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About Sagar Village

Sagar is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,137 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 933.12 hectares
Population 2,189
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Sagar is the 32nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 933.12 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Sagar

Sagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sagar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sagar from other places

Sagar lies about 17 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sagar
Nearest railway station Uslapur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 14 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 17 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 17 km

Villages closest to Sagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagar village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Sagar village has 1,137 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Sagar is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagar covers 933.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagar falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sagar is Uslapur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sagar.

Sagar is about 17 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagar is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Uslapur is about 13 km away. Takhatpur is about 14 km away. Bilaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kureli (2.5 km), Lakhasar (2.9 km) and Sarseni (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sagar today is likely to be higher.

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