# Sasalu Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Sasalu

Sasalu is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 94 households**, the 144th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 391people (2011)
- 94households
- 88.4%literacy
- 572221PIN code

## Sasalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sasalu is 572221.** Sasalu falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572221
- Gram panchayatHullekere
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612281

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?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Turuvekere (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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sasalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hullekere
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhandinashivara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ammasandra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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, arecanut and ragi**. About 78% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sasalu · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**76%

Tap water ****33%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**48%

Television ****69%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****526**

**930

Working population ****44.2%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 86.7% for women. 68% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (19%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Turuvekere

- Devihalli408 people
- Chandrapura401 people
- Anadagu399 people
- Vittalapura395 people
- Bugudanahalli388 people
- Masthigondanahalli384 people
- Chikkagoraghatta381 people
- Doddamargonahalli380 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sasalu?572221
- How far is Sasalu from Tumkur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Sasalu?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasalu in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sasalu?88.4% (Census 2011)