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About Saganur Village

Saganur is a small village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 254 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saganur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587206
Area (hectares) 502.41 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 254
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saganur compares

By the 2011 count Saganur is the 137th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 502.41 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Saganur

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

Saganur lies about 29 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Hire Shellikeri, about 12 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 Saganur
Nearest railway station Hire Shellikeri 12 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 26 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 29 km

Villages closest to Saganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saganur village had a population of 483. That makes it the 137th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Saganur village has 254 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saganur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Saganur is 587206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saganur covers 502.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saganur falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Saganur is Hire Shellikeri, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saganur.

Saganur is about 29 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saganur is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hire Shellikeri is about 12 km away. Rāmdurg is about 22 km away. Badami is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakoti (2.7 km), Hawalakhod (3.1 km) and Narenur (3.7 km).

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

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