While in the 2001 Indian
census, Sagwara had a population of 30,993, by the 2011 census that number had dropped to 29,439. Males, while still fewer than females, increased their percentage from 49.3% to 49.9% of the population from 2001 to 2011. Sagwara significantly increased their average literacy rate from 2001 to 2011 going from 59% to 79%. Male literacy rose from 68% to 88%, and female literacy rose from 50% to 71%. From 2001 to 2011 the population in Sagwara aged, going from 16% below the age of six, to 13%. Sagwara is the third largest populated place after
Banswara and
Dungarpur in the historical areas of
Rajasthan. The majority of the population is of the Hindu religion and it also has a significant population of
Jainism and
Dawoodi Bohra (a Shia Islamic Muslim community). ==Notes and references==