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Satna

Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is the state's 7th largest city and 8th most populous city. The city is 500 km east of the state capital Bhopal. The city is distributed over a land area of 111.9 square kilometers.[2]

Satna
City
Satna Medical College Building
Satna - Civil Line Square
Birla Hospital, Satna
Collectorate Satna mp
Indira College Satna
Satna is located in Madhya Pradesh
Satna
Satna
Satna is located in India
Satna
Satna
Coordinates: 24°36′02″N 80°49′56″E / 24.6005°N 80.8322°E / 24.6005; 80.8322
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictSatna
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodySatna Municipal Corporation
 • MayorYogesh Tamrakar[1]
 • MPGanesh Singh (BJP)
 • MLASiddharth Kushwaha (INC)
Area
[2]
 • City
71 km2 (27 sq mi)
 • Metro
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111.9 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • City
280,222
 • Rank8th (in state)
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
485001
Telephone code(+91)07672
Vehicle registrationMP-19
Official languageHindi[4]
Websitesatna.nic.in

Satna has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.[5]

History

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Princely states

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Kothi state

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Kothi State was a princely state of the British Raj. It belonged to the Bagelkhand Agency of Central India. Its capital was at Kothi, in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. It was a relatively small Sanad state of about 438 km2 with a population of 19,112 inhabitants in 1901. The state's territory divided neighbouring Sohawal State in two parts.[6] Kothi State was founded at an uncertain date by a Rajput ruler who expelled the former Bharr ruler of the area.

Towards the beginning of the nineteenth century, and in much the same manner as neighbouring Sohawal, Kothi became a British protectorate initially subordinate to Panna State. However, a separate sanad was granted to Rais Lal Duniyapati Singh in 1810. The last ruler of Kothi signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.

Geography

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Parasmaniya hills

Satna is located at 24°20′N 80°29′E / 24.34°N 80.49°E / 24.34; 80.49 with an average elevation of 315 metres (1,352 feet).[7]

Climate

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Climate data for Satna (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2)		 36.8
(98.2)		 42.0
(107.6)		 45.3
(113.5)		 47.6
(117.7)		 48.4
(119.1)		 45.0
(113.0)		 39.5
(103.1)		 38.3
(100.9)		 38.9
(102.0)		 36.1
(97.0)		 32.9
(91.2)		 48.4
(119.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0)		 27.6
(81.7)		 33.3
(91.9)		 38.9
(102.0)		 41.8
(107.2)		 39.1
(102.4)		 33.1
(91.6)		 31.6
(88.9)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.7
(90.9)		 29.7
(85.5)		 26.0
(78.8)		 32.4
(90.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)		 19.9
(67.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 30.8
(87.4)		 34.4
(93.9)		 32.9
(91.2)		 28.8
(83.8)		 28.0
(82.4)		 28.2
(82.8)		 26.2
(79.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 17.4
(63.3)		 25.8
(78.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)		 12.3
(54.1)		 17.2
(63.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 28.0
(82.4)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.3
(75.7)		 20.2
(68.4)		 14.4
(57.9)		 9.8
(49.6)		 19.6
(67.3)
Record low °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)		 1.1
(34.0)		 4.4
(39.9)		 12.2
(54.0)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.4
(66.9)		 17.8
(64.0)		 20.5
(68.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 10.0
(50.0)		 4.8
(40.6)		 0.4
(32.7)		 0.4
(32.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 13.5
(0.53)		 22.7
(0.89)		 14.6
(0.57)		 8.5
(0.33)		 16.6
(0.65)		 121.1
(4.77)		 330.2
(13.00)		 325.2
(12.80)		 193.7
(7.63)		 37.1
(1.46)		 6.2
(0.24)		 5.7
(0.22)		 1,095.2
(43.12)
Average rainy days 1.2 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.1 6.6 13.7 13.8 8.1 1.9 0.5 0.5 51.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 48 39 27 20 23 45 72 77 70 49 45 47 47
Source 1: India Meteorological Department[8][9][10]
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[11]

Demographics

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Religions in Satna city (2011)[12]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 92.05%
Islam
 
 6.38%
Jainism
 
 0.72%
Christianity
 
 0.42%
Other or not stated
 
 0.43%
Distribution of religions

As of 2011 Indian Census, Satna had a total population of 280,222, of which 147,874 were males and 132,348 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 32,774. The total number of literates in Satna was 209,825, which constituted 74.9% of the population with male literacy of 79.5% and female literacy of 69.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Satna was 84.8%, of which male literacy rate was 90.1% and female literacy rate was 78.9%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 38,978 and 9,381 respectively. Satna had 54699 households in 2011.[3]

As of 2001 India census, Satna had a population of 225,468, of which males 120,203 were males and 105,265 were females. Satna has an average literacy rate of 69.6%, of which male literacy is 76.2%, and female literacy is 62.1%. In Satna, the population in the age groups of 0 to 6 years was 33,205.[13]

Languages of Satna (2011)[14]
  1. Hindi (88.9%)
  2. Sindhi (3.49%)
  3. Bagheli (3.13%)
  4. Urdu (2.65%)
  5. Others (1.79%)

Economy

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Satna is in the limestone belts of India. As a result, it contributes around 8%–9% of India's total cement production. There is an abundance of dolomite and limestone in the area and the city has ten cement factories producing and exporting cement to other parts of the country. The electrical cable company Universal Cables in Satna is among the pioneers in the country. The city of Satna is known as the commercial capital of Baghelkhand. The city is among the few most promising cities of Madhya Pradesh because of the several new industries planned by some of the reputed industrial houses in the country. The city has witnessed a sharp growth in the post-liberalization era (after 1993). Major problems faced by the city include inadequate electricity, poor road conditions, and air pollution from atmospheric wastes of cement factories. Satna is known as the cement city of India.[15][16][17]

Transport

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Airways

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Satna has an airport named Bharhut Airport, built in 1970.[18] The closest major airport is in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, which is approximately 192 kilometres from Satna. The nearest major airport to Satna in the state is Jabalpur Airport which is approximately 200 kilometres from the city.[19] Another airport is Khajuraho airport (HJR) which is approximately 112-kilometre from city.

Education

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Indira Gandhi Girls College Satna
Government Venket HSS School of excellence Satna

Satna has a literacy rate of 63.8% according to the 2011 Census;.[20] India's first, little known, rural university[21] in Chitrakoot Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya was established in 1991. It is one of sixteen state government universities in Madhya Pradesh. AKS University is a private university established in 2011 in the city.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Kushwaha, Sonelal (17 July 2022). "सतना में भाजपा के योगेश ताम्रकार महापौर बने, Congress विधायक सिद्धार्थ कुशवाहा 24 हजार 916 वोटों से हारे" [Satna Mayor Election Result BJP leads in Satna, Congress MLA runner]. Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Satna Info" (PDF). mohua.gov.in. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Census of India: Satna". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ↑ PTI (9 May 2018). "Madhya Pradesh Gets India's First Smart Cities Control Centre". NDTV. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 23, page 70 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu.
  7. ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -Satna". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Station: Satna Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 687–688. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Normals Data: Satna – India Latitude: 24.57°N Longitude: 80.83°E Height: 317 (m)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  13. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  14. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  15. ↑ "Cement City of India". spantechnologies.in. SPAN Technologies. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Cement Capital Of India". seac.co.in. seac. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Cement Plants in Satna". edbc.co.in. edbc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Airports Authority of India:Satna". aai.aero. Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Airports Authority of India:Jabalpur". aai.aero. Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Census MP" (PDF). Census of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Man who launched India's First Rural University, Nanaji Deshmukh remembered today on his Punyatithi". 27 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "Governor House, Himachal Pradesh, India - Past Governors". himachalrajbhavan.nic.in.
  23. ↑ "Home | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA". main.sci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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