# Sasan Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Sasan

Sasan is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 70 households**, the 43rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 333people (2011)
- 70households
- 88.1%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Sasan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sasan is 176036.** Sasan falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010502

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

## How far is Sasan from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)4 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 Sasan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhakota
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatoli Kuthiyara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Berli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sasan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 69% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sasan

Of every 100 households in Sasan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**34%

Tap water ****85%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**64%

Use banking services ****74%**

**91%

Television ****81%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Sasan?

■ Sasan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**891

Working population ****54.1%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 85.1% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Ambotu356 people
- Purtiala352 people
- Panjiara351 people
- Naloh Kharoh334 people
- Adhwani327 people
- Matial322 people
- Bhadyara319 people
- Gugana314 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sasan?176036
- How far is Sasan from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sasan?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasan in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sasan?88.1% (Census 2011)