- Community development blockKanchili
- Census village code580420

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sasanam from nearby towns?

- Kanchili (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)130 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sasanam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sasanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanchili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanchili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanchili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sasanam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and green gram**. About 83% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sasanam

Of every 100 households in Sasanam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasanam · ■ Kanchili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****68%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**38%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sasanam?

■ Sasanam · ■ Kanchili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**912

Working population ****42.7%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (48%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 143 (16%) · **■** Marginal 130 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kanchili

- Makarampuram2,490 people
- Buragam2,481 people
- Poleru2,275 people
- Gokarnapuram2,263 people
- Baliyaputtuga2,050 people
- Kolluru1,829 people
- Mundala1,694 people
- Kumbarinowgam1,682 people

[All 58 villages in Kanchili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sasanam?532284
- How far is Sasanam from Srikakulam?130 km by road
- What is the population of Sasanam?2,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasanam in?Srikakulam district (Kanchili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sasanam?63.7% (Census 2011)
