DISTRICT AT A GLANCE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
| 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. |
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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.0 |
PHYSICAL MAP OF SATARA DISTRICT
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Reg.Small scale Ind.(P) | : 2,842 |
| Reg.Small scale Ind(T) | : 2548 |
| Co-op.Ind.Estate | : 5 |
| Pump Sets(electrified) | : 84,701 |
| Domestic consumers | : 3,91,389 |
| Villages Electrified | : 1522 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
