Sakti, Chhattisgarh


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. It has an average elevation of 237 metres.

History

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

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 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.
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

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

Transport

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.

Industries

India's largest Trailer and Tipper Manufacturing Plant. -

Education

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