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About Saga Village

Saga is one of the larger villages in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,727, made up of 3,014 males and 2,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saga village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132001
Area (hectares) 782 hectares
Population 5,727
Male Population 3,014
Female Population 2,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saga compares

By the 2011 count Saga is the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 782 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Saga

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

How far is Saga from other places

Saga lies about 16 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Taraori, about 9.8 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 Saga
Nearest town Tirāwari 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Taraori 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 12 km
District headquarters Karnal 16 km

Villages closest to Saga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saga village had a population of 5,727. That makes it the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Saga village has 3,014 males and 2,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saga has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Saga is 132001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saga covers 782 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saga falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Saga is Taraori, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saga.

Saga is about 16 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saga is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Tirāwari is about 9.1 km away. Taraori is about 9.8 km away. Nilokheri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parwala (3.3 km), Naraina (4.1 km) and Ramana Ramani (4.5 km).

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

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