Sagar
is a beautiful city located in Madhya Pradesh. Being the administrative
headquarter of Sagar Division. During old British era, it was named as “Saugor” - an amalgamation of two words: “sau” meaning
Hundred (100) and “garh” meaning forts. It is located in vindhya Range and is 181 KMs
northeast from Bhopal the state capital of Madhya pradesh, and is exactly 1758
ft above sea level. Sagar is recognized in the apex amongst the safest city of
India in 2018 in “ease of Living” index.
Sagar
is located around a vast lake, those who believe in regionalism and local
traditions have named Lakha Banjara lake
and is situated in the heart of Sagar city with an area of 433 acresApprox. This lake
has a lot of influence on the status and structure of the city,for long time
the lake was main source of drinking water. Sagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) has
undertaken Lakha Banjara Rejuvenation and Lake Front Development as a flagship
project under the Smart Cities Mission.
The
rich and traditional Bundeli Art &culture is followed in this beautiful
city.Diwari, Ravalya, Badhai, Raai,
Dul-dul Ghodi are the major forms of folk dances that are performed in the
city. Bundeli and Hindi are major Languages spoken in Sagar City.
Doctor HarisinghGourVishwavidyalaya Sagar (A Central University), formerly University of
Saugor, was established on 18th July 1946 by Dr. Sir Hari Singh Gour (Nov. 26,
1870 – Dec. 25, 1949). by his lifetime saving. This is 18th University of India
and the oldest and the largest University of Madhya Pradesh. Now Dr. HarisinghGour
University is ranked 16th All over India and
ranked 1st in Madhya Pradesh.
Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academyformerly police training school sagar exists since
1906 and it was declared independent unit by Government of Madhya Pradesh in
2013.This training academy facilitate the basic trainings for new recruited
constables, inspector and DSP.
Bundelkhand is
a geographical and cultural region and also a mountain range in central India.
Sagar is the gateway for bundelkhandregion in respect to business opportunity.Sagar is considered to be the largest
market in the region of silver and jewelry.