Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha
# Sagar

Sagar is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 13 households, the 94th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 73 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 66.7% literacy
- 780 females per 1,000 males

## Sagar PIN code and other codes

Sagar falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Nateran
- Census village code 481533

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sagar from nearby towns?
- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Shamshabad (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sagar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rampura
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shamshabad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sagar known for?

About 53% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sagar

Of every 100 households in Sagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sagar · ■ Shamshabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 37%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 22%
- Television 0% 18%
- Mobile phone 23% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 69% 50%
- Own their home 92% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sagar?

■ Sagar · ■ Shamshabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 780 891
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 946
- Working population 23.3% 38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 37% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (59%) · ■ Other work 1 (6%) · ■ Marginal 2 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shamshabad
- Sarsi 195 people
- Mahua Dongi 167 people
- Daulatpura 165 people
- Rajpura 79 people
- Shahpur 67 people
- Narayanpur 4 people

All 98 villages in Shamshabad

## Quick answers
- How far is Sagar from Vidisha? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Sagar? 73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagar in? Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sagar? 66.7% (Census 2011)

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