Sagar Tourism, Madhya Pradesh India
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Sagar Fast Facts
- State: Madhya Pradesh
- District: Sagar
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- Population: 2,378,295 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim, Jain
- Area: 10,252 km2
- Altitude: 427 m
- Language: Hindi
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rikshaw
- Pincode: 470001
- STDCode: 07582
Sagar, India Overview
Sagar is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India in a picturesque situation on a spur of the Vindhya Range and 1758 ft. above sea-level, and around 180 km northeast of state capital, Bhopal. Its name is derived from a large lake around which the city was settled. Its old British era spelling 'Saugor' was changed to 'Sagar' after independence.
Sagar is full of entertainment. Common places to visit include the parks. The bus-stand side of Lakha Banzaara lake is quite beautiful as it provides the full view of the great lake and the hills behind it. There are also parks at the Civil Lines. There is also the Varun Smriti park with a water park and restaurant.
The city is full of religious structures such as Mosques, Temples (Hindu and Jain), Gurdwara and a few Churches. The Jaama Masjid is at the Katra Square and the Hanumaan Temple is near the Kachhahari. There is also a great temple near Makroniya at Jabalpur-Sagar state highway,having a large statue of lord Shiva.
The city also has a stadium, A Sports Complex and a Mall at the Cantonment. Stadium is not used for most of the part of[clarification needed] year but beside a sports complex there is a huge play-ground which is used on regular basis.
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Sagar, India History
The ancient Indian kingdom of Chedi had its capital as "Suktimati", which is located in Sagar in contemporary times. 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.
In the early 20th century Sagar had a British cantonment, which contained a battery of artillery, a detachment of a European regiment, a native cavalry and a native infantry regiment. Upon India's independence in 1947, the former Central Provinces and Berar became the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.