Satna city a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. The district is an important distribution centre for agricultural products and cloth fabrics.

History
It was previously used as a British station, the headquarters of the political agent for Baghelkhand. Nearby, at Bharhut, there are the remains of a 2nd century BC lies and in 1873 the remains of Buddhiststupa were first discovered here.

Geography
The district is bounded on the north by Uttar Pradesh state, on the east by Rewa District,on the south by Umaria and Katni districts, and on the west by Panna District.The district is part of Rewa Division. It is located at 80"21` and 81"23` east altitude and 23" 58` and 25"12` north latitude. Tons, Son, and Paisuni are the important rivers of the district draining it into the Bay of the Bengal through the Ganga. During summer the maximum temperature is 45°C and minimum is 22.3°C. In winter the temperature is 24°C and minimum is 4°C.

Economy
Satna`s industries include cement manufacturing, handloom weaving, flour, oilseed milling, and the distribution of agricultural and fabric products via road and rail junction.

Government.
District Collecter, an officer belongs to Indian Adminisrative Division is the head of the Satna district. He has been assisted by several other officers of district level.

Transport
By Air: Nearest airport is Khajuraho, which is approximately 130 kilometres from Satna to be connected through Chhatarpur- Satna Road.

By Rail: Satna city is well connected with I\ts neighbouring cities.

By Road: National High Way no-7 through Mahiar-Amarpatan root is well connected with the state High Way of Chhatarpur-Rewa.

Demographics
As per the 2001 Census of India, the district had a population of 1,868,648 . Males constitute 53% and females 47% of the population, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Satna has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%.

Culture
Satna district is proud to have two major religious tourist places of Chitrakoot & Maihar. Satna District is also proud to have an ancient city of Buddhist culture named `Bharhut`, whose archeological remains have been gifted to the major museums in the country and the world. Tulsi museum at Ram Van has many unique artistic sculptures of ancient times found in this area. Lord Shiva Temple at Birsinghpur is also a famous and old temple in the region

Including the main festivals like other cities of India, Satna District has few festivals which are part of Madhya Pradesh culture. Festivals like Kali dasa festival, Nimar Utsav, Tansen samaroh, Lok Rangan festival, Lok rang Festivals are the important one.

Visiting Places
Chitrakoot Dham- It is a town of religious, cultural, historical and archaeological importance, situated in the Satna district in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, bordering the Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for numerous temples and sites mentioned in Hindu mythology. Chitrakuta`s spiritual legacy stretches back to legendary ages. It was in these deep forests that Rama Sita and his brother Lakshmana spent eleven and half years of their fourteen years of exile. The great sage Atri, Sati Anusuya, Dattatreya, Maharshi Markandeya, Sarbhanga, Sutikshna and various other sages, seers, devotees and thinkers meditated here. The principal trinity of the Hindu pantheon, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh,took their incarnations here

Maihar- Maihar has a temple by the name of Sharda Devi situated on the top of a hill about 5 km from the center of the town. This temple is known for its stairway of more than 1,000 steps. Millions of devotees throng to the temple throughout the year.

Griddhraj Parvat- Griddhraj Parvatis a hill of religious, archeological and ecological importance situated in Devrajnagar village of tehsil Ramnagar in Satna district. It is located 8 km from the town of Ramnagar. Griddhraj Parvat is of great religious importance in Hindu mythology .It was mentioned in Skanda Purana as `Griddhanchal Parvat`. It is believed to be the birthplace of `Sampati` , the brother of Griddhraj `Jatayu` mentioned in Ramayana. The poet Kalidas mentions this place as the most sacred in his book `Griddharaj Mahatmya` (Narad Uvach). He wrote that a dip in the Manasi Ganga River originating from Griddhraj Parvat, at an altitude of 2,354 feet, absolves all kinds of sins. Sons of Brahma and then goddess Parvati first saw this hill. It is also mentioned in Shiva Samhita Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited this place and mentioned it.

Bharut- Bharut is an ancient city of Buddhist culture, whose archeological treasures have been gifted to the major museums in the country and the world. The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya king Asoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Sunga period, with many friezes from the 2nd century BCE.

The other important visiting places of Satna district are 1. Tulsi museum at Ram Van, which has many unique artistic sculptures of ancient times found in this area. 2. Lord ShivaTemple is also a famous and old temple in the region.chhota sthan sohawal is beautiful temple of god ram and sita.which is situated at sohawal 7km far from satna in panna road` .

Education
The important schools and colleges are-
I.T.I School

A.H. Highschool.

Araya Kanya Highschool

Booti Bai School

C.M.A School

Girvan School

Govt. Venkat No1 Highschool

VIP Champion Highschool

Janta School

Sindhu School

Government College

Kamala Nehru College

Law College.