Sataon Explained

Sataon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.2967°N 81.046°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country India
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Raebareli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11.793
Population Total:9151
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:UP-35

Sataon is a village and corresponding community development block in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located a bit to the west of the river Sai on the main Raebareli-Unnao road.[3] It is 22 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, its population is 9,151, in 1,756 households. It has 4 primary schools and 1 medical clinic.

Sataon hosts two annual festivals dedicated to the worship of Parvati Devi. The larger one is on Vaisakha Badi 3. Vendors bring metal utensils, earthenware pottery, bangles, and toys to sell at the festival. The other festival is held on Asvina Sudi 10 and is much smaller; vendors bring earthenware pottery, bangles, and various everyday items to sell.

History

Along with Korihar, Sataon historically gave its name to a large taluqdari estate called Korihar Sataon, which was held by a branch of the Bais Rajputs. This branch was founded by Pahar Singh, one of the eight sons of Rana Doman Deo of Khajurgaon. Along with his brother Mitrajit Singh, ancestor of the taluqdars of Pahu, Pahar Singh accompanied Aurangzeb on his expedition to Kandahar, and both brothers died in an avalanche in 1647. Ten generations later, the taluqdar Gur Bakhsh Singh died childless, and his territories were seized by Rana Raghunath Singh of Khajurgaon until 1832. At that point, Gur Bakhsh Singh's adopted son Fateh Bahadur was able to recover the taluqa with the aid of Beni Madho Bakhsh of Shankarpur. Beni Madho Bakhsh himself then attempted to take over the taluqa via security interest, but the British agent William Henry Sleeman interfered and Fateh Bahadur ended up again recovering the taluqa by paying off a debt of Rs. 40,000. His descendants maintained possession of the estate into the 20th century.

At the turn of the 20th century, Sataon was described as a very large village with extensive orchards; it had a primary school and a ruined fort built by Fateh Bahadur Singh. The two fairs to Parvati were noted, with attendance listed as about 3,000 people, and with plenty of commerce in various local products, especially carts and metal vessels, taking place at the events. The population of Sataon in 1901 was 2,964 people, and a large proportion of residents belonged to the Lodh community.

The 1961 census recorded Sataon as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 3,872 people (1,975 male and 1,897 female), in 777 households and 697 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 2,809 acres and it had a medical practitioner and post office at that point. Average attendance of the Parvati Devi festival in Vaisakha was then about 15,000 people. Attendance to the Asvina one was 500. It had 5 grain mills, 5 bicycle repair shops, and 1 small manufacturer/repairer not assignable to any group.

The 1981 census recorded Sataon as having a population of 5,690 people, in 100 households, and having an area of 1,136.80 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.

Villages

Sataon CD block has the following 72 villages:

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
1,014.9 6,145
1,032.2 6,797
799.8 3,835
113.7 606
1,020.6 6,557
Sataon (block headquarters) 1,197.3 9,151
204.1 1,300
385.2 5,054
106.1 1,108
16 20
81.4 867
131.9 722
65.3 223
76.1 868
199.9 1,404
124.6 612
118.4 1,027
71.7 407
204.3 1,229
182.2 2,929
110.1 340
361.1 3,091
179.7 1,424
784.8 7,514
151 12,351
398.7 3,432
800.5 5,652
222 1,112
116.8 1,584
119.7 1,070
209 1,341
804.3 7,619
126.9 632
238.7 2,118
322.1 2,077
819.1 5,188
1,217.6 8,466
243.6 1,080
102 1,473
311.3 2,048
209.9 946
684.5 4,118
74.5 365
266.7 1,452
983 4,781
271.3 1,462
83.4 473
115.1 409
443 2,537
237.1 1,151
83.8 719
137.8 831
188.6 786
119.6 615
140.7 743
363.9 1,847
378.7 2,517
103.3 567
158.4 898
15.6 834
229 1,538
288.9 1,780
97.7 220
60.7 422
149.3 410
339.6 1,852
42.8 162
266.4 1,934
265.9 1,740
180 1,480
706 5,334
87.5 900

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . 14 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412035207/https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ . April 12, 2014 . en.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 202–18 . Census 2011 India. 4 August 2021.
  3. Book: Nevill . H.R. . Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh . 1905 . Government Press . Allahabad . 72–7, 223–4 . 4 August 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 – Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . 166–7, xxxviii-xxxix of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil", cxxiii, cxxv-cxxvi. 4 August 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 100–1 . 4 August 2021.