Salon, India

Salon
Town
Map of Salon CD block
Map of Salon CD block
Salon is located in Uttar Pradesh
Salon
Salon
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Salon is located in India
Salon
Salon
Salon (India)
Coordinates: 26°02′N 81°27′E / 26.03°N 81.45°E / 26.03; 81.45
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionLucknow
DistrictRaebareli
Government
 • TypeNagar panchayat
 • BodyNagar PalikaTehsil
Area
 • Total1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total13,166
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229127
Telephone code05311
Vehicle registrationUP33

Salon is a town and nagar panchayat in Raebareli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] It serves as the headquarters of a tehsil as well as a community development block.[1] Originally it was also the headquarters of the entire district, but they were moved after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[2] It is located a bit to the south of the Sai river, at the junction of the Raebareli-Pratapgarh and Jais-Khaga roads.[2] Other roads lead to Dalmau, Manikpur, and Kunda.[2] To the east is a large jhil.[2]

Salon is located at 26°02′N 81°27′E / 26.03°N 81.45°E / 26.03; 81.45.[3] It has an average elevation of 110 metres (360 feet).

As of 2011, Salon had a population of 14,757, in 2,130 households.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 34–63, 427–51, 573–92. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 107–8, 214–21. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salon