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Sagar district () is a
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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
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in
central India Central India refers to a geographical region of India that generally includes the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The Central Zonal Council, established by the Government of India, includes these states as well as Uttar Prades ...
. The town of Sagar serves as its administrative center. Sagar district is called the heart district of India.
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(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
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s. As of 2011, it is the third most populous district of Madhya Pradesh, after
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Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...
. 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 Bina Refinery is an oil refinery located at Bina in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is owned and operated by Bharat Oman Refinery Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. , the capacity of th ...
, Railway MEMU shed and a major
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of Madhya Pradesh state.


History


Ancient history

The old capital, Garhpahrā, 7 miles north of the present city, is supposed to have been founded by a Gond dynasty. The Gonds were succeeded by a tribe of Ahīrs called the Faulādia, to whom is attributed the foundation of the fort at Rehli. Some Ahir landowners still claim to be their descendants and bear the title of Rao. About 1023 the Ahīrs were supplanted by one Nihālshā, a Rajput of Jalaun, who took possession of Saugor and the surround-ing country. Nihālsha's descendants retained possession for about Firstly, Sagar was under the rules of Ahir-Rajas and their capital was at
Garhpehra Garhpehra is a village in Sagar District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. There is a fort called Garhpehra Fort. Garhpahra is also called Purana Sagar which was the capital of Dangi state. It is situated about 10 km from Sagar. Histo ...
, located 7 miles north of the present city.


Modern history

The history of the town of Sagar dates back to about 1660 AD, when Udan Shah, a descendant of Nihal Shah, built a small fort where the present one sits and founded a village close to it called Parkota Sagar. The present fort and a settlement under its walls were founded by Govind Pant Bundele, an officer of the Peshwa Bajirao I, who controlled Sagar and the surrounding territory after 1735 when it came under the Peshwa's possession. In 1818, the greater part of the district was ceded by the Peshwa Baji Rao II to the British Government, while the remainder of the present district of Sagar came into the possession of the British between 1818 and 1860. Thereafter in 1861, the Saugor and Nerbudda territories (along with the Nagpur state) formed a Commissioner's Province called Central Provinces. Sagar was the headquarters of the Sagar Commissionership for a short period until 1863–64 when this district was incorporated with Jabalpur Commissionership. In the year 1932, the district of Damoh was added to the Sagar district and was administered as a Sub-Division. In 1956, however, Damoh Sub-Division was again separated from the district to form a separate district and the Sagar district consisted of four tehsils viz, Sagar,
Khurai Khurai is a major city in Sagar District and a municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It's a tehsil headquarter and a assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. Geography Khurai is located on . It has an average elevation of 508&nb ...
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Rehli Rehli is a city and a municipality in Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. it's also a tehsil headquarter. Geography Rehli is located at . It has an average elevation of 390 meters (1,279 feet). Demographics India census A ...
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Banda Banda may refer to: People * Banda (surname) * Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician * Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor * Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician *Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh ...
.


Geography

Sagar district is located in the middle of the state. The
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passes through Sagar district. It is surrounded by Ashoknagar,
Vidisha Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar and Bhaddilpur in ancient times) is a city in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Vidisha district. It is located 62.5 km north ...
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Raisen Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at ...
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Narsinghpur Narsinghpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh in central India. It is a district under Jabalpur division. Narsinghpur has a large temple dedicated to Narasimha, Lord Narasimha. As of 2001, Narsinghpur is the most literate district of the state. Hist ...
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Damoh Damoh is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is known for The Bade Baba Temple at Kundalpur, a Jain pilgrimage site. It is one of the major cities of Madhya Pradesh. The city is also the district headquarters of Damoh district ...
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Chhatarpur Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District. History Chhatarpur was founded in 1785 and is named after leader Chhatrasal ...
districts. Total area of Sagar district is 10,252 km2. Sagar is situated in Vindhya mountain ranges and eastern part of Malwa plateau.
Sunar } The Sunar (alternately, Swarnkar, Soni, Sonar, Singh, Shah, Sonkar) is a caste in India.The Sunar community work as traders of gold or as goldsmiths. The community is primarily Hindu, Sikhism, Muslim and found all over India. Etymology The te ...
, Dhasan, Bina, Bewas, are the major rivers of the district.


Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Sagar District has a
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of 2,378,458, This gives it a ranking of 188th in India (out of a total of
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). The district has a population density of . Its
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over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.62%. Sagar has a
sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...
of 896
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for every 1000 males, and a
literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...
of 77.52%. 29.80% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 21.09% and 9.33% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 55.38% of the population in the district spoke
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
and 42.93%
Bundeli Bundeli (Devanagari: बुन्देली/बुंदेली) or Bundelkhandi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Bundelkhand region of central India. It belongs to the Central Indo-Aryan languages and is part of the Western Hindi s ...
as their first language.


Administrative divisions

There are 8 Constituencies in the district. * 035 BINA * 036
KHURAI Khurai is a major city in Sagar District and a municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It's a tehsil headquarter and a assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. Geography Khurai is located on . It has an average elevation of 508&nb ...
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SURKHI Surkhi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated 30 km away from the district headquarter. It is part of Surkhi Assembly constituency. Govind Singh Rajput is MLA from here. Geography Surkhi is situa ...
* 038 DEORI * 039
REHLI Rehli is a city and a municipality in Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. it's also a tehsil headquarter. Geography Rehli is located at . It has an average elevation of 390 meters (1,279 feet). Demographics India census A ...
* 040 NARIAOLI * 041 SAGAR * 042
BANDA Banda may refer to: People * Banda (surname) * Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician * Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor * Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician *Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh ...


Culture


Places of interest


Neminagar Jain Tirth

Neminagar Jain Tirth is in Banda tehsil located 30 km from Sagar on National Highway NH-86. It was built in the name of Aacharya Shri 108 Nemisagar ji maharaj by the blessings of his disciple aacharya 108 shri dayasagar ji maharaj. This temple has one choubisi (24 tirthankars god on 24 different altars), one levitated trikal choubisi (Lords of time passes, the time now and time to be), and a navagraha mandir (Lords of nine planets).


Pateria jain Atishaya Kshetra

Shri Parsvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra,
Pateriaji Pateriya Ji () is a Jain temple site in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the outskirts of Garhakota in Sagar district. This is an atishaya kshetra ("miraculous holy place") History This Jain temple is more than 200 Years old, built by the family o ...
is a 232-year-old temple dedicated to Parshvantha. This idol is 7 feet in height in Padmasana posture built in Black Stone with three serpent hoods. This temple was built by Seth Radha Kishanjun Shah with the earnings of one day in the business of Cotton in 1782 (V.S. 1839).


Mangalgiri Jain Teerth

Mangalgiri is a holy Jain temple located in Sagar. This is the main centre of faith among Jains. The kshetra situated just on the outskirts of Sagar has the distinction of having the heaviest idol of Lord Mahavir weighing 9 MT made of brass and 11.25 feet high.


Beenaji Jain Kshetra

Beena Barha The Jain temples of Bina Barha are an Atishay Jain tirth, located in the rural area of Garhpipariya in Deori. Acharya Vidyasagar has visited this temple many times for Chaturmas and has been a source of inspiration for the residents of Deori during religious functions organized in the city.


Makronia, Sagar

A former Dr H. S. Gour University started from Makronia's SAF Campus so many historic events are connected through
Makronia Makronia is a municipality in Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Its part of Sagar Urban Agglomeration. Description A former Dr H. S. Gour University started from Makronia's SAF Campus so many historic events are connected thro ...
. This region is developing as the suburban region near Sagar City. It is just 5 km away from the city. It has its separate railway station, the biggest hotel in Sagar, the Paradise Hotel, many CBSE and MP board schools, as well as a government engineering college. Many army bases are located in Makronia. Also Makronia Nagar Palika, there are many Engineering Colleges in Makronia, as there is a shortage of space in the City, development is moving towards the Makronia Region.


Fairs

* Rahas mela Garhakota, Rahas mela is one of the oldest fair held in the region, originally the fair was cattle fair but has changed its form in the modern times. It is believed that the fair is started by the Maharaja Mardan Singh Ju Dev around year 1809. * Khanderao Agni Mela Deori, A fair is organized at Shri Dev Khanderao Temple in Deori development block for the last four hundred years. It is known as Agnikund fair. their wishes are fulfilled, the devotees step barefoot into the burning fire pit on the embers. * Dhamoni ka Urs, Every year a three-day Urs is organized at the tomb of Baba Balijat Shah in Dhamoni of Banda Development Block. In which many Qawwals take part.


Tourist places

There are many tourist places in Sagar district some of them are - *
Lakha Banjara Lake Lakha Banjara Lake that's also called (Sagar lake) is a lake located in Center of Sagar city of Sagar District in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore ...
, A beautiful lake, ghat's and temple *
Eran Eran is an ancient town and archaeological site in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It was one of the ancient mints for Indian dynasties as evidenced by the diverse coins excavated here. The site has 5th and 6th-century Gupta era ...
, historical place known for Gupta period records * Rahatgarh Waterfall, A Natural Waterfall *
Dhamoni Dhamoni is a village, archaeological site and Muslim religious site in the north of the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Overview Dhamoni, Tehsil Banda Sagar, was once a garh in the kingdom of Garh Mandala, with 750 mouzas. Although ...
, known for forts, tombs and fair *
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, covering about , is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is located in the centre of the state covering parts of Sagar, Damoh, Narsinghpur, and Raisen Districts. It is about 90  ...
, Natural Wildlife Sanctuary *
Harsiddhi Devi Mandir, Rangir Harsiddhi Devi Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Devi Harsiddhi in the Sagar District of Madhya Pradesh, India. History The temple is situated on the banks of Sunar River#Dehaar river, Dehar River, about 20 km from Rehli on the road ...
, Devi temple *
Rahatgarh Fort Rahatgarh Fort is a historical fort located on the banks of Bina River in Rahatgarh in Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other ma ...
, A historical Fort and monument * Khimlasa, historic place and fort *
Garhpehra Garhpehra is a village in Sagar District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. There is a fort called Garhpehra Fort. Garhpahra is also called Purana Sagar which was the capital of Dangi state. It is situated about 10 km from Sagar. Histo ...
, Hanuman Temple and forts * Aabchand, ancient caves and rock Shelter's


Notable people

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Gopal Bhargava Gopal Bhargava (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and currently senior most legislator and was cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He has served as a cabinet minister for his six terms, which is the highest number of t ...
, Indian politician * Sir
Hari Singh Gour Sir Hari Singh Gour (26 November 1870 – 25 December 1949) was a distinguished lawyer, jurist, educationist, social reformer, poet, and novelist. Gour was the First Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi and Nagpur University, found ...
– founder of
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (DHGV), formerly University of Saugar and more popularly known as Sagar University or University of Saugar, is a central university in the city of Sagar, the state of Madhya Pradesh or (MP), India. It is one of ...
, a lawyer, jurist, educationalist, social reformer, writer and member of the Constitutional Assembly *
Pannalal Jain Sahityacharya Dr. Pandit Pannalal Jain (5 March 1911 – 9 March 2001) was a distinguished Jain scholar. Dr. Kasturchand Kasliwal has regarded him as among the 20 most distinguished of the Jain scholars of 20th century His teaching career spa ...
, Indian Jain scholar (1911–2001) *
Virendra Kumar Khatik Virendra Kumar Khatik (born 27 February 1954; ) is an Indian politician serving as the 29th Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment since 2024. He is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha fr ...
– Indian politician *
Kshamasagar Muni Shri 108 Kshamasagar ji Maharaj was a ''Digambara monk'' initiated by Shri 108 ''Acharya'' Vidyasagar ji Maharaj. He is also known for his poetry and writings which are widely quoted. Life Kshamasagar was born in the city of Sagar, Madh ...
– Jain Saint and Bhikshu *
Govind Namdev Govind Namdev (born 3 September 1954) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Namdev made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's '' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992). He has acted in numerous movies, often as a villain. He is an alumnus o ...
– director * Kavi Padmakar, A Ritikal Poet * Vitthalbhai Patel – poet, lyricist, former government minister, and social worker. *
Nathuram Premi Nathuram Premi (26 November 1881 – 30 January 1960) was an Indian writer, publisher, poet, editor, and linguist in the field of Jainism as well as Hindi literature. A budding poet, he wrote under the nom de plume of "Premi". Although belonging ...
(1881–1960) – writer, publisher, poet, editor, linguist and intellectual in the field of
Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its s ...
and
Hindi literature Hindi literature () includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awad ...
; born in the city of Deori *
Govind Singh Rajput Govind Singh Rajput is an Indian politician from The Bharatiya Janata Party who is the cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh. Rajput was a Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Surkhi in Sagar district from December 2018 ...
– Indian politician *
Vijaya Raje Scindia Vijaya Raje Scindia (born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi; 12 October 1919 – 25 January 2001), known popularly as the Rajmata Scindia, was an Indian politician and consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jiwajirao Scindia, in British Raj. ...
– (1919 – 2001), consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, and later a politician elected to both houses of the Indian parliament. Bborn in Sagar. *
Ravishankar Shukla Ravishankar Shukla (2 August 1877 — 31 December 1956) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, first Chief Mini ...
(2 August 1877 – 31 December 1956) – born in Sagar, first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh state. * Bhupendra Singh – Indian politician *
Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood and few Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada and Telugu films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He graduated from National School of Drama National Scho ...
– actor *
Ramkumar Verma Ramkumar Verma (15 September 1905 – 15 October 1990) was a Hindi poet who published one act-plays and several anthologies of his work. Life history He was associated with the HBTU Kanpur. He hails from a shrivastava kayastha family. He was ...
– Indian Poet *
Harsh Yadav Harsh Yadav (born 31 May 1961) is ex. Cabinet Minister of Cottage & Rural Industries, New Renewable Energy of Madhya Pradesh and the Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of Legislative Assembly from Deori (Vidhan Sabha constituenc ...
– Indian politician *
Laxmi Narayan Yadav Laxmi Narayan Yadav () is a socialist leader and former member of parliament (MP) of Bhartiya Janata Party. He has won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Sagar (Lok Sabha constituency). He is two times MLA from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha ...
– Indian politician


See also

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Karrapur Karrapur is a census town in Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Karrapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 497 metres (1,630 feet). Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere ...
* Lajpatpura *
Makronia Makronia is a municipality in Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Its part of Sagar Urban Agglomeration. Description A former Dr H. S. Gour University started from Makronia's SAF Campus so many historic events are connected thro ...


References


External links


Official site of Sagar district

Official website of the Zila Panchayat of Sagar
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