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About Saglar Village

Saglar is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,282 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saglar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saglar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182125
Area (hectares) 864.8 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,282
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saglar compares

By the 2011 count Saglar is the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 864.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Saglar

Saglar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saglar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saglar from other places

Saglar lies about 45 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Saglar
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 34 km
Nearest town Kathua 40 km
District headquarters Udhampur 45 km

Villages closest to Saglar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saglar village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Saglar village has 1,282 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saglar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Saglar is 182125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saglar covers 864.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saglar falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Saglar is Budhi, about 34 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saglar.

Saglar is about 45 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saglar is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 24 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatiari (under 2 km), Dhiari (under 2 km) and Ghoghar Marh (under 2 km).

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

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