Village · Basia, Gumla # Sasia Sasia is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835227. The 2011 Census counted 935 people in 177 households, the 33rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 935 people (2011) - 177 households - 58.6% literacy - 835227 PIN code ## Sasia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sasia is 835227. Sasia falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 835227 - Gram panchayat Itam - Community development block Basia - Census village code 375868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sasia from nearby towns? - Basiya (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Gumla (district HQ) 75 km by road - Gumla (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sasia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Basiya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basiya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sasia known for? The main crops are rice. About 22% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sasia Of every 100 households in Sasia in 2011, 45 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sasia · ■ Basia rural average - Electricity for lighting 45% 17% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 1% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 31% 56% - Television 14% 9% - Mobile phone 32% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 8% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 13% 18% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sasia? ■ Sasia · ■ Basia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 67.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 1002 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1085 963 - Working population 62.7% 50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 49.1% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 370 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (3%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 191 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Basia - Sakia 1,023 people - Lotwa 1,015 people - Bambiari 977 people - Kedli 954 people - Chintaman Kura 916 people - Sonmer 888 people - Kurum 885 people - Tirra 865 people All 88 villages in Basia ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sasia? 835227 - How far is Sasia from Gumla? 75 km by road - What is the population of Sasia? 935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sasia in? Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sasia? 58.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/sasia/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.