Salgaon

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Salgaon
Village
Salgaon is located in Jharkhand
Salgaon
Salgaon
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 23°59′48″N 85°18′53″E / 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148Coordinates: 23°59′48″N 85°18′53″E / 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictHazaribagh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,491
Languages (*For language details see Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825302
Telephone/ STD code06546
Vehicle registrationJH 02
Websitehazaribag.nic.in

Salgaon (also referred to as Salgawan) is a village in the Katkamdag CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[]

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Hazaribagh City
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, C: educational centre, F: facility
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Location[]

Salgaon is located at

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23°59′48″N 85°18′53″E / 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148.

Gonda Dam[]

Gonda Dam, an irrigation project, is located near Salgaon. The dam, constructed across the Gonda River, was completed in 1954. It is 1006.09 m long and 13.41 m high.[1]

As per the Wetlands International Asian Waterbirds Census 2016, there were 603 water birds in Gonda Dam.[2]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Salgaon had a total population of 3,491, of which 1,796 (51%) were males and 1,695 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 542. The total number of literate persons in Salgaon was 2,136 (72.43% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport[]

Salagaon and Gonda Dam are off Lepo Road and link roads connect Lepo Road to both Gonda Dam and Salgaon. There also are other roads from Hazaribagh. The Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line, running from Katkamsandi to Hazaribagh in this sector, passes in between the Chharwa Dam and Gonda Dam[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Water Dams in Jharkhand". Gonda Dam. Jharkhandinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Report on Asian Waterbird Census (AWC 2016), Jharkhand". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ Google maps
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