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About Sagara Village

Sagara is a small village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 234 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.14 hectares hectares.

Sagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 246.14 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 234
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagara compares

By the 2011 count Sagara is the 120th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 246.14 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sagara

Sagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sagara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sagara from other places

Sagara lies about 110 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 22 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 Sagara
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 22 km
Nearest town Sihorā 24 km
District headquarters Shahdol 110 km

Villages closest to Sagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagara village had a population of 490. That makes it the 120th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Sagara village has 234 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagara has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Sagara covers 246.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sagara falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sagara is Sihora Road, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sagara.

Sagara is about 110 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagara is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 18 km away. Sihora Road is about 22 km away. Sihorā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagara Tola (under 2 km), Mithauli (3.6 km) and Khamhariya (4.4 km).

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

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