# Sasalu Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/sasalu/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Sasalu Sasalu is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,658 people in 426 households**, the 24th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,658people (2011) - 426households - 76.6%literacy - 572226PIN code ## Sasalu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sasalu is 572226.** Sasalu falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572226 - Gram panchayatJayachamarajapura - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610242 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sasalu from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)80 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (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 Sasalu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sasalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Settikere - ○Degree college10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sasalu known for? The main crops are **coconuts and paddy**. About 67% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Sasalu Of every 100 households in Sasalu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sasalu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **85% Tap water ****48%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****44%** **46% Television ****50%** **46% Mobile phone ****50%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **24% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Sasalu? ■ Sasalu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **995 Working population ****55.1%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 66.8% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 373 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (19%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (10%) · **■** Marginal 264 (29%) 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 Chiknayakanhalli - Mathighatta1,843 people - Shegebagi1,840 people - Malligere1,825 people - Chikkayannegere1,824 people - Gowdagere1,653 people - Niruvagal1,595 people - Soralamavu1,577 people - Hoisalakatte1,540 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sasalu?572226 - How far is Sasalu from Tumkur?80 km by road - What is the population of Sasalu?1,658 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sasalu in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sasalu?76.6% (Census 2011)