Satna
Encyclopedia
Satna(cement city) is a city in central India and a municipal corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...

 in Satna district
Satna District
Satna District , was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 , 20.63% of which was urban...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District
Satna District
Satna District , was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 , 20.63% of which was urban...

. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.

History

Satna got its name from Sutna or Satna river flowing in its vicinity. It is said that this river got its name from the name of popular rishi called "Suteekshna Muni" of ancient times of Ramayana period (ref. "Satna Nagar" written by Shivanand
Shivanand
Shivanand wasa freedom fighter and President of Rewastates' peoples' conference:1946-48. He was elected from SatnaConstituency to the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative assembly in 1952 andsworn in as Speaker of that assembly...

). A long history is associated with this place. In the Hindu holy book of Ramayana Era Lord Rama stayed in the region of Chitrakoot, half of it is in the outskirts of Satna, shared with Uttar Pradesh, which contains the rest. It was previously a British station, the headquarters of the political agent for Baghelkhand. Political agent office was established in Satna in 1871 but was abolished in 1931. Nearby, at Bharhut
Bharhut
Bharhut or Barhut , is a location in Satna district in Madhya Pradesh, Central India, known for its famous Buddhist stupa. The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya king Asoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Sunga period, with many...

, there are the remains of a 2nd century BC Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

 stupa
Stupa
A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....

, first discovered in 1873 by Cunningham. However, most of the excavated remnants were sent to British Museum London by the then British rulers.
To know the history of Satna town one may read the following books:
  • Satna Nagar by Shri Shivanand
    Shivanand
    Shivanand wasa freedom fighter and President of Rewastates' peoples' conference:1946-48. He was elected from SatnaConstituency to the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative assembly in 1952 andsworn in as Speaker of that assembly...

  • Mahanagar banta huaa kasba by Dr. Bhagwandas Safaria

Geography

Satna is located at 24.34°N 80.55°E and it has an average elevation of 315 metres (1033 feet).
The place is renowned for Dolomite mines and Limestone. Also, there are seven cement factories in the place which has led to many to migration from many places.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Satna had a population of 225,468. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Satna has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Satna, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Language and people

The majority of the people in Satna speak Bagheli
Bagheli
Bagheli is a language of the Baghelkhand region of central India. It is often considered to be a dialect of Hindi language, and is classified such by the Indian Census Report ....

, which is a derivative of Hindi. Satna is the 7th most populated city in Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest growing city of Madhya Pradesh. Due to the presence of cement industries, migration of people looking for jobs into the city is very high. People here are usually very friendly and down to earth, willing to help anytime.

Entertainment and tourism

There are mainly three theaters in Satna, two of which show latest bollywood movies. There are many restaurants and eateries in the city. There are many tourist spots near Satna. The district of Satna has many natural sceneries and pilgrim sites.

Industries

Jhankar is main theatre in satna, Chandni and Green Talkies show old films. Satna is located in the limestone belts of India. As a result Satna contributes around 8-9% of India's total cement production. The electrical cable industry in Satna is among the pioneers in the country. The city of Satna is also known as commercial capital of Baghelkhand. Due to the abandunce dolomite and limestone in the areas around Satna. The city hosts many good cement producing industries. The city has also lined up may new investments which can create new jobs for the people living in the city.
The city is amongst 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 last decade and it is ready to take a quantum leap forward as part of growing India in the face of the new industrialization in this area.

Economy

Satna is the world's largest cement producing district, Industries in Satna include cement manufacturing, hand loom weaving, flour, oilseed milling, and distribution of agricultural and fabric products via road and rail. Asia's biggest cement factory known as "Prism Cement" is in Satna. Another cement clinker plant has been established by JP Bhilai cement limited in Satna in 2009. It is also home to one of the leading cables manufacturer of India, "Universal Cables Limited". Infrastructure development in Satna is booming. Land prices in Satna are one of the highest in the state. Satna is located on an important railway route, therefore it is the goods-transport capital of this region. Most of the trade supplies to the region are unloaded and further supplied to the surrounding regions from here. Trade between Utter Pradesh and Vindhya region occurs mostly through Satna. Currently the economy is growing rapidly in this region of the country. Satna is in the transient stage of its transformation into a big city. As Satna takes the trade hub stature, it has a high rate of migrant coming into the city from other regions looking for work. The population growth creats an increase in demand for goods and services that needs to be fulfilled. Service sectors such as banking is growing rapidly in Satna. Commercial and trade activity, demand for consumer goods (brands name items) are registering impressive growth in Satna.

There is also a big industry in vindhya ceramics which is known for salt glazed stone ware pipes and fitting

Air

Satna has its own smaller airport called Satna Airport
Satna Airport
The Satna Airport is a domestic airport in the city of Satna in Madhya Pradesh, India...

. The nearest airport to Satna is jabalpur Airport which is approximately 220 kilometres from the city. The d connects the city to jabalpur Airport
Jabalpur Airport
- Facilities :* Jabalpur Airport has parking apron for Two B-737 and Airbus A320* Night landing facilities* Flight information display* X RAY, CCTV camera...

. The source of public transportation for people in Satna is rickshaw and auto rickshaws.

Railways

Satna Junction
Satna Junction
Satna Railway Station is the main railway station in Satna, a major city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located about one km from Satna town. The station sees heavy usage, with over 40 trains stopping here on a daily basis...

 railway station (IRCTC code STA) is a prominent station in Madhya-northern railway division on the route between Jabalpur Junction
Jabalpur Junction
Jabalpur Junction , is an important railway junction station of Jabalpur City in Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of West Central Railway. The station is sometimes called the Jabalpur main station...

 and Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

. It is a junction and the branch goes to Rewa
Rewa, India
Rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of...

 from here. The railway station has three platforms with all up going trains (trains in the direction of Mumbai) normally using platform number 1 and all down going (trains in direction of Allahabad-Manikpur) using platforms 2 and 3. The railway station is very important because of its proximity to the ancient city of Khajuraho. Satna is well connected by train to almost all major cities of the countries. It lies on the busy train route connecting Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and Howrah. There is also a diesel depot for the Western Central Railway.

Roadways

Excellent bus service is available from Satna to various cities of Madhya pradesh and to some cities of Maharashtra. Luxury buses are available for smaller cities too, Sleeper buses are available for Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...

, Bhopal, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

 and Jabalpur. A couple of state highways and a national highway make the city well connected by roads. Satna is connected to the longest National Highway: NH-7. State highway NH-75 passes from the heart of Satna and connects it to cities of Panna
Panna
Panna can refer to:* Aam panna, an Indian drink made from mangoes* Panna, Madhya Pradesh, a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India* Panna district, a district in Sagar Division of Madhya Pradesh, India* Panna National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, India...

 and Rewa
Rewa, India
Rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of...

 which are other important cities of northern Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

.

Education

Satna has a literacy rate of 90.89%. India's first rural university in chitrakoot was established in 1993 Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University. It is 1 of 16 state government university in Madhya Pradesh. There are several degree colleges with large campuses in Satna. The Awdhesh Pratap Singh University is also located in Satna. The city is an educational hub of Vindhya region and several courses like Biotechnology, Computer, Management, Journalism etc. are offered by various institutes located here.
Polytechnic college is also one of the oldest technical college in vindhya region. Polytechnic college has a special branch Cement Technology which is only in this college in india.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya run by HRD Ministry of India is a leading center of education in Satna. Located at Rahikwara, this school has produced many talented engineers, journalists and lawyers.

There are numerous high schools in Satna, these are:
  • Daffodils Hr. Sec. School
  • The LoveDale Hr. Sec. School (CBSE Board)
  • Christukula Mission Higher Secondary(ICSE Board)
  • Darul-uloom (English medium)
  • Delhi Public School
  • Brilliant Scholar Convent School Jaitwara (English Medium)
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya Satna
  • Janta Higher Secondary School
  • Venkat Higher Secondary School(1)
  • Venkat Higher Secondary School(2)
  • V.I.P Campion Hr. Sec. School
  • Priyamvada Birla Hr. Sec. School
  • C.M.A. Higher Secondary School
  • Sindhu Higher Secondary School
  • Bonanza convent Higher Secondary School
  • Gujarati school
  • Shri mahaveer digambar jain vidyalaya
  • Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Muktyarganj
  • St Michael's Senior Secondary School(CBSE)
  • Blooms Academy(CBSE)
  • Nalanda Public School
  • Care public school
  • Christ Jyoti Sr. Sec. School(CBSE)
  • Sarswati Hr. Sec. School, Krishna nagar
  • Sarswati Avasiya Vidyapeeth
  • Dayanand Higher Secondary School (Hindi Medium)
  • Govt. Padhmadhar Hr.Sec. School Madhavgarh Satna
  • Darsgah Islami Hr.Sec.School Nazeerabad Satna (Urdu Medium and Hindi Medium)
  • Chanakya Public School (English Medium) (Centre for the bhaskar genius exams) located on M.G. road just beside The Circuit House of Satna


Some of the engineering colleges in the city are as follows:
  • Shri Rama Krishna Collage
  • Government Polytechnic College
  • Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Satna
  • Vindhya Institute of Technology and Science
  • Aditya Engineering College
  • ITI, Birla Road
  • Rajiv Gandhi College
  • Rajiv Gandhi Computer College
  • DATACARE Institute of Information Technology
  • Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
  • NITS Education,satna (affiliated from Jaipur)
  • Satna Institute of Infarmation Technology,Rewaroad Satna

Hospitals

Some of the hospital Serving the medical need of people in Satna are:
  • District Hospital
  • Birla Medical Research Centre
  • Birla Hospital
  • Priyamvada Birla Cancer Research Institute
  • Samaritan Netra Deepti Hospital
  • Samaritan Hospital
  • Ayushman Hospital
  • Chandra Nursing Home
  • Prem Nursing Home
  • AVM Hospital
  • nahar nursing home
  • trimurtee nursingh home
  • pushpanjali nursing home
  • Manglam nursing home
  • Sanjeevani nursing home
  • JHA NURSING HOME
  • R.K NURSING HOME
  • Singh Nursing Home

Tourism

Satna district
Satna District
Satna District , was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 , 20.63% of which was urban...

 has some major religious tourism spots including, Chitrakoot
Chitrakuta
Chitrakuta is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India....

 and Maihar
Maihar
Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...

. Satna district is also proud to be close to an ancient city of Buddhist culture named 'Bharhut
Bharhut
Bharhut or Barhut , is a location in Satna district in Madhya Pradesh, Central India, known for its famous Buddhist stupa. The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya king Asoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Sunga period, with many...

', whose archaeological remains are displayed in many museums in India and all over the world. Tulsi museum at Ramvan, 16 km away from the city, has many unique artistic sculptures of ancient times found in this area. Lord Shiva temple at Birsinghpur
Birsinghpur
Birsinghpur is a town, a Nagar Palika and tehshil in Umaria District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India and the city where spiritual leader of New Age was born.- Demographics : India census, Pali...

 is a famous and old temple in the region, worth visiting. Madhavgarh fort about 7 km away from satna Railway station (Rewa Road) is another place to visit around Satna.

Satna is the nearest Indian rail-way station for world famous temples of Khajuraho
Khajuraho
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho , a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about southeast of New Delhi, are one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for...

 and that is why many international tourists can be spotted here year round. Tourists normally hire taxis from the railway station with the help of MP tourism office to go to Khajuraho
Khajuraho
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho , a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about southeast of New Delhi, are one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for...

 and come back.

Media and sports

There are many dailies published from the city like Dainik Bhaskar, Navbharat, Raj express, Star samachar.

Cricket is the most popular sport played and followed by many in satna. There are 2 main stadium in the city:
  • Gandhi stadium birla satna.
  • Dhawari stadium satna.


Pashupati is the famous temple in Satna.

Prominent citizens

  • Shri J.S.Varma, Ex-Chief Justice, Supreme Court
  • Shri Shivanand
    Shivanand
    Shivanand wasa freedom fighter and President of Rewastates' peoples' conference:1946-48. He was elected from SatnaConstituency to the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative assembly in 1952 andsworn in as Speaker of that assembly...

    , Ex-Speaker, Vindhya Pradesh
    Vindhya Pradesh
    Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

     Legislative Assembly
  • Shri Gulsher Ahmed, Ex-Governor-Himachal Pradesh

Temples

Satna is famous for its scenic temples. One of those temples, named "Venktesh Mandir", is situated near Mukhtyarganj. It was constructed between 1876 - 1925 by the royal family of Deorajnagar. Dali Baba is a very ancient place of worship in Satna. It is said to be established in 1857 by Abdaldas Baba. A Jain temple was constructed in 1880 and Pranami Mandir in 1890. A new temple named "Pashupati Nath" has been also built recently on the outskirts of Satna. There are temples of Saibaba
Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....

, located at Dhawari and Sindhi colony where hundreds of people gather every Thursday for worship. One more famous temple is "Shiv temple" on the bank of Jagatdev Talab, a man made water reservoir. Around Satna Khajuraho
Khajuraho
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho , a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about southeast of New Delhi, are one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for...

, Ramvan, Chitrakoot and world famous temple. There is a Maa Sharda in Maihar
Maihar
Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...

 which is a sub division of Satna. There is a big hanuman statue near Ramvan 16 k.m. from Satna city on Rewa road.

External links

  • Official website of Satna
  • Satna District
    Satna District
    Satna District , was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 , 20.63% of which was urban...

    The wiki page for Satna District
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK