# Sasara Village, Sakoli, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/sasara/ Village · Sakoli, Bhandara # Sasara Sasara is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,580 people in 846 households**, the 5th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 3,580people (2011) - 846households - 81.5%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Sasara PIN code and other codes Sasara falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSakoli - Census village code537162 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sasara from nearby towns? - Sakoli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)57 km by road - Bhandara (nearest town)57 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 Sasara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sasara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sangadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sakoli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sedukhafa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Sasara known for? About 82% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Sasara Of every 100 households in Sasara in 2011, 76 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sasara · ■ Sakoli rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **77% Toilet within the home ****35%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **50% Tap water ****26%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****39%** **62% Television ****23%** **30% Mobile phone ****22%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sasara? ■ Sasara · ■ Sakoli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **942 Working population ****58.2%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 71.8% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,227 (59%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (2%) · **■** Marginal 522 (25%) 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 Sakoli - Sendurwafa10,254 people - Sangadi6,823 people - Parsodi3,722 people - Wadad3,714 people - Palasgaon3,277 people - Lawari3,263 people - Umari3,263 people - Pindkepar3,149 people [All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sasara from Bhandara?57 km by road - What is the population of Sasara?3,580 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sasara in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sasara?81.5% (Census 2011)