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Historical reference |
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'SATARA' was the capital of Maratha Kingdom spread over
14 lacks square kilometer. This land has rich heritage. Several great
warriors, kings, saints, and great personalities create their historical
evidence in the history of Maharashtra. Inscriptions as old as 200 B.C
revels that probably the oldest known place in Satara district is Karad
(mentioned as Karhakada). It is also believed that Wai in Satara
district is the 'Viratnagari' where Pandavas lived in the 13th year of
exile. The Mauryan Empire in the Deccan was followed by the rules of "Satvahans"
for about two centuries (between 550 A.D. to 750 A.D.) Satara as also
the southern Maharashtra, was ruled by Chalukyas of Badami and was later
by Rashtrakutas, Silaharas and Yadav of Devgiri, the Bahamanis, Adil
Shahi, Muslim Rule, Shivaji (Maratha rule), Shahu Ram Raja and Shahu II
Pratap Singh. The first Musalman Invasion of the Deccan took
place in 1296. Muslim ruled over Satara till 1707. In 1636 the Nijam
Shahi Dynasty came to an end. |
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The Golden Era of
Maratha Kingdom |
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Shahaji's son Shivaji , the founder of Maratha empire had
begun to establish himself in the hilly part of Poona in the north where
he had been put in possession of his fathers estate (Subhedari) at
Poona and Supa.
The major incidence took place in the rule of Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj was round to Pune and Satara, specifically in the
Sahyadri ranges . Western part of Satara district was covered by dense
forests, high hills which is the main reason where Shivaji Maharaj built
about 25 forts. He has fought with Adil Shahi,Mughals throughout his
life . Due to growing exploits of Shivaji , Adilshah send Afzal Khan
the giant sardar of Bijapur to make an end of Shivaji's kingdom. He was
accompanied by a huge army , he harassed the people also destroyed
several temples from holy cities of Pandharpur & Tuljapur.The
historical defeat and end of Afzal Khan took place at Pratapgad , the
ideal fort built on high hill (called Bhorpyacha Dongar) covered with
very dense forest and high hills .
In 1663 Shivajiraje conquered Parali & Satara fort. He
requested his 'GURU' Shri Samartha Ramdas Swami to stay on this parali
fort which later named as 'Sajjangad' . It is just 12 kilometers from
Satara city . Satara city situated on the slope of Satara fort popularly
known as 'Ajinkyatara'. After the death of Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangjeb
conquered Satara fort later won by Parshuram Pratinidhi in 1706. In 1708
Shahumaraj crowned on this fort. |
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SATARA - Province to District |
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In 1948, the district Satara (earlier called as Satara
Province) comprised of 11 subdivisions namely Bijapur (Now a part of
Karnataka State), Jaoli, Karad, Khanapur Khatav, Koregaon, Pandharpur,
Satara, Tasgaon, Walwa and Wai. In 1856, twelve new mahals were formed.
The Sub-divisional boundaries were again overhauled in
the year 1962. After that several changes has been observed by
transferring talukas and subdivisions like Pandharpur to Solapur,
Bijapur to Belgaum. Malcompeth Peta(later named as Mahableshwar) formed
in 1884 and Khandala abolished in 1927, later both re-constituted in
1947. Consequent upon merger of former Indian States, Satara district
re-constituted. In 1947 the Satara district was bifurcated in two, named
South Satara as its headquarter at Sangli and North Satara at Satara.
Both districts were included in Bombay State. Since 1960, the name of
North Satara district changed to Satara and South Satara to Sangli. At
1961 Census, Satara district comprised of 9 talukas and 2 mahals and
1160 villages.
At present Satara district has 4 Sub-Divisions namely
Satara, Wai, Karad and Phaltan, 11 Talukas and 1727 villages. |
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GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS |
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Satara district is located in the western part of
Maharashtra. It is bounded by Pune district to the north, Solapur
district to the east, Sangli district to the south and Ratnagiri
district to the west. Raigad district lies to its north-west.
Satara district is situated in the river basins of the
Bhima and Krishna river. The physical settings of Satara shows a
contrast of immense dimensions and reveals a variety of landscapes
influenced by relief,climate and vegetation. The variation in relief
ranges from the pinnacles and high plateaus of main Sahyadrians range
having height over 4500 feet above mean sea level to the subdued basin
of the Nira river in Phaltan tahasils with the average height of about
1700 feet above mean sea level. The climate ranges from the rainiest in
the Mahabaleshwar region, which has an average annual all of over 6000
mm to the driest in Man tahsil where the average annual rainfall is
about 500 mm. The vegetal cover too varies from the typical monsoon
forest in the western parts to scrub and poor grass in the eastern
parts.
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Geographical Area |
10484 Sq. Kilometer |
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Geographical Location |
North Latitudes :
17.5 to 18.11
East Longitude :
73.33 to 74.54 |
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Climate |
Minimum Temperature :
11.80C
Maximum Temperature :
38.3C |
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Rainfall |
Average : 1277mm |
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RIVERS IN SATARA DISTRICT |
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The main rivers of Satara district are Koyna and Krishna.
The Krishna is one of the three largest sacred rivers of southern India.
Approx. 172 kms. of the river course falls inside the district. The
Krishna River begins on the eastern brow of the Mahabaleshwar plateau
and the source is about 4500 ft. above sea level.
Kudali, Urmodi, Venna and Tarali are small feeder rivers
of Krishna. Koyna is the largest tributary of the
Krishna
in the district. Neera and Manganga rivers are the two representative of
the Bhima drainage in the north and northeastern parts of the district
respectively. |
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Map
of Satara District (Physical) |
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STATISTICAL DETAILS |
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Head-quarters : Satara
District Area (sq. km) : 10,484
Population : 27, 96,906
Male : 14, 02,301
Female : 13, 94,605
Literacy : 78.52%
Male : 88.45 %
Female : 68.71%
Density : 266.77 per Sq. Km.
Sex Ratio : 995 (For 1000 Male)
Tahasil’s & Panchayat : 1. Satara 2.Karad 3.Wai
4.Mahabaleshwar 5.Phaltan
Samiti-(11)
6.Man 7.Khatav 8.Koregaon9.Patan
10.Jaoli 11.Khandala.
Nagar Palika (8) :1.Satara 2.Karad
3.Wai 4.Mahabaleshwar 5.Panchagani 6. Rahimatpur 7.Phaltan 8.
Mhaswad
Gram Panchayat : 1487
Total Villages : 1727
Police Station : 25
Police outpost : 28 |
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AGRICULTURE DETAILS |
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Major Crops : Bajra, Jowar, Wheat,
Rice, Ghewada, Gram, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Potato Soybean,
Annual Crop : Sugarcane
Area under : Irrigated-2, 10,727
Hector (31 %)
Cultivation : Non-
Irrigated – 4, 67,473, Hector (69 %) |
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Fisheries |
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Total No. of Tanks/ : 753
Reservoir
Total Water spread Area
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14,371 Hect.
Area under Fish Culture
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14,000 Hect.
Total Fish Production
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3,900 M.T.
Total Co-op.
Societies
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47
No. of Fisher men :
5,000
Govt. Fish Seed Farm
: 1
(Dhom)
Fish Seed Rearing Centers : 2 |
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IRRIGATION |
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Major Projects :
2
Medium Projects :
9
Note:
Krishna Khore: -
There are 10 Major, 13 Medium and 80 minor projects (Total - 103) are in
progress by Krishna Valley Development Corporation. In future 2, 43,392
Hector land will be irrigated. |
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CO-OPERATIVE SECTOR |
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Total Co-op. Societies
: 5,059
P.A.C.S :
873
Members in Co-op. Societies
: 17, 40,000
Sugar Factories :
12
Spinning Mills
: 8 |
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POWER SECTOR |
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Pump Sets (electrified)
: 84,701
Domestic consumers :
3, 91,389
Villages Electrified
: 1522 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH |
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General Hospital
: 1
Cottage Hospital
: 2
Primary Health
Center :
71
Pry Health
Sub Center :
309
Z.P.
Dispensaries :
2
Rural Hospital
: 10
Ayurvedic Desp.
: 17 |
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TRANSPORT &
COMMUNICATION |
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Total Railway track :
124 KM.
Villages Conn by roads
: 1166
Total Road Length
: 10,367 KM
National Highway :
130 KM
State Highway
: 963 KM
Dist. Roads :
1886 KM
State Highway
: 963 KM
Tot. Reg. Vehicles :
1, 59,619 |
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EDUCATION SECTION |
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Primary Schools:
Zillah Parishad - 2406
Private - 754
Nagar palika - 122
Secondary Schools:
Zillah Parishad - 1
State Govt. - 3
Central Govt. - 2
Private - 414
Jr. & Sr. Colleges :
145
D. Ed. / B.P. Ed.
: 12 + 1
Law Colleges : 2
Medical Colleges : 2
Engineering College : 2
Polytechnic : 2
Pharmacy : 2
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District Details
(Sub-Division/ Taluka/
Villages/ Population etc.)
(Population as per 2001 Census)
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of Sub-Division |
Taluka |
Head
Quarter |
No.of Villages |
No.
of Sajja's |
Pop.
Rural |
Pop.
Urban |
Population Total |
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SATARA |
Satara |
Satara |
198 |
72 |
2,70,814 |
1,69,605 |
4,40,419 |
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Jaoli
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Medha |
218 |
51 |
1,24,660 |
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1,24,660 |
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Koregaon |
Koregaon |
139 |
57 |
2,36,686 |
16,539 |
2,53,225 |
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WAI |
Wai |
Wai |
120 |
38 |
1,58,203 |
31,090 |
1,89,293 |
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Mahableshwar |
M'shwar |
55 |
9 |
28,542 |
26,016 |
54,558 |
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Khandala |
Khandala |
66 |
25 |
1,07,987 |
11,887 |
1,19,874 |
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PHALTAN
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Phaltan |
Phaltan |
123 |
57 |
2,62,748 |
50,798 |
3,13,546 |
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Man |
Dahiwadi |
104 |
42 |
1,79,069 |
20,494 |
1,99,563 |
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Khatav |
Vaduj |
141 |
53 |
2,60,483 |
- |
2,60,483 |
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KARAD |
Karad |
Karad |
220 |
76 |
4,83,701 |
60,093 |
5,43,794 |
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Patan |
Patan |
343 |
66 |
2,85,872 |
11,619 |
2,97,491 |
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Total
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1727 |
546 |
23,98,765 |
3,98,141 |
27,96,906 |
Taluka wise Average Rainfall in last 10 years of Satara District (in mm)
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Year wise Rainfall (m. m.)
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