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Sagar Heart of Undivided India | |
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 City View from Lakha Banjara Lake  Sagar Railway Station  University Road  Cantt Mall  Sagar University  Sagar Smart City Stadium  Jain Mandir  Jama Masjid  Night View of Sagar | |
| Nickname: Switzerland of Madhya Pradesh[1] | |
  Sagar  Sagar | |
| Coordinates:23°50′N78°43′E / 23.83°N 78.71°E /23.83; 78.71 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Sagar |
| Ward | 51 Wards[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Sagar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Sangeeta Sushil Tiwari[3][4] |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 49.763 km2 (19.214 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 274,556 |
| • Rank | 6th rank in Madhya Pradesh 2nd rank in Bundelkhand |
| • Density | 232/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 370,208 |
| Demonyms | Sagariya, Sagarwasi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 470001,2,3,4 |
| Telephone code | 07582 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-15 |
| Website | sagar www |
Sagar, formerlySaugor, is acity,municipal corporation and administrative headquarter inSagar district of the state ofMadhya Pradesh in centralIndia. It's Madhya Pradesh's6th largest city of by population. The city is situated on a spur of theVindhya Range, 1,758 feet (536 m) above sea-level around 182 kilometres (113 mi) northeast of the state capital,Bhopal.
Besides being the administrative headquarters of Sagar district andSagar division, Sagar has many administrative offices of the Sagar division situated in the city. Sagar's metropolitan area includes Sagar Municipal Corporation,Sagar Cantonment,Makronia,Rajakhedi and Gambhiria.
Sagar has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as asmart city underPrime Minister Narendra Modi's flagshipSmart Cities Mission.[6]
The first and oldestUniversity of Madhya Pradesh is situated in Sagar city. It was established in 18 July1946 bySir Harisingh Gaur, in 15 January 2008 it got the status of Central University.[7]
Sagar is also very famous for theMahar Regiment of the Army, the headquarters of this regiment is located here.[8]Jawaharlal Nehru Police Academy is also located here.
The ancient Indian kingdom ofChedi had its capital atSuktimati, which was located at Sagar during contemporary times. The history of Sagar District before 1022 A.D. is generally unknown; after that, records are available. Sagar was under the rule ofAhir Rajas and their capital was atGarhpehra. In 1660,Udenshah founded the present town of Sagar.[9]
After 1735, the city came under the rule of thePeshwas. When Chhatrasal gave a region (Subha) to Bajirao, he appointed Govindpant Kher (later Bundele) as an administrator. Govindpant founded the city of Sagar next to the Sagar Lake and made the city his capital. In 1818, a large part of theSagar district was ceded by Peshwa Baji Rao II to theBritish East India Company. Administratively, the position of Sagar and the neighbouring territories underwent frequent changes.
The Saugor territory was first placed under the superintendent of Political Affairs ofBundelkhand. Later, in 1820, this area, called the 'Saugor and Nerbudda Territories,' was placed under the administration of an agent to the governor-general. The region fell under the North-Western Province, following its constitution in 1835. In 1842 occurred the Bundela rising, the quelling of which demanded more direct attention from the Governor-General. But the order was restored in the following year, and the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories were again placed under the political control of an Agent named to the Governor-General. The arrangement, however, was not found to be satisfactory, and these territories were once again restored to the North-Western Provinces in 1853. After that in 1861, the Saugor and Nerbudda territories and the Nagpur state formed a Commissioner's Province called Central Provinces.[10]
Sagar has an average elevation of 427 metres (1401 ft) and is located in the central part of India, just north of the upper limit of the Vindhya mountain ranges.here is a lake in middle of the city.
Sagar hashumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCwa) with hot summers, a somewhat cooler monsoon season and cool winters. Very heavy rainfalls in the monsoon season from June to September.
| Climate data for Sagar (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 42.5 (108.5) | 44.4 (111.9) | 46.7 (116.1) | 47.0 (116.6) | 41.4 (106.5) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.7 (103.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 37.7 (99.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 47.0 (116.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 38.4 (101.1) | 41.3 (106.3) | 37.5 (99.5) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 32.0 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.8 (92.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 25.9 (78.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 2.1 (35.8) | 1.1 (34.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.0 (0.51) | 12.7 (0.50) | 14.2 (0.56) | 6.0 (0.24) | 18.6 (0.73) | 169.4 (6.67) | 373.4 (14.70) | 362.4 (14.27) | 182.4 (7.18) | 20.8 (0.82) | 11.5 (0.45) | 7.7 (0.30) | 1,192.1 (46.93) |
| Average rainy days | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 55.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 43 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 48 | 77 | 83 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 47 |
| Source 1:India Meteorological Department[11][12][13] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[14] | |||||||||||||
Sagar has been ranked 15th best "National Clean Air City" under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.[15]
As per2011 Indian Census, Sagar municipal corporation limit had a total population of 274,556, of which 143,425 were males and 131,131 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 32,610. The total number of literates in Sagar was 216,422, which constituted 78.8% of the population with male literacy of 82.6% and female literacy of 74.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Sagar was 89.5%, of which male literacy rate was 93.7% and the female literacy rate was 84.8%. TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 54,432 and 3,052 respectively. Sagar had 52833 households in 2011.[17]
Banda,Bina,Garhakota,Malthone,Rehli,Sagar,Khurai,Shahgarh,Rahatgarh,Deori,Kesli,Jaisinagar.
Sagar city is part ofSagar assembly constituency, Shailendra Jain is the MLA from here, He is from Bhartiya Janta Party. Sagar contributes one member to the Lok Sabha. The entire Sagar Assembly is part of theSagar Lok Sabha, Smt.Lata Wankhede Is an MP from Sagar, Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.[18]
Electricity in Sagar is supplied by the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Bord Company Limited, the state's agency.[19]
Major source of water in Sagar are Lakha Banjara Lake, Rajghat Dam andoverhead tanks.Sagar Municipal Corporation is divided into 51 wards, water is supplied to every ward through pipeline, water sewage facility is also available here.[20]
The city serves as a centre for healthcare in Bundelkhand region. Sagar is a health hub for the surrounding cities and districts. There are many government and private hospitals and clinics operating here.[21]
There is many Government and Private Hospitals are available like District Hospital, Civil Hospital, Dafrin Hospital, Medical College Hospital, Bansal Hospital, Bhagyodaya Hospital and Rai Hospital ets and many more.[22][23]
The nominal GDP of the district was estimated at Rs. 30,517 crores in 2020–21. It has the 7th Largest District economy of Madhya Pradesh.[24]
Agriculture forms the backbone of the Sagar economy. Many districts completely rely on the income generated from agriculture taken up in the city. The farmers use the latest technologies pertaining to the sector of agriculture so that a healthy crop is obtained. A strong agriculture economy has led to an improvement in the living standards of people living in the city of Sagar. The chief crops grown here are chickpeas, wheat, oilseeds, and soghum. Sagar is also into poultry farming, animal husbandry, dairy farming, fisheries, forestry, and cattle fairs.
With many proposed large and small scale industries, the economy of Sagar is bound to grow at a fast pace. It is also a major hub for useful minerals.
The stainless steel complex is also in Sagar. The lakha banjara lake in the centre of the city provides a wonderful panorama. Dr. Hari Singh Gour central university First and one of the oldest universities of Madhya Pradesh established in 1946 is in Sagar. Due to its scenic beauty and proximity to Khajuraho tourism also contributes to strengthening its economy. In Madhya Pradesh, Sagar is the sixteenth largest district in size.[25]
These small scale industries mainly manufacture steel utensils, detergent cake, and powder, agricultural equipment, Agro Fertilizers, food processing, cattle feed,Laminated Glass, welding electrodes, plastic goods, alum, caustic soda, solvent plant, granitbillie stone, pipes, acrylic sheets, PVC cable, acrylic products, incense sticks, all-purpose flour, etc.Beedi (A traditional Tobacco used in India) andAgarbatti making is one of major small manufacturing industry in Sagar.[26]
The north-south corridor passes through Sagar city, hence the hotel industry here has also made considerable progress. Many large educational institutions are located here which make it a center of education. Which makes a huge contribution to the economy of Sagar.Many shopping malls and complexes are also located in Sagar.
Siddhguwan is located in Sagar and developed by Madhya Pradesh government and Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation, it has industries such as oil and flour milling, saw-milling, ghee processing, handloom cotton weaving, packaging, strawboard mfg., food processing, transformers, iron metal and engineering works.[27][28]
A Mega Industrial Park will be set up over 1,300 acres at Maswasi village as part of the Delhi-Nagpur Industrial Corridor.[29][30]
There is also a proposal to develop a solar park near Sagar, which will meet the electricity needs here. The total project cost is US$1.26 billion. Along with this, a solar device manufacturing unit will also be developed here.[31]
Sagar has several notable places of interest for tourists.[32][33]
Sweets in Sagar's local delicacy include Chironji ki Barfi, Surkhi ki Mangodi, Gujrati Namkeen, Samosa and Gujhiya .[34]
The nearest domestic airport isJabalpur Airport in Jabalpur, roughly four hour drive from Sagar. The second nearest Domestic Airport isRaja Bhoj Airport, Bhopal, 200 km from the city. It is well connected to a spectrum of cities likeBengaluru,Delhi,Mumbai,Indore,Bilaspur,Hyderabad andJagdalpur viaIndiGo andAlliance Air.[38]
It has its own Railway Station named asSagar Railway Station which is connected to the major cities of Madhya Pradesh. It is well connected to the cities such asDelhi,Gwalior,Agra,Mathura,Jammu,Amritsar,Mumbai,Bangalore,Bhopal,Chennai,Goa,Hyderabad,Vishakhapattnam,Indore,Ratlam,Kolkata,Patna,Jabalpur,Nagpur,Bhuvneshwar,Raipur.[38]
Apart from this, Sagar City also has other railway stationsMakronia andRatona where railway facilities are available for passengers.
Sagar is 21 km fromKarrapur, 45 km fromRehli, 64 km fromGarhakota, 83 km fromDamoh, 160 km fromJabalpur, 181 km fromBhopal, 208 km fromJhansi, 375 km fromIndore throughMadhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (MPSRTC) and some private travel services.[38]
Many major national highways pass through Sagar, connecting it to major cities of India.
Nearby major cities likeDamoh,Panna,Tikamgarh,Jabalpur,Katni,Gadarwara,Hoshangabad, andGuna are connected with major state highways. Daily bus service is available in Sagar, including private buses.
Sagar has a cricket stadium ofMadhya Pradesh Cricket Association. Also known asChandu Sarwate Stadium.[39] It was made considering all norms of BCCI so that Ranji Trophy matches can be played. The stadium was established in 2010 when the stadium hosted a match of Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Memorial Inter Divisional Tournament 2010/11 between Sagar and Gwalior.[40]other ground are
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