| Voice of Satara : Mann
Deshi Foundation
Satara District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 10480.0 Km2
Population in Satara (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 3003922
Male : 1512524
Female :
1491398
Under 6 population
Total : 307673
Male : 163605
Female : 144068
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 37457
In seeing : 9386
In speech : 3310
In hearing : 2252
In movement : 15874
Mental : 6635
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 252
Sex Ratio Rank : 496
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 243 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 72 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Earthquake : Koyna - Earthquake measuring 6.5 in 1967
Brief About Satara District
GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
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.
Geographical
location
North Latiitudes 17.5 to 18.11
East Longitude 73.33 to 74.54
Climate
Min.Temp - 11.6 Celsius
Max.Temp - 37.5 Celsius
Rainfall
1426 mm ( Average )
Geog.Area
10484 Sq.Kilometer
RIVERS IN SATARA DISTRICT
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 north-eastern parts of the
district respectively
STATISTICAL DETAILS
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 -( 11 ) |
1. Satara 2.Karad
3.Wai 4.Mahabaleshwar |
| Panchayat Samiti (11) |
5. Phaltan 6.Man 7.Khatav
8.Koregaon 9.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
Tot. Villages:
Rural - 1707, Urban - 43
Police Station
: 25
Police outpost
: 28
AGRICULTURE DETAILS
| Major Crops |
: Bajra,Jowar,Wheat,Rice,Ghewada Gram,Sugarcane,Groundnut,Potato
Soybean, |
| Annual Crop |
: Sugarcane |
| Area under cultivation |
: Irrigated - 1,81,700 Hector |
| |
: Non-Irr. - 6,12,000 Hector |
| Forest |
: 1,42,000 Hector |
Fisheries
Tot. No. of Tanks/Reservoir: 753
Tot. Water spread Area: 14,371 Hect.
Area Under Fish Culture: 14,000 Hect.
Tot. Fish Production : 3,900 M.T.
Tot. No. of Co-op. Societies: 47
No. of Fisher men: 5,000
Govt. Fish Seed Farm : 1 (Dhom)
Fish Seed Rearing Centres: 2
IRRIGATION
Major Projects:
2
Medium Projects : 9
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.
CO-OPERATIVE SECTOR
Total Co-op.Societies:
5,059
P.A.C.S : 873
Members in Co-op.Soc.: 17,40,000
Sugar Factories: 12
Spinning Mills: 8
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Reg.Small scale
Ind.(P): 2,842
Reg.Small scale Ind(T): 2548
Co-op.Ind.Estate: 5
POWER SECTOR
Pump Sets(electrified): 84,701
Domestic consumers: 3,91,389
Villages Electrified: 1522
PUBLIC HEALTH
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
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
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
EDUCATION SECTION
| Primary Schools |
Zilla Parishad - 2406 |
| |
Private
- 754 |
| |
Nagar palika - 122 |
| Secondary Schools |
Zilla 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 |
| |
|
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING.
| Ind.training Institutes |
: 11 |
| |
1.Satara, 2.Karad 3.Wai 4.M'shwar
5.Phaltan 6.Man 7.Khatav 8.Koregaon
9.Patan 10.Jaoli 11.Khandala |
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