Sagar district
23°48′N 78°40′E Sagar district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Sagar serves as its administrative center.
Sagar district | |
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Location of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Sagar |
| Headquarters | Sagar |
| Tehsils | Sagar Jaisinagar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sagar |
| 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 |
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.
The tropic of cancer passes through Sagar district.
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