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About Sagad Village

Sagad is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 574 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares.

Sagad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 574
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagad compares

By the 2011 count Sagad is the 39th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sagad

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

Sagad lies about 31 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 15 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 Sagad
Nearest railway station Shegaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 26 km
District headquarters Akola 31 km

Villages closest to Sagad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagad village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 39th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Sagad village has 574 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagad has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Sagad covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagad falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sagad is Shegaon, about 15 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 Sagad.

Sagad is about 31 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagad is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shegaon is about 15 km away. Balapur is about 26 km away. Akola is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagad (1.6 km), Hata (2.8 km) and Nimba (2.8 km).

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

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