Satrikh
human settlement in Barabanki district, Ayodhya division, Uttar Pradesh, India
Satrikh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census, Satrikh has a population of 12,107 of which 6,368 are male and 5,739 are female. The town has a literacy rate of 56.29%, lower than state average of 67.68%. Male literacy is 62.02% while female literacy is 50.00%. In Satrikh, 15.41% of the population is under six years of age.
Legend
Ramayan Era
It is said that in ancient times Satrikh was a part of a kingdom ruled by Suryavanshi king. King Dashrath and his famous son Ram were part of this dynasty. Guru Vashisht was their Kulguru, and he preached and taught the young princes of the dynasty at Satrikh, which was initially known as Saptrishi.
History
The Muslims made their first settlement at Satrikh, in 421 AD. / 1030 AD Ghazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu or Saiyed Salar Dawood or Sahu Bin Ataullah Alavi or Salar Sahu (Persian: غازى سيد سالار ساھو) was commander in the army of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi who came to the Indian subcontinent in the early 11th century. Salar Sahu was a descendant of Ali.
The public source identifies “Satrikh” as human settlement in Barabanki district, Ayodhya division, Uttar Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Satrikh, human and settlement.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 5, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2717886. Authority coordinates are 26.870, 81.200. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011 and 1030.
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