About Satna

Owing to its large reservoir of limestone, Satna is popularly referred as cement city of India. And because of this very fact Satna city today is regarded as one of the fastest emerging cities of Madhya Pradesh . But as much as this city today is about promising future, it is also about glorious past too, which has become integral part of its identity. Below you’ll find much more information about Satna city, which will tell you about what else makes this city stand out and unique among all other cities of Madhya Pradesh.

History of Satna

Satna falls in Baghelkhand region, which has seen the rule of many great dynasties and empires during ancient and medieval centuries. The most prominent and dominant ones were Kalacuri dynasty and Baghel Empire. These two empires left deep mark on this region, which is why their mention is absolutely pertinent here. Kalacuri dynasty was one of the glorious ancient Indian empires, while Baghel Empire (also known as Rewa kingdom) was one of the great indigenous empires of Madhya Pradesh state. In fact historians believe that Baghelkhand region partly derives its name from erstwhile Baghel Empire, which dominated and ruled this region from 14th century to 18th century. After 18th century Satna and entire Baghelkhand region fell into the hands of mighty British Empire, who by turn of 19th century had brought entire Indian subcontinent under its control. Read More........

Economy of Satna

The fact that Satna city is commercial capital of Baghelkhand region is enough to indicate how much economic potential this city holds. In introductory paragraph we’d already mentioned about this city being today one of the fastest growing cities of Madhya Pradesh. At the heart of its robust and resilient economy is huge pile of minerals, which has certainly put Satna city on the economic map of India. Although these huge piles of minerals are found in other parts of Satna District, but Satna city being the district headquarter, its economy has benefitted the most by their presence.All said and done about the importance of mineral and mineral extraction industry, agricultural sector is still one of the dominant sectors in satna’s local economy. Although due to growing urbanization of Satna city agricultural has lost some sheen, but it continues to be a dominant sector in the interiors of Satna District. Read More........

M/s Satna cement works (unit of Birla corporation Ltd) – 2,100 employees
M/s Bhilai J.P. Cement Plant (unit of Bhilai J. P. Cement Ltd. Birahuli) – 5000 employees
M/s Maihar Cement, post Sarla Nagar: 839 employees
M/s Maihar Cement Unit 2, Post Sarla Nagar: 311 employees
M/s Prism Cement Ltd – 956 employees

Healthcare Services in Satna

Satna rising economic profile surely has had positive impact on its healthcare services. This is to say that today Satna city has no dearth of hospitals, chemist shops, pathological labs and other critically important healthcare infrastructure. In fact it would not be exaggeration to say that today Satna healthcare services can even compete with healthcare services of capital city Bhopal. This fact should give a fair idea about how well equipped and advanced Satna’s healthcare services are. Some of Satna’ prominent hospitals are as follows: M P Birla Hospital, Sanjiwani Super Speciality Hospital and Ayushman Hospital & Research Centre Pvt Ltd. Read More........

MP Birla Hospital
Address: Vikas Birla Colony, Near Satna Cement, Main Road, Satna HO, Satna – 485001
Phone no: +(91)-7672-257411, +(91)-7672257413

Nahar Nursing Home
Address: Behind Savera Hotel, Rewa Road, Satna HO, Satna – 485001
Phone no: +(91)-7672-403729, 404856

Ayushman Hospital & Research Centre Pvt Ltd
Address: Near Circuit House, Vidyasagar Nagar, Satna HO, Satna – 485001
Phone no: +(91)-7672-226504, 228335

Sanjiwani Super Speciality Hospital
Address: Near Bus Stand, Satna HO, Satna – 485001
Phone no: +(91)-7672-404457

Satna Hospital Pvt Ltd
Address: M G Road, Satna HO, Satna – 485001
Phone no: +(91)-7672-223508

Gandhi Children Hospital
Address: Shakti Vihar Colony, Satna HO, Satna – 485001
Phone no: +(91)-7672-409016, +(91)-9827249133

Transportation in Satna

Satna scores full marks on the front local transportation as well. Be it local transportation or be its connectivity with rest of India. Beginning with its local transportation, then it is all about auto rickshaws, which are lifeline for its local commuters. Auto rickshaw’s domination in local transportation system is today actually found all across the prominent cities of India.Coming to connectivity, then Satna people rely on Satna Railway junction to travel to other parts of India. Satna Railway Junction is one of the important junctions of Madhya Pradesh and is directly connected with almost all the prominent urban cities of India. Besides this all important station, Satna’s connectivity gets further boost by robust bus service. Satna is connected with all the prominent cities of Madhya Pradesh via bus service. This includes state run bus services and Volvo buses run by private travel agents. Read More.......

Satna Junction
Address: Satna, Satna District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Line(s): Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Allahabad-Jabalpur section
Station code: STA
Zone(s): West Central Railways
Division(s): Jabalpur

Tourism in Satna

Beautiful religious places and places of great historical importance surrounds Satna city, which obviously have raised tourism profile of this city. Below are names of some of these tourist places and also brief description about them.

Chitrakoot Dham : Chitrakoot Dham actually refers to spiritual and devotional experience offered by various scared temples located at small town of Chitrakoot. Chitrakoot town is located just 60 kms away from headquarter city of Satna. Besides being home to so many temples, this small town also carries immense mythological importance. It is believed that Lord Rama, Sita and his brother Laxaman had spent their eleventh years in their fourteen years of exile in this very small town.

Famous Sharda Devi Temple in Maihar Town: Sharda Devi Temple, dedicated to Goddesses Saraswati, located in small village of Maihar is one of the most visited temples of Satna District. The main reason for this being its unique location. It is located on a hilltop and devotees have to climb 1001 steps to seek the blessing of Maa Sharda Devi. This is surely one of those rare temples that completely test the spiritual strength of devotes.

Shiv temple in Birsinghpur Village: This Lord Shiva Temple located in Birsinghpur Village happens to be one of the oldest temples of Satna District. Since time immemorial this temple has been evoking immense spiritual fervor among devotes of Satna region. Besides, this immensely famous temple is located just few kilometers away from Satna city. Approximately this temple is located some 1 kms away from Satna city.

Buddhist Culture in Bharhut town: This small town is one of the most celebrated Buddhists heritage centers of our country. Although it is not as famous as it ought to be. At the heart of its vast Buddhists heritage collection lie huge Bharhut Stupa, which is believed to have been constructed during Maurya king Ashoka. These stupas are unarguably one of the priceless archeological treasures of our country.

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Satna at a glance

State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Satna
Coordinates: 24.16°N 80.83°ECoordinates: 24.16°N 80.83°E
Elevation: 315 m (1,033 ft)
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code: 7672
Literacy rate: 79.99%
Pin code: 485001
Vehicle registration: MP-19
Official language: Hindi