Satna
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Satna
(or Raghurajnagar). Town in the Rewah State, Central India, situated in 24 34' N. and 80 5o / E., on the Jubbulpore- Allahabad section of the East Indian Railway. Population (1901), 7,471. Satna is the head-quarters of the Political Agent in Baghelkhand and of the Raghurajnagar tahsil of Rewah. It is a place of considerable com- mercial importance and the principal centre of trade in the State, the value of exports and imports passing through the town being about 4 lakhs a year. The principal exports are wheat, rice, linseed, and ghl \ and the imports, kerosene oil, cotton, cloth, and sugar. The town is clean and well built, with many good houses. To the west and across the railway lie the Agency limits, containing the residence of the Political Agent, offices, and other buildings. Satna was selected as the head-quarters in 1872, before which date the Political officer lived at NAGOD. The Agency limits occupy 95 acres, with a population (1901) of 382. A high school, a Government ^/-bungalow, a combined post and telegraph office, and an Agency hospital and State dispensary are situated in the town.
