# Sasota Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Sasota

Sasota is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174017**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 23 households**, the 187th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 109people (2011)
- 23households
- 75.0%literacy
- 174017PIN code

## Sasota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sasota is 174017.** Sasota falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174017
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019417

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

## How far is Sasota from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)11 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 Sasota?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sasota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sasota known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 12% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sasota

Of every 100 households in Sasota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasota · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****59%**

**78%

Television ****23%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****59%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sasota?

■ Sasota · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**909

Working population ****65.1%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 60% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 62 (87%)

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 Jhanduta

- Pasol120 people
- Bhaliar117 people
- Jangal Tungri112 people
- D.P.F.Gadyana109 people
- Bahl106 people
- D.P.F.Sarak Ki Johr106 people
- Bhadol100 people
- Jarot99 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sasota?174017
- How far is Sasota from Bilaspur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sasota?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasota in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sasota?75.0% (Census 2011)