Satna Junction railway station (IRCTC code STA) is a station in Western-Central 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) 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 and Howrah. There is also a diesel depot for the Western Central Railway.Satna junction is the most prominent junction of the Jabalpur Railway division providing maximum income due to its high degree of loading and unloading of cement,petroleum etc.All trains passing from Satna Junction stops here which ultimately shows its importance. 3 of them have technical stoppage while the rest have commercial stoppage. ISO certified trains such as Rewanchal express are the trains of the area. S
Satna is in the limestone belts of India. As a result, it contributes around 8%–9% of India’s total cement production. There is abundance of dolomite and limestone in the area, the city has Seven number of cement factories that are producing cement and exporting the same to other part of the country. The electrical cable company ‘Universal Cables’ in Satna is among the pioneers in the country. The city of Satna is known as commercial capital of Baghelkhand. 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. Major problems faced in the city may inter alia include electricity, roads, air pollution due to atmospheric wastes of cement factories. Satna is known as the cement city of India. Due to the abundance of limestone and dolomite in the region, the city houses many good cement producing industries and is known as World’s largest cement producing district.
Satna district has some major religious tourism spots including ‘Chitrakoot’ and ‘Maihar’. Satna district is proud to be close to an ancient city of Buddhist culture named ‘Bharhut’, whose archaeological remains are displayed in many museums in India and all over the world.In order to enlighten the glory of images of Bharhut Stupa,Bharhut Art Gallery has been established Within walking distance to the north of Satna Bus Station. The gallery is emballished with hundreds of photographs,replicas,epigraphs showing social and historical importance of the monument. Tulsi Museum at Ramvan, 16 km from the city, has many unique local artistic sculptures of ancient times. Lord Shiva temple at Birsinghpur-semariya is a famous and old temple in the region, worth visiting. Madhavgarh fort about 7 km from Satna Railway station (Rewa Road) is another place to visit around Satna.Gidhakoot(Gidhaila) parvat,laxminarayan mandir,Bada mandir(under construction)of New Deorajnagar are also tourist places.
History of Satna District is part of the history of BaghelKhand,of which a large part was ruled by state of Rewa while small part was ruled by feudatory chiefs,holding their states under British rulers.Satna got its name from Sutna or Satna river flowing in its vicinity. The river is originated from a beautiful spot at Sarang Ashram ( Sutikshna Ashram) situated near sarangpur village of Panna district.Previously railway station was named as sutna and town was known as Raghurajnagar. gradually the town also became Satna. A long history is associated with this place. In 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.
Satna has a literacy rate of 90.89%; however, this does not mean that the place has quality educational institutes. There is no central university there, a little known India’s first rural university in Chitrakoot was established in 1993:Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University. It is one of 16 state government universities in Madhya Pradesh. There are several degree colleges with large campuses in Satna. Awdhesh Pratap Singh University located in Rewa provides affiliations to the colleges in the city. The city is an education hub of the Vindhya region and several courses like Biotechnology, Computer, Management, journalism etc. are offered by institutes here.
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, Bhopal, Nagpur 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 and Rewa which are other important cities of northern Madhya Pradesh.a very good bus service is available for cities like Jabalpur, Nagpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Singrauli, Bhopal, Indore, Ambikapur.
It was previously a British station, the headquarters of the political agent for Baghelkhand. Political agent office was established in Satna in 1872 and abolished in 1931. Col. D.W.K. Barr prepared a plan for Satna town in 1882-88 and Sir Donald Robertson constructed roads ponds etc. in the town in 1888-94.Nearby, at Bharhut, there are the remains of a 2nd century BCBuddhiststupa, first discovered in 1873 by renowned archaeologist Alexander Cunningham. However, most of the excavated remnants were sent to the Indian Museum. The early books Budhist, the Mahabharat ,connects this place with rulers of the Haihaya,Kalchuri or Chedi clan.
A new temple named Pashupati Nath was built recently on the outskirts. There are temples of Saibaba, located at Dhawari and Sindhi colony where hundreds of people gather every Thursday for worship. One more famous one is Shiv Temple on the bank of Jagatdev Talab, a man-made water reservoir. Around Satna Khajuraho, Ramvan, Chitrakoot are world-famous temples. There is a Maa Sharda in Maihar which is a subdivision of Satna. There is a big hanuman statue near Ramvan 16 km from Satna on Rewa road.In sohawal (7 k.m far from satna rly station) a famous ram jaanki mandir called chhota sthan was built by royal family of sohawal state.
Satna is famous for its scenic temples. One of those temples, Venktesh Mandir, is near Mukhtyarganj. It was constructed between 1876 and 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.
Satna has its own smaller airport called Satna Airport. The nearest airport to Satna is Jabalpur Airport which is approximately 220 kilometres from the city. The d connects the city to Jabalpur Airport. The source of public transportation for people in Satna is rickshaw and tata magic.No other local means of transport exist.
As of 2001 India census, 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.
Satna (Cement City) is a city in central 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 the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Mukhtyarganj is a residence place for many of the Satna locals and among one of the best planned societies in Satna. Kotwali Chowk and Rajendra Nagar are other places where residential colonies have been built, there is most historical chowk at satna is Lalta Chowk, Satna.
Satna is the nearest Indian railway station for world famous temples of Khajuraho; 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 and come back.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya run by HRD Ministry of India is a center of education in Satna for those who cannot afford quality education on their own. Located at Rahikwara, this school has produced many talented engineers, journalists and lawyers.
There are many dailies published from the city likePatrika Navbharat Star Samachar, Dainik Bhaskar,dainik nav swadesh. There is also electronic media(FM) name “VIVIDH BHARTI” on frequency 100.1 At testing Mode.
The majority of the people in Satna speak Bagheli, which is a derivative of Hindi. People here generally prefer speaking proper Hindi. Satna is the 7th most populated city in Madhya Pradesh.
Pannilal Chowk is one of the most crowded parts of city, but worth visiting as it has a long series of shops and other stores for shopping and restaurants.
Polytechnic College is one of the oldest technical colleges the region. It has a special branch of Cement Technology which is the only in India.
Satna Junction railway station (IRCTC code STA) is a station in Western-Central 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) 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 and Howrah. There is also a diesel depot for the Western Central Railway.Satna junction is the most prominent junction of the Jabalpur Railway division providing maximum income due to its high degree of loading and unloading of cement,petroleum etc.All trains passing from Satna Junction stops here which ultimately shows its importance. 3 of them have technical stoppage while the rest have commercial stoppage. ISO certified trains such as Rewanchal express are the trains of the area. S
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