Satna district
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Satna district सतना जिला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Rewa division |
| Headquarters | Satna |
| Tehsils | 07 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Satna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,502 km2 (2,897 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 728,619 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.79 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 927 |
| Website | Official website |
Satna District (सतना)(Cement City), was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 768,648 (2011 census), 20.63% of which was urban. The district has a population density of 249 persons per km².
Satna district has Uttar Pradesh on the north, Rewa on the east, Shahdol on the southwest, Umaria and Katni districts on the south, and Panna on the west. The district is part of Rewa Division. The district is divided into the tehsils of Amarpatan, Maihar, Nagod, Uchehara, Birsinghpur, Koter, Majhgawan, Ramnagar, Rampur baghelan & Sohawal. Satna town is situated in Sohawal tehsil.
Satna district is part of the Baghelkhand region, a very large portion of which was ruled by the Rewa. A small portion of the western region was ruled by feudatory chiefs under the British. There were eleven such states, namely Maihar, Nagod State, Sohawal, Kothi, Jaso, Baraundha and the five Chaube Jagirs of Chanpurwa, Pahra, Taraon, Bhaisunda and Kamta-Rajaula.
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