Saugor
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Sagar सागर |
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| Coordinates: 23°50′N 78°43′E / 23.83°N 78.71°ECoordinates: 23°50′N 78°43′E / 23.83°N 78.71°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Sagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Sagar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Abhay Dare |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 49.763 km2 (19.214 sq mi) |
| • Sagar Division | 6,375 km2 (2,461 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 273,282 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 470001,2,3,4 |
| Telephone code | 91 7582 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-15 |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Bundeli |
| Website | www |
Sagar (Saugor), (Hindi: सागर) is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Situated on a spur of the Vindhya Range and 1,758 feet (536 m) above sea-level. The city is around 180 kilometres (110 mi) northeast of state capital, Bhopal. Its original name 'Saugor' is an amalgamation of two words: sau meaning 100 and gahr meaning forts; there were countless small-forts in this region. With time the name has changed from Saugor to Sagar.
Sagar is a cosmopolitan mix of population from everywhere in India living in harmony and is the sixth largest settlement in Madhya Pradesh. The development index of the city was quite limited before but things are picking up now and the wave of development can be felt lately.
Sagar has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
The ancient Indian kingdom of Chedi had its capital at Suktimati, which is located in Sagar in contemporary times. The history of Sagar District before 1022 A.D. is generally unknown; after that, records are available. Sagar was under the rule of Ahir Rajas and their capital was at Garhpehra. In 1660, Udenshah founded the present town of Sagar. Sagar owes its importance to having been made the capital of the Maratha governor Govind Pant Bundele who established himself here in 1735. By a treaty concluded with the Maratha Peshwa in 1818, at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the greater part of the present district was made over to the British. The town became the capital of the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories, then attached to the North-Western Provinces. The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories later became part of the Central Provinces (afterwards Central Provinces and Berar) and Sagar District was added to Jabalpur Division. During the Revolt of 1857 the whole district was in the possession of the rebels, except the town and fort, in which the British were shut up for eight months, until relieved by Sir Hugh Rose. The rebels were totally defeated and British rule restored by March 1858.
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