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About Sagar Village

Sagar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 144 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 53.81 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 144
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
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 Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Sagar is the 41st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 53.81 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Sagar

Sagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sagar 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 Sagar from other places

Sagar lies about 41 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Berinag 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 41 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 41 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Sagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 315. That makes it the 41st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sagar village has 144 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagar has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sagar is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagar covers 53.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sagar is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Sagar.

Sagar is about 41 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 41 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartunga Sirtoli (under 2 km), Sirtola (under 2 km) and Uri Sirtoli (under 2 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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