Sagar district

Sagar district
सागर जिला
District of Madhya Pradesh

Location of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
Administrative division Sagar
Headquarters Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
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
Website [sagar.nic.in Official website]

Coordinates: 23°48′N 78°40′E / 23.800°N 78.667°E / 23.800; 78.667 Sagar District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Sagar serves as its administrative center.

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, Jain's and Yadavs.[1]

As of 2011, it is the third most populous district of Madhya Pradesh, after Indore and Jabalpur.[2]

Geography

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 was founded by Govind Rao Pandit, an officer of the Peshwa, 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 Sagar district and was administrated as Sub-Division. In 1956, however, Damoh Sub-Division was again separated from the district to form a separate district and Sagar district consisted of four tehsils viz, Sagar, Khurai, Rehli, Banda.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Sagar District has a population of 2,378,295,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[3] or the U.S. state of New Mexico.[4] This gives it a ranking of 188th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 232 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi).[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.62%.[2] Sagar has a sex ratio of 896 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 77.52%.[2]

Culture

Places of interest

Dayasagar Ji Mararaj Nemingar Jain Tirth

Digamber Jain Tirtha Kshetra

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).

Shri Parsvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Pateria

Shri Parsvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Pateriaji 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).[5] Manasthambha of this temple is considered miraculous and is said to cure diseases.

Makronia, Sagar

A former Dr H. S. Gour University started from Makronia's SAF Campus so many historic events are connected through Makronia. 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 3-star 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.

Notable personalities

  • Mukesh Tiwari - actor.
  • Govind Namdev - director.
  • [Madhav Dubey]- Renowned Landlord
  • Dr. SIR Harisingh Gour – founder of Sagar University also called Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, a famous lawyer, jurist, educationalist, social reformer, poet, novelist, and a member of the Constitutional Assembly.
  • Nathuram Premi (1881–1960) - writer, publisher, poet, editor, linguist and, intellectual in the field of Jainism and Hindi literature; born in the city of Deori.
  • Pandit Ravishankar Shukla (2 August 1877 – 31 December 1956) – born in Sagar, first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh state.
  • Ashok "Mizaj" (23 January 1957–)[6][7][8] - Shayar: Hindi-Urdu ghazal.
  • Vithalbhai Patel – poet, lyricist, former government minister, and social worker.
  • Dilip Chanchal- renowned businessman, philosipher, philanthropist.
  • Indravikram Singh - Social Activist (India Against Corruption) and founder member of Aam Aadmi Party
Website name URL Notes
Sagar- Government Website http://sagar.nic.in/ Official website of the district administration. Land records and other e-governance projects are available from here. Sagar - Zila Panchayat Website https://www.mponline.gov.in/portal/services/zila/default.aspx Official website of the Zila Panchayat of Sagar.

References

  1. ↑ Suchandana Gupta (5 November 2003) Cong list causes dissent in MP, Digvijay worried. Times of India
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
  4. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico – 2,059,179
  5. ↑ http://jain.org.in/tirth-Pateria%20M.%20P.html
  6. ↑ A book of Ashok Mizaj on Google Books Aawaz
  7. ↑ mushaira on Ghalib’s birth anniversary Mushaira on Ghalib's birth anniversary, daily pioneer, 26 December 2012
  8. ↑ http://www.ashokmizaj.com/index.php
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