[4] The history of the town of Sagar dates back to about 1660 AD, when Udan Shah, a descendant of Nihal Shah, built a small fort where the present one sits and founded a village close to it called Parkota Sagar.

[5] It is surrounded by Ashoknagar, Vidisha, Raisen, Narsinghpur, Damoh and Chhatarpur districts.

Sagar is situated in Vindhya mountain ranges and eastern part of Malwa plateau.

[2] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 55.38% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 42.93% Bundeli as their first language.

[10] Neminagar Jain Tirth is in Banda tehsil located 30 km from Sagar on National Highway NH-86.

[11] Shri Parsvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Pateriaji is a 232-year-old temple dedicated to Parshvantha.

This idol is 7 feet in height in Padmasana posture built in Black Stone with three serpent hoods.

This temple was built by Seth Radha Kishanjun Shah with the earnings of one day in the business of Cotton in 1782 (V.S.

The kshetra situated just on the outskirts of Sagar has the distinction of having the heaviest idol of Lord Mahavir weighing 9 MT made of brass and 11.25 feet high.

Acharya Vidyasagar has visited this temple many times for Chaturmas and has been a source of inspiration for the residents of Deori during religious functions organized in the city.