Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Sayasu Sayasu is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 816 people in 104 households, the 17th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 816 people (2011) - 104 households - 61.7% literacy - 173027 PIN code ## Sayasu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sayasu is 173027. Sayasu falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173027 - Community development block Shillai - Census village code 023453 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sayasu from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 130 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 83 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sayasu? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sayasu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kando Dhadus - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shilai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shilai - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Sayasu known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 20% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sayasu Of every 100 households in Sayasu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sayasu · ■ Shalai rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 86% - Toilet within the home 17% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 59% - Tap water 56% 74% - Drinking water within premises 6% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90% - Use banking services 78% 80% - Television 54% 41% - Mobile phone 80% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 15% 17% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sayasu? ■ Sayasu · ■ Shalai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 987 957 - Working population 64.1% 58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 172 (33%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 43 (8%) · ■ Marginal 306 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shalai - Bela 1,187 people - Chamra Morar 1,094 people - Gawali Pashmi 1,031 people - Bindla Digwa 896 people - Bambal 797 people - Matiana 763 people - Pab 709 people - Diyandon 529 people All 28 villages in Shalai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sayasu? 173027 - How far is Sayasu from Nahan? 130 km by road - What is the population of Sayasu? 816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sayasu in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sayasu? 61.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/sayasu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.