Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural # Sasalu Sasalu is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 561204. The 2011 Census counted 954 people in 224 households, the 63rd largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 954 people (2011) - 224 households - 78.4% literacy - 561204 PIN code ## Sasalu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sasalu is 561204. Sasalu falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka. - PIN code 561204 - Gram panchayat Sasalu - Community development block Dod Ballapur - Census village code 624987 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sasalu from nearby towns? - Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 66 km by road - Dod Ballapur (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sasalu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sasalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In 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 - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kodigehalli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R27698 - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · D.B.Pura - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 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 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sasalu known for? The main crops are ragi. About 2% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sasalu Of every 100 households in Sasalu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sasalu · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 94% - Toilet within the home 44% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 28% 30% - Tap water 98% 51% - Drinking water within premises 2% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 76% - Use banking services 16% 45% - Television 28% 58% - Mobile phone 21% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 24% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 49% 17% - Own their home 96% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sasalu? ■ Sasalu · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 74.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1139 959 - Working population 58.4% 52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 246 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 33 (6%) · ■ Marginal 263 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dod Ballapur - Channadevi Agrahara 1,016 people - Doddahejjaji 994 people - Kolur 991 people - Puttaiana Agrahara 966 people - Byrasandra 950 people - Ramapura 948 people - Thogarighatta 945 people - Maralenahalli 919 people All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sasalu? 561204 - How far is Sasalu from Bangalore Rural? 66 km by road - What is the population of Sasalu? 954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sasalu in? Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sasalu? 78.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/dod-ballapur/sasalu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.