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About Sagni Village

Sagni is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 696 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 373.85 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 696
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagni compares

By the 2011 count Sagni is the 54th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 373.85 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1004.

Getting to Sagni

Sagni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sagni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sagni from other places

Sagni lies about 20 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 18 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 Sagni
Nearest town Ahīwāra 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 18 km
District headquarters Durg 20 km

Villages closest to Sagni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 Sagni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagni village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 54th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Sagni village has 696 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagni has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sagni is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagni covers 373.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagni falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sagni is Bhilai Power House, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Sagni.

Sagni is about 20 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagni is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 8.8 km away. Dhamdha is about 9.6 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsada (under 2 km), Silli (2.8 km) and Medesara (3.1 km).

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

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