# Sasang Village, Herhanj, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Sasang

Sasang is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **460 people in 93 households**, the 31st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 460people (2011)
- 93households
- 44.9%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Sasang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sasang is 822126.** Sasang falls in Herhanj sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatSerandag
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367528

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

## How far is Sasang from nearby towns?

- Herhanj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)15 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 Sasang?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sasang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sasang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sasang

Of every 100 households in Sasang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sasang · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****6%**

**21%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Sasang?

■ Sasang · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1210**

**960

Working population ****56.7%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 32.7% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 245 (94%)

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 Herhanj

- Ichak516 people
- Bandarlauria515 people
- Jani475 people
- Hundra474 people
- Chain451 people
- Sikid424 people
- Mohanpur388 people
- Meral357 people

[All 51 villages in Herhanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sasang?822126
- How far is Sasang from Latehar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sasang?460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasang in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sasang?44.9% (Census 2011)