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High Season : October - March

5-27℃

Low Season : April - September

24-45℃

Nearest Airport -JLR

Jabalpur Airport

Nearest Train Stations -SGO

Saugor Railway Station

History

Legend ascribes the origin of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh to a mythological King Putraka who created Sagar, Madhya Pradesh by magic for his queen Patali, literally Trumpet flower, which gives it its ancient name Pataligrama. It is said that in honour of the first born to the queen, the city was named Pataliputra. Gram is the Sanskrit for village and Putra means son.

Facts & Culture

Sagar is a picturesque and extremely beautiful city located in Madhya Pradesh. Being the administrative headquarters of Sagar district, the city enjoys well develop infrastructure along with eminent educational system. The city got its name from the lake around which it is settled. During old British era, it was named as ‘Saugor’, but was changed to ‘Sagar’ after independence. It is placed in Vindhya Range, is 181kms northeast from Bhopal, and is exactly 1758ft above sea level. Sagar is an imperative trading destination for range of agricultural products. Ghee processing, flour and oil mill, engineering works and handloom weaving are other major industries operating in Sagar. It holds celebrated contribution towards Hindi literature and hosts numerous poets, writers and leading artists in different fields.