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 |