Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Sagar is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Situated on a spur of the Vindhya Range, 1,758 feet (536 m) above sea-level. The city is around 172 kilometres (107 mi) northeast of state capital, Bhopal.

Sagar
Saugor, Sagar Smart City
Top:Chakra Ghat at the bank of Lakha Banjara Lake in Sagar (MP) bottom:shiv shakti dham and Atal PARK
Sagar
Sagar
Coordinates: 23.83°N 78.71°E / 23.83; 78.71
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictSagar
Government
  TypeMayor–Council
  BodySagar Municipal Corporation
  MayorSangeeta Sushil Tiwari
Area
  Metro
49.763 km2 (19.214 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  City274,556
  Density232/km2 (600/sq mi)
Language
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
470001,2,3,4
Telephone code07582
Vehicle registrationMP-15
Websitesagar.nic.in

Sagar has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.

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