Satara District

Population: 3003922 (2011)

State: Maharashtra

Language: Marathi

Headquarters: Satara

 

Area: 10,480 square kilometers

Density of population: 287 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 84.20 % - Male: 92.09 %, Female: 76.29 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:986

 

Boundaries of Satara District

 

North: Pune District, Maharashtra

North West: Raigad District, Maharashtra

South: Sangli District, Maharashtra

East: Solapur District, Maharashtra

West: Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

 

Satara District Average Rainfall: 1426 mm

Satara District Temperature in Summer: 39 deg C to 45 deg C

Satara District Temperature in Winter: 5 deg C to 20 deg C

 

SATARA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Bhima River, Koyna, Krishna, Kudali, Urmodi, Venna, Tarali, Neera, Manganga

Taluks: Satara, Karad, Wai, Mahabaleshwar, Phaltan, Maan, Khatav, Koregaon, Patan, Jaoli, Khandala

Assembly Constituencies: Karad North, Karad South, Koregaon, Maan, Patan, Phaltan, Satara, Wai

Hills: Sahyadri Hills, Mahadeo Hills

 

Satara District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Ajinkyatara Fort

2. Char Bhinti Hutatma Smarak

3. Natraj Mandir

4. Sajjangad

5. Thoseghar Waterfall

6. Chalkewadi – Wind Energy Project

7. Kas Talav

8. Karad – Priti Sangam

9. Mahabaleshwar

10. Venna Lake

11. Shivaji Museum

12. Bhavani Museum

13. Vajrai Waterfall

 

Satara District Facts: One of the oldest Sainik Schools is located here. NH 4 passes through this district.            

 

Major Agricultural Products: Bajra, jowar, wheat, rice, ghewada, gram, sugarcane, groundnut, potato, soybean

 

Major Industries: Sugar industries, spinning mills, engineering industries

 

What is Satara District Famous For: Kandi Pedhe, Strawberry

 

Famous People From Satara District: Ganpatrao Devji Tapase, Jyotirao Phule, Murarbaji, Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Bhikaiji Cama, Abasaheb Garware, Ramabai Ranade, M.F. Husain

 

Satara Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Satara District