Sattari, West Bengal
Sattari is a village in Malda district of the state of West Bengal, India. Sattari is known for producing mango ("aam") supply, lace ("gamchha"), and carpet work. It is the headquarters of Binodpur Gram Panchayat (village council) on which it is represented by 6 of the 13 seats. Geography. Location. Sattari is located at the English Bazar "tehsil" () or community development block of Maldah district in West Bengal, India. It is situated from sub-district headquarter Malda and from the district headquarters of the English Bazar. It is at the border of English Bazar and Mothabari on  the Pagla River, a tributary of the Ganges. Area overview. The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the "diara". It “is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium.” The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges.The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni  and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area. Weather. Climate. The accurate weather of Sattari is normally to other places in West Bengal, with a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate(Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, with seven months of dryness and peak of rains in July to October.The cooler season from December to February is followed by the summer season from March to June .RealFeel®: 34° Winds: 7 km/h SEGusts: 11 km/h Humidity: 88%Dew Point: 26° UVIndex: 0(Low)Cloud Cover: 99% Rain: 2 mmSnow: 0 CM Ice: 0mmVisibility: 6 km Ceiling: 9144 mWet Bulb: 27° Demographics. As of 2011 Indian Census, Sattari had a total population of 10,538, of which 5,458 were males and 5,080 were females, with a sex ratio of 930. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,575. The total number of literates in Sattari was 4,977, which constituted 47.2% of the population with male literacy of 52.9% and female literacy of  41.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Sattari was 55.5%, of which male literacy rate was 62.0% and female literacy rate was 48.5%. The Scheduled Castes population was 3,043. Sattari had 2318 households in 2011. Administration. Sattari village is administrated by Binodpur Gram Panchayat () of the English Bazar community development block of Malda district. Sattari is the headquarters of the village council and is represented by six of the thirteen seats; four are Muslim and two are Hindu. Sattari falls under the jurisdiction of the English Bazar Police Station.Sattari's four peoples nabs by NIA from  Kolkata for possession of fake currency. Festivals. Almost all of the major religious festivals are celebrated, like Fairs. Some of the mostly reputed cultural fairs of the town are Education. Sattari High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1971. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a playground, a library with 2050 books, and 10 computers for teaching and learning purposes. Transport. Taxi cabs and buses are the best way to get around this city, with public and private bus service available within the town. There are options to rent cars  and bicycles. Malda Town railway station is away, and there are no local trains.