Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra # Sasan Sasan is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176066. The 2011 Census counted 396 people in 89 households, the 33rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 396 people (2011) - 89 households - 84.6% literacy - 176066 PIN code ## Sasan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sasan is 176066. Sasan falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176066 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010481 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sasan from nearby towns? - Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 64 km by road - Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sasan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Vahan Kalan - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Vahan Kalan - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jawalamukhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhadoli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sasan known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 56% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sasan Of every 100 households in Sasan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sasan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 98% - Toilet within the home 39% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 61% 34% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 12% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 64% - Use banking services 98% 91% - Television 77% 76% - Mobile phone 71% 74% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 18% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 10% 9% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sasan? ■ Sasan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.6% 87.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1062 1073 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 891 - Working population 58.6% 65.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 54% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 141 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (17%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (15%) · ■ Marginal 14 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi - Silh 438 people - Panjlehr 423 people - Gurehr 403 people - Barru 398 people - Mord 391 people - Tauru 368 people - Uchhahr 368 people - Bahan Kalan 366 people All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sasan? 176066 - How far is Sasan from Dharmsala? 64 km by road - What is the population of Sasan? 396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sasan in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sasan? 84.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/sasan-010481/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.