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About Sagar Village

Sagar is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 674 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 153.98 hectares
Population 1,309
Male Population 674
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Sagar is the 41st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 153.98 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sagar

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 <5 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 59 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 2.6 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
Nearest railway station Chinpai 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 4.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 59 km

Villages closest to Sagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur 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 1,309. That makes it the 41st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Sagar village has 674 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sagar is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagar covers 153.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sagar falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sagar is Chinpai, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 59 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagar is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 2.6 km away. Dubrajpur is about 4.9 km away. Dubrājpur is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srichandrapur (under 2 km), Alalchak (under 2 km) and Bodakuri (1.8 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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