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About Saragur Village

Saragur is a mid sized village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 907 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saragur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saragur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571440
Area (hectares) 468.35 hectares
Population 1,820
Male Population 907
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saragur compares

By the 2011 count Saragur is the 56th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 468.35 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Saragur

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

How far is Saragur from other places

Saragur lies about 4.7 km from Kollegal, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 36 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 Saragur
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 4.7 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 36 km

Villages closest to Saragur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saragur village had a population of 1,820. That makes it the 56th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Saragur village has 907 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saragur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Saragur is 571440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saragur covers 468.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saragur falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Saragur is Chamarajanagar, about 36 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 village for Saragur.

Saragur is about 4.7 km from Kollegal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saragur is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 4.7 km away. Kollegāl is about 4.7 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinakanahalli (1.5 km), Harale (2.2 km) and Dhanagere (2.6 km).

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

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