 In the year 1932, the district of Damoh was added to Sagar district and was administrated as Sub-Division.In 1956, however, Damoh Sub-Division was again separated from the district to form a separate district and Sagar district consisted of four tehsils viz, Sagar, Khurai, Rehli, Banda.According to the 2011 census, Sagar District has a population of 2,378,458, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia or the U.S. state of New Mexico.