Sagar district
Sagar district | |
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Top: Varah Statue Eran, Hazariya Mahadev Temple Bamora, Chital in Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhalkund Water fall Rahatgarh, Kanakdhar Kund Water Fall, Malthon, Thermal Plant in Bina | |
Location of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Sagar |
| Headquarters | Sagar |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sagar, Damoh |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 8 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,252 km2 (3,958 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,378,458 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 77.52 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 896 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | sagar |
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23°48′N 78°40′E / 23.800°N 78.667°E Sagar district (Hindi pronunciation: [saːgəɾ]) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Sagar serves as its administrative center. Sagar district is called the heart district of India. Tropic of Cancer (23°3') passes through Rangir Tiraha on NH26 present NH44 in Sagar district.
The district has an area of 10,252 km², and a population of 2,378,458 (2011 census), an increase of 45% or by 732,260 inhabitants from its 1991 population of 1,646,198. Sagar district is dominated by Sonis, Jains and Yadavs.
As of 2011, it is the third most populous district of Madhya Pradesh, after Indore and Jabalpur.
Sagar city is a biggest and major city of the Sagar district. Bina Sagar is the second largest city and important industrial city of the district. Bina has Bina Thermal Power Plant, Bina Refinery, Railway MEMU shed and a major railway junction of Madhya Pradesh state.