Sakti, Chhattisgarh

Sakti
city

Maa Beri Wali Mandir
Sakti

Location in Chhattisgarh, India

Coordinates: 22°02′N 82°58′E / 22.03°N 82.97°E / 22.03; 82.97Coordinates: 22°02′N 82°58′E / 22.03°N 82.97°E / 22.03; 82.97
Country  India
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir-Champa
Elevation 237 m (778 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 21,955
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website www.merasakti.com

Sakti is a town and a nagar palika in Janjgir-Champa district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It was the seat of the princely Sakti State.

Geography

Sakti is located at 22°02′N 82°58′E / 22.03°N 82.97°E / 22.03; 82.97.[2] It has an average elevation of 237 metres (777 feet).

History

During the British Raj era, Sakti was the capital of Sakti State, one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency.[3]

Climate

Sakti has a tropical wet and dry climate. Temperatures remain moderate through most of the year, though not from March to June, which can be extremely hot.The temperature in April–May sometimes rises above 44 °C .These summer months also have dry and hot winds. The city receives about 1,300 millimetres (51 in) of rain, mostly in the monsoon season from late June to early October. Winters last from November to January and are mild, although lows can fall to 5 °C (41 °F). The entire area including Sakti is passing through severe shortage of drinking water. Ground water is hard and resources are limited. If the problem of drinking water is not met timely, the entire terrain may be converted into desert in the years to come.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Sakti had a population of 20,213. Males constitute 10,374 of the population and females 9,839.

Transport

Sakti Railway Station

Sakti is a Railway Station on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. Major trains stop here including Mumbai-Howrah Mail since beginning. It is also connected through National Highway No.200.

Education

Sakti

There are many private and government schools in Sakti, some of them are:

a complete tution for competition exams and class 3rd to 10th( maths, english, science)

Notable Persons

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sakti, India". fallingrain.com.
  3. ↑ Princely States of India
  4. ↑ "सरस्वती शिशु मंदिर, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, SSM, Sakti". Facebook.

Further reading

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