Sagar district

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Sagar district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Top: Varah Statue Eran, Hazariya Mahadev Temple Bamora, Chital in Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhalkund Water fall Rahatgarh, Kanakdhar Kund Water Fall, Malthon, Thermal Plant in Bina
Location of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Sagar
Headquarters	Sagar
Tehsils	List 12 Sagar Bina Khurai Banda Deori Rahatgarh Shahgarh Malthon Rehli Garhakota Kesli Jaisinagar
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
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	sagar.nic.in

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. Sagar district is called the heart district of India. Tropic of Cancer (23°3') passes through Rangir Tiraha on NH26 present NH44 in Sagar district.

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, Jains and Yadavs.^[1]

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

Bina Sagar is the second largest city and important industrial city of the district. Bina has Bina Thermal Power Plant, Bina Refinery, Railway MEMU shed and a major railway junction of Madhya Pradesh state.^[3]