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Sagar (community development block)

Sagar (community development block) (Bengali: সাগর সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sagar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Rudranagar.

Geography

Dhablat, a constituent panchayat of Sagar block, is located at 21°38′09″N 88°07′26″E / 21.6357°N 88.1238°E / 21.6357; 88.1238.

Gangasagar, the pilgrim centre, is located at 21°38′04″N 88°04′48″E / 21.6345°N 88.0801°E / 21.6345; 88.0801.

Sagar community development block has an area of 504.00  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Sagar block/panchayat samiti are: Dhablat, Dhaspara Sumatinagar I, Dhaspara Sumatinagar II, Gangasagar, Ghoramara, Muriganga I, Muriganga II, Ramkarchar and Rudranagar.

Demographics

As per 2011 census, Sagar block had a total population of 206,890, out of which 95,572 were males and 90,058 were females. Sagar block registered a population growth of 20.38 per cent during the 2001-2011 decade. Decadal growth for South 24 Parganas district was 20.89 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Sagar (Anglo-Saxon name)

Sagar is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is a patronymic name, hence most if not all people of this surname descend from a man (or even a number of men) known as Sagar. The name most likely derives from the diphthongal Anglo-Saxon word ‘Sægar’, meaning ‘sea-spear’. Presumably it denotes a maritime warrior of the type that either commenced invasions of Britain in the fifth century or were invited as mercenaries in the political and military vacuum created with the final departure of Roman troops. Spelling variations include: Sager, Seegar, Seager, Sigar, Segar, Seger, Saker, Sakar and many more.

In Anglo-Saxon England, the name was found in several areas, but predominantly in the northern areas of England (Yorkshire and Lancashire) which were part of the Angle Kingdom of Northumbria. (The Angles largely settled in the areas known as East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria in the fifth century. The Angles were the dominant Germanic tribe in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, and gave their name to the English. Originally from Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein, a list of their kings has been preserved in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other sources).