Satara (city)

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Satara
सातारा
City

Clockwise from top: Chaarbhinti, Natraj Mandir, The name of the city 'Satara' in three different scripts: Modi, Devnagri and Latin; Kshetra Mahuli, Ajinkyatara Fort, and the panorama of Satara city.
Nickname(s): Shahunagari
Satara

Location of Satara in Maharashtra

Coordinates: 17°41′29″N 74°00′03″E / 17.69139°N 74.00092°ECoordinates: 17°41′29″N 74°00′03″E / 17.69139°N 74.00092°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Area
 • Total 22.48 km2 (8.68 sq mi)
Elevation 742 m (2,434 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 326,789
Demonym Satarkar
Language
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 415001,415002,415003,
415004,415005,415006
Telephone code 02162
Vehicle registration MH-11
Website www.satara.nic.in

Satara ( pronunciation  is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The city is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the river Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was established in the 16th century and was the seat of Raja of Satara. This city is the headquarter of Satara Tahsil, as well as Satara District.

History

Medieval

The first Muslim invasion of the Deccan took place in 1296. In 1636 the Nizam Shahi dynasty came to an end. In 1663 Shivaji conquered Parali and Satara fort. After death of Shivaji, Shahu Shivaji, Heir Apparent to Maratha Kingdom, captured by Mughals when we was only seven years old, remained their prisoner till the death of his father in 1700. The Dowager Maharani Tarabai proclaimed his younger half-brother, and her son, Shahu Sambhaji as Chhatrapati Maharaj under her regency. Mughals released Shahu with some conditions in 1707, so that Marathas would face an internal war for the throne. Shahu returned to Maratha empire and claimed his inheritance. Aurangzeb's son Muhammad Azam Shah conquered Satara fort (Ajinkyatara) after a 6 month siege, later won by Parshuram Pratinidhi in 1706. In 1708 Chattrapati Shahu, the son of Chhatrapati Sambhaji, was crowned on the Satara fort. The direct descendents of Raja Shivaji continue to live in Satara. Udayanraje Bhonsle is the 13th descendent of Shivaji Maharaj.Dundle is the Sardar Of Chhatrpati Shivaji Maharaj. [1]

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about his experience while livign as a child in Satara in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 1).[2]

Features

Geography

View of Satara City at sunset from Chaarbhinti (Clicked at 11 December 2010; 1815 hrs.(IST)

Satara is located at 17°41′N 73°59′E / 17.68°N 73.98°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 742 metres (2434 feet).

It is located on National Highway 4, between Karad and Khandala.[5]

Climate

Satara City is surrounded by seven hills. Since it is in hilly area, its climate is tropical wet and dry. The temperature of Satara City is varies in the range 33 °C-38 °C in Summer and 5 °C-20 °C in winter. Due to Monsoon, we can experience the rainy season between the period June to early October. In this area, near about 1000 mm rainfall occurs during monsoon.

Climate data for Satara
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)		 30.8
(87.4)		 34.6
(94.3)		 36.3
(97.3)		 34.8
(94.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.7
(78.3)		 27.2
(81)		 30.2
(86.4)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.4
(83.1)		 30.08
(86.13)
Average low °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 15.8
(60.4)		 19.2
(66.6)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.8
(73)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.1
(70)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.1
(68.2)		 19.7
(67.5)		 16.7
(62.1)		 11.4
(52.5)		 18.64
(65.56)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.1
(0.122)		 1.3
(0.051)		 3.3
(0.13)		 18.3
(0.72)		 34.8
(1.37)		 134.4
(5.291)		 370.3
(14.579)		 296.9
(11.689)		 125.0
(4.921)		 81.5
(3.209)		 49.3
(1.941)		 6.9
(0.272)		 1,125.1
(44.295)
Source: Government of Maharashtra

Tourism

Kas plateau, Satara(World Heritage Site)[3]
Bamnoli Boating View

The famous tourist points near Satara City are:

A view of Narayan Maharaj Math from Shembdi Vaghali-Bamnoli Road
A Sunset view from Naryan Maharaj Math, Bamnoli

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[7] Satara had a population of 120,079; males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Satara has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Satara, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marathi is the native & widely spoken languages.English,Kannada,Gujarati are also spoken.

Maharashtra state's sex ratio is 883 girls per 1000 boys, and Satara fares worse still at 881, in spite of the high level of literacy.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.royalark.net/India4/satara.htm
  2. ↑ Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao (1991). Waiting for a Visa (PDF). Mumbai: Dept. of education, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 4071–4090. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mulla, Mohsin (4 July 2012). "Kaas to bloom for only 2,000 tourists daily". Dnaindia.com.
  4. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Satara.
  5. ↑ "Satara District Map". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Chaphal details. virajtravels.in
  7. ↑ Cities having population 1 lakh and above. censusindia.gov.in
  8. ↑ Babu, Chaya. 285 Indian girls no longer called "unwanted". Associated Press via MSNBC. 22 October 2011

Further reading

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