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About Sagar Village

Sagar is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,598, made up of 6,247 males and 6,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4500.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585223
Area (hectares) 4500.47 hectares
Population 12,598
Male Population 6,247
Female Population 6,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Sagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 4500.47 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sagar

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

Sagar lies about 39 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 35 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 Sagar
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 9.0 km
Nearest town Shāhpur 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 35 km
District headquarters Yadgir 39 km

Villages closest to Sagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagar village had a population of 12,598. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Sagar village has 6,247 males and 6,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sagar is 585223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagar covers 4500.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sagar is Thangundi, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Sagar.

Sagar is about 39 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagar is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shahpur is about 9.0 km away. Shāhpur is about 9.0 km away. Thangundi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariyapur (3.3 km), Shardahalli (4.2 km) and Rastapur (5.6 km).

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

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