Satna
Satna
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Satna (Hindi: हिन्दी में सतना) is a city in the heartland of middle India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of 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). 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.
Nearby, at Bharhut, there are the remains of a 2nd century BC Buddhist stupa, first discovered in 1873 by Cunningham.
Geography
Satna is located at 24°20′N 80°33′E / 24.34°N 80.55°E and it has an average elevation of 315 metres (1033 feet).[1].
The place is renowned for Dolomite mines. Also, there is one cement factory in the place which has led many to migrate to other places. The place is linked with the main center of the city as it is just 8 km from Satna. Not so developed people from the village have migrated to many places in the district and other places in India in search of employment and education & games.cbvvnn
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], 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.
The majority of the population speaks Bagheli, which is a derivative of Hindi.
Satna lies in one among the lime stone belts of India as a result of which Satna contributes around 8-9% of India's Total Cement Production, also the Electrical Cable Industry in Satna are one among the pioneers in the country.
Economy
Satna's industries include cement manufacturing, hand loom weaving, flour, oilseed milling, and the distribution of agricultural and fabric products via road and rail junction. The Asia's biggest cement factory known as "Prism Cement" is in Satna.[citation needed] It is also home to one of the leading cables manufacturer of India, "Universal Cables Limited". Infrastructure is on a boom. Land prices of Rewa road (NH-7) are one of the highest in the state.
Satna being on the important railway route is the goods-transport capital of the Vindhya region as most of the trade supplies to the region are unloaded and further supplied to other Vindhya regions from here. Trade routes From Utter Pradesh to Vindhya region are exclusive to Satna and Rewa, but since Rewa is not well connected by rail lines so Satna takes benefit of the fact and is prime trade location and houses big traders.
Currently the economy is on the boom in here. Satna is in the transient stage of transformation to a big city. As the city takes the trade hub stature, it follows a high intake of people immigrating from other regions to it and subsequent increase in the demand of goods and services need to be fulfilled, therefore a boom of companies in the areas of banking, commerce and trade, and consumer goods (brands with big name) are increasingly registering their presence in the region.[citation needed]
Transport
Air
The main Airport is Satna Airport which is under development while the next near airport is Khajuraho Airport which is approximately 120 kilometres from Satna connected through Chhatarpur-Satna Road. Satna has its own smaller airport called Satna Airport but there are no regular flights using this airport right now.
Satna is well connected by train to almost all major cities of the countries. It lies on the busy Train route connecting Mumbai and Howrah. There is also a diesel depot for the Western Central Railway.
Railways
Satna Junction railway station (IRCTC code STA) is a prominent station in Madhya-northern railway division on the route between Jabalpur Junction and Allahabad. It is a junction and the branch goes to Rewa from here. The railway station has three platforms with all up going trains (trains in the direction of Mumbai) coming normally on platform number 1 and all down going (trains in direction of Allahabad-Manikpur) coming in platforms 2 and 3.
Roadways
A couple of state highways and a national highway make it well connected by roads too. Satna is connected to the longest National Highway: NH-7. NH-75 passes from the heart of the Satna city and connects the cities of Panna and Rewa which are other important cities of northern Madhya Pradesh state of India.
Education
Satna has a literacy rate of 65.48%.It has got India's first rural university in chitrakoot est. in 1993 [Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University] which is 1 of 16 state government university. There are several college campuses of the Awdhesh Pratap Singh University in the city. Satna is an educational hub of Vindhya region several courses like Biotechnology, Computer, Management, Journalism etc. are offered by various institutes.
School
- Venkat Higher Secondary School(1)
- Venkat Higher Secondary School(2)
- C.M.A. Higher Secondary School
- Sindhu Higher Secondary School
- Bonanza convent Higher Secondary School
- Gujarati school
- Shri mahaveer digambar jain vidyalaya
Hospital
- District Hospital
- Birla Medical Research Centre[3]
- Birla Hospital[4]
- Priyamvada Birla Cancer Research Institute[5]
Tourism
Satna district is proud to have few major religious tourism spots: Chitrakoot and Maihar. Satna district is also proud to have an ancient city of Buddhist culture named 'Bharhut', whose archaeological remains are displayed in many museums in India and abroad. 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 is also a famous and old temple in the region. Satna is the nearest Indian rail-way station for world famous temples of Khajuraho and that is why many foreigner tourists can be spotted here any time of the year. Tourists normally hire the four wheeler directly from outside of the railway station with the help of MP tourism office to go to Khajuraho and come back.
Media
To know the history of Satna town one must read the following books 1.Satna Nagar by Shri Shivanand 2.Mahanagar banta huaa kasba by Dr.Bhagwandas Safaria
Prominent Citizens
- Shri J.S.Varma, Ex-Chief Justice,Supreme Court.
- Shri Gulsher Ahmed, Ex-Governor-Himachal Pradesh.
- Shri Shivanand, Ex-Speaker, Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembaly.
Temples
Satna is also famous for 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 of satna,said to be established in 1857 by Abdaldas Baba. 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.A temple of Saibaba is located at Dhawari 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, Ramvan, Chitrakoot and world famous temple of Maa Sharda is in Maihar which is a sub-town of Satna.
References
External links
- Satna District The wiki page for Satna District