Sasni

Sasni
city
Sasni Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°43′N 78°05′E / 27.72°N 78.08°E / 27.72; 78.08Coordinates: 27°43′N 78°05′E / 27.72°N 78.08°E / 27.72; 78.08
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hathras
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	12,943
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Sasni is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Sasni had a population of 12,943. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sasni has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sasni, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. The small town of Sasni mostly thrives on merchants and merchandizing is the primary occupation of its residents.

Sasni is known in the region for its production of crops and vegetables, notably mangoes,guava and bura . The most famous educational institutes for boys and girls are the Kirori Lal Jain Inter College (for boys) and Kanya Inter College (for girls).

Sasni is nearly 21 km away from the famous city of Aligarh, and 11 km from the nearest major town of Hathras. Sasni has Sasni Qila mens Sasni Fort made by a Jat rular Raja Pahup Singh. Mostly famous glass factories are also situated in sasni as KHANDERWAL GLASSES, AJANTA GLASSES. KISAN OIL MILL and SHALIMAR MILL are the big mills of sasni. Big market of vegetable and fruits NAVIN SABJI MANDI is situated on Hathras road.

Education

Colleges

• Anju Priyanka Digri College
• Kanya Gurukul Mahavidyalay

Schools

• K. L. Jain Inter College
• Kanya Inter College
• Vidhya Peeth Inter College
• Prakash Academi
• KCG Bal Vidyalaya
• Keshav Kiran Educational Ins.

References