Sasi Brahmananਸਸੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ

Where is Sasi Brahmanan?

Sasi Brahmanan is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Sasi--Brahmanan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036649, and it covers 262 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 690 people in Sasi Brahmanan: 355 men and 335 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 262 hectares, the population density works out to about 263 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 59 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.82 per cent and women at 59.79 per cent. The census recorded 186 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 73, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sasi Brahmanan's land. Of the village's 262 hectares, 236 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (236 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 63 cultivators and 80 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sasi Brahmanan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hashampur, Nogawan, Dharam Heri and Alipur jattan.

What is the population of Sasi Brahmanan?

The population of Sasi Brahmanan was 690 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sasi Brahmanan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sasi Brahmanan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.