Satrikh
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Satrikh is a town and a nagar panchayat
in Barabanki district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
.
Satrikh was earlier known as Saptrishi. Vasishta, the guru of the Suryavanshi kings, preached and taught the young princes here.
, Satrikh had a population of 10,129. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Satrikh has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 30%. In Satrikh, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Barabanki district
Barabanki District
The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
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Satrikh was earlier known as Saptrishi. Vasishta, the guru of the Suryavanshi kings, preached and taught the young princes here.
Geography
Satrikh is located at 26.87°N 81.2°E. It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Satrikh had a population of 10,129. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Satrikh has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 30%. In Satrikh, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.