Satara district

Coordinates: 17°42′N 74°00′E / 17.70°N 74.00°E / 17.70; 74.00
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Satara district
Satara
)
Major Highways
NH-48, NH-160, NH-166E, NH-266, NH-548C, NH-548E, NH-965, NH-965D
Websitewww.satara.gov.in/en/
Satara 1896

Satara district (Marathi pronunciation:

Ratnagiri to the west.[5]

The

Ratnagiri District. The Mahadeo range starts about 10 m.[clarification needed] north of Mahabaleshwar and stretches east and south-east across the whole of the district. The Mahadeo hills are bold, presenting bare scarps of black rock like fortresses. The Satara district is part of two main watersheds. The Bhima River watershed, which is a tributary of the Krishna, includes the north and northeast of the district, north of the Mahadeo hills. The rest of the district is drained by the upper Krishna and its tributaries. The hill forests have a large store of timber and firewood. The whole of Satara district falls within the Deccan Traps area; the hills consist of trap intersected by strata of basalt and topped with laterite, while, of the different soils on the plains, the commonest is the black loamy clay containing carbonate of lime. This soil, when well watered, is capable of yielding heavy crops. Satara contains some important irrigation works, including the Krishna canal. In some of the western parts of the district the average annual rainfall exceeds 500 cm (200 in); but on the eastern side water is scanty, the rainfall varying from 100 cm (39 in) in Satara town to less than 30 cm (12 in) in some places farther east. The district is traversed from north to south by a railway line, which passes 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Satara town.[6]

The Mandher Devi temple in Mandhradevi, near Wai, is the Kalubai temple. Located on a hill 1,417 m (4,649 ft) above sea level, the temple, some 20 km (12 mi) from Wai, overlooks the picturesque Purandhar Fort. Devotees attribute miraculous properties to a grove around the shrine. Lore has it that the temple is more than 400 years old and was built during Shivaji's rule. However, no definite date on the temple's construction is available. It was the scene of a tragic stampede on 25 January 2005.

Officer

Members of Parliament

  • Satara
    )
  • Madha
    )

Guardian Minister

Guardian Minister Satara
पालकमंत्री सातारा
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length5 years / No time limit
Websitesatara.gov.in/en/

list of Guardian Minister

Name Term of office
Vijay Shivtare 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
Shamrao Pandurang Patil 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022
Shambhuraj Desai 24 September 2022- Incumbent

District Magistrate/Collector

District Magistrate / Collector Satara
जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी सातारा
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Shri. Jitendra Dudi (IAS)[7]
since 7 June 2023
ResidenceAt Satara district
AppointerGovernment of Maharashtra
Term lengthNo time limit
Websitesatara.gov.in/en/

list of District Magistrate / Collector

Name Term of office
Shri. Jitendra Dudi (IAS) 7 June 2023 - Incumbent

History

Satara district in 1884

Historical inscriptions as old as 200 BCE indicate the oldest known place in Satara district in Maharashtra is Karad (mentioned as Karhakada). It is also believed that the Pandavas stayed in Wai, then known as 'Viratnagari', in the 13th year of exile.

Satara District can be proud of the oldest

Chalukyas and came into prominence under Dantidurga
around 753 CE.

The empire of

Satvahanas
" for about two centuries between 550 A.D. to 750 AD.

The first

Shivaji
Maharaj, continue to live in Satara.

After their victory in the

Pratap Singh, and assigned to him the principality of Satara, an area much larger than the present district. As a result of political intrigues, Pratap Singh was deposed in 1839, and his brother Raja Shahaji
was placed on the throne. When this prince died without a male heir in 1848, Satara was annexed by the British government and added to Bombay Presidency. The Satara Parallel government in Maharashtra from August 1943 to May 1946 opposed British rule, which was effectively overthrown in large parts of Satara district (now separated into Satara and Sangli districts) of Western Maharashtra.

Divisions

Satara district consists of four subdivisions namely Satara, Wai, Karad and Phaltan, divided into eleven talukas (tahsils).

Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)
.

Tehsils (Taluke) of Satara District at a glance
Taluka Capital
Satara
 Satara
Karad Karad
Wai Wai
Koregaon Koregaon
Jaoli Medha
Mahabaleshwar Mahabaleshwar
Khandala Khandala
Patan Patan
Phaltan Phaltan
Khatav Vaduj
Maan Dahiwadi

Later, in the year 2009, the

Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)
.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901849,672—    
1911835,337−0.17%
1921786,436−0.60%
1931895,014+1.30%
19411,013,212+1.25%
19511,177,016+1.51%
19611,430,105+1.97%
19711,727,376+1.91%
19812,038,677+1.67%
19912,451,372+1.86%
20012,808,994+1.37%
20113,003,741+0.67%
source:[9]
Religions in Satara district (2011)[10]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 89.62%
Islam
 
 4.89%
Buddhism
 
 4.70%
Jainism
 
 0.43%
Other or not stated
 
 0.36%

According to the

640).[11] The district has a population density of 287 inhabitants per square kilometre (740/sq mi) .[11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 6.93%.[11] Satara has a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males,[11] and a literacy rate of 82.87%. 18.99% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 10.76% and 0.99% of the population respectively.[11]

Language

Languages of Satara district (2011)[14]

  Marathi (93.05%)
  Hindi (3.60%)
  Urdu (0.90%)
  Others (2.45%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.05% of the population spoke Marathi, 3.60% Hindi and 0.90% Urdu as their first language.[14]

Education

The

Sainik School established in India and comes under Ministry of Defence
.

Government of Maharashtra has started Government Medical College in Satara in 2021. Every year, the college admits 100 students to the undergraduate (MBBS) course via NEET. 15% AIQ quota is there for All India students and 85% is the state quota.[15]

Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science, Shirwal is affiliated with Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University.

There are also institutes run by the Rayat Shikshan Sanstha. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Of Engineering and Polytechnic is run by Rayat Shikshan Sanstha and is one of the oldest and reputed engineering colleges in Satara.

In primary education SEMS, Mona School Satara, Nirmala Convent, KSD Shanbhag Vidyalaya, Chhatrapati Shahu Academy, Narmada are some of the best and oldest English Medium schools which are affiliated to Maharashtra state board while the Podar International School is the most excellent school which is affiliated to Central Board Of Secondary Education.[16] Amongst Marathi medium schools, Rayat Shikshan sansthas Anna Saheb Kalyani Vidyalaya, Maharaja Sayajirao Vidyalaya along with Anant English School, and New English School are the best educational institutes in the city.[17]

  • Sainik School Satara
    Sainik School Satara
  • Government College of Engineering Karad (Satara)
    Government College of Engineering Karad (Satara)

Villages and towns

Further reading

  • Malik, S.C. Stone Age Industries of the Bombay & Satara Districts, M. Sayajirao University Baroda 1959.
  • Selections from the Historical Records of the Hereditary Minister of Baroda. Consisting of letters from Bombay, Baroda, Poona and Satara Governments. Collected by B.A. Gupte. Calcutta 1922.

References

  1. ^ "District Collector Satara". NIC, Govt. of India. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ "ZP CEO Satara". ZP Satara. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census". Census2011.co.in. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  4. ^ [1] Archived July 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Map of districts in Maharashtra
  6. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Satara". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 227.
  7. ^ "District Collector Satara". NIC, Govt. of India. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Satara: Province to District". Satara District. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  10. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Satara" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  12. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Albania 2,994,667 July 2011 est.
  13. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Mississippi 2,967,297
  14. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  15. ^ "Government Medical College, Satara". Government Medical College, Satara. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Podar Education Network". Podareducation.org. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  17. ^ "Rayat Shikshan Sanstha Founder Dr. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, Established-1919". Rayatshikshan.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-07.

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