Sakti, Chhattisgarh

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Sakti
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Maa Beri Wali Mandir Sakti
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Sakti
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
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Sakti
Sakti (India)
Coordinates: 22°02′N82°58′E / 22.03°N 82.97°E / 22.03; 82.97
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Chhattisgarh
District Sakti
Named for Maa Mahamaya temple in heart of Town
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Chhattisgarh
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total30,100
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration CG-36

Sakti is a city and a district in the state of Chhattisgarh. The assembly constituency number of District Sakti is 33, Earlier it was the only Education District of Chhattisgarh. There are 245 panchayats and 458 villages under Sakti district. Sakti district was formed on 15 August 2021 And came into complete district existence on 9 September 2022 by then Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. [2]

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Administration

The First Collector and District Magistrate of Sakti was Nupur Rashi Panna I.A.S, who was succeeded by the current Collector Amrit Vikas Topno, I.A.S. [3] [4] First Superintendent of Police is M.R. Ahire I.P.S and First District Education Officer is B.L. Khare, who was also the last District Education Officer of Education District Sakti. The First MLA of district was Shri Charan Das Mahant(During 2018-2023) who is the current Opposition Leader of the Chhattisgarh Legislative assembly, [5] [6] and was re-elected in 2023. [7]

Geography

Sakti is located at 22°02′N82°58′E / 22.03°N 82.97°E / 22.03; 82.97 . [8] It has an average elevation of 237 metres (777 feet).

Sakti is a hill station situated on the banks of Borai river and foothills of Udaigiri Mountain range of Chhattisgarh. It gets its name from age old temple of Maa Mahamaya in the Heart of Sakti. Town comes in the drainage system of Mand river, The Mand river originates from the Mand mountain range. Surrounded by hills from Northern Direction, it has beautiful waterfalls and famous tourist places around like Damau which has Ancient hand written scripts on walls of its cave with a perennial waterfall, Rainkhol which is a forest cut area, The Chandrahasini Sakti Peath and The Adbhar Aastbhuji Maa Sakti Peath which is an archaeological site. Main flora is Sal, Mahua and fauna is the Indian Bear, Hyena. Soil is found to be rich in Iron, with some traces of Pitchblende

Sakti district is surrounded by Korba district in the North-West, Janjgir-Champa District in the West, Raigarh district in the East, Sarangarh district in the South.

History

During the British Raj era, Sakti was the capital of Sakti State, one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency. [9]

The rulers of this princely state bore the title of 'Rana'.

His Son Raja Surendra Bahadur Singh, represented India in its hockey team and was twice a minister for the government of the State of Madhya Pradesh. On 15 August 2021, by Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel, Sakti was announced as new district of Chhattisgarh alongside Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh & Manendragarh. Raising the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh to 33. [10]

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 millimeters (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 lowest temperature can fall up to 5 °C (41 °F). The entire area including Sakti is passing through a severe shortage of drinking water. Groundwater is hard and resources are limited. If the problem of drinking water is not met timely, the entire terrain may be converted into the desert in the years to come.

Demographics

The Sakti city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

According To Census 2011

According to Census 2011,current area of Sakti District at the time of Census had population of 6,46,954. From which The Sakti Municipality Area had population of 21,955 of which 11,111 are males while 10,844 are females as per report released by Census India 2011, making the area largest city of the District. It has approximately 94% agricultural land which is highest in state. [11]

Sakti Current Population Estimates

Current estimated population of Sakti Municipality Area in 2024 is approximately 31,000. Scheduled Census of the district was postponed due to COVID Pandemic, making it uncertain about duration of next Census. [12]

Transport

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Sakti Railway Station

Sakti has 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. Sakti District Headquarters State Highway No. SH16 directly connects Subdivision Malkharoda and Subdivision Dabhra by Chhapora Road. The shortest road connecting Korba to Orissa Raigarh, Dabhra, Malkharoda and Sarangarh passes through Sakti City. Sakti City is a major road junction which connects different city and state.

Industries

Education

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Sakti

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

Schools

Colleges

ITI

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