Salon, India

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Salon
Town
Map of Salon CD block
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Coordinates: 26°02′N 81°27′E / 26.03°N 81.45°E / 26.03; 81.45Coordinates: 26°02′N 81°27′E / 26.03°N 81.45°E / 26.03; 81.45
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Lucknow
District	Raebareli
Government
• Type	Nagar panchayat
• Body	Nagar PalikaTehsil
Area [1]
• Total	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	13,166
• Density	8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229127
Telephone code	05311
Vehicle registration	UP33
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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 .^[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 has a population of 14,757, in 2,130 households.^[1]

History[]

According to legend, Salon was founded by Salivahan, the ancestor of the Bais.^[2] It was under Bhar rule for a long time, but although they were driven out by the Muslims after the murder of two Sayyids passing through, the Muslims did not make much headway here until the late 1700s, during the reign of Asaf-ud-Daula.^[2] Under the Nawabs of Awadh, Salon was the headquarters of a chakla and had a garrison of 350 soldiers, 50 of whom were stationed in the faujdars mud fort on the south side of town.^[2]

Around 1800, Salon was a prosperous town, but it declined by the end of the 19th century.^[2] After the British annexed Awadh in 1856, Salon was originally chosen to be the district headquarters, but it lost that status after the 1857 uprising.^[2] It was then put under Pratapgarh district as a tehsil headquarters, and finally transferred under Raebareli district in 1869.^[2]

At the turn of the 20th century, Salon was described as a small but historic town, "surrounded by groves and clumps of palm trees" and possessing a locally important bazar called Fazalganj, which held markets twice per week.^[2] The tehsil headquarters were also located in town, along with a police station, post office, cattle pound, and large middle vernacular school.^[2] Its population as of 1901 was 5,170 people, including 2,954 Muslims.^[2]

Demographics[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	5,170	—
1911	4,762	−7.9%
1921	4,576	−3.9%
1931	5,112	+11.7%
1941	5,751	+12.5%
1951	5,621	−2.3%
1961	Not given	—
1971	Not given	—
1981	8,108	—
1991	10,460	+29.0%
2001	13,189	+26.1%
2011	14,757	+11.9%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

As of the 2001 Census of India,^[4] Salon had a population of 13,166. Males constitute 51.30% of the population and females 48.70%. Salon has an average literacy rate of 49.54%. In Salon, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

According to the 2011 census, Salon has a population of 14,757 people, in 2,130 households.^[1] The town's sex ratio is 973 females to every 1000 males, which is the highest among towns in Raebareli district; 7,479 of Salon's residents are male (50.7%) and 7,278 are female (49.3%).^[1] The 0-6 age group makes up about 14.0% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group is 968, which is higher than the district urban average for this group.^[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 6.78% of the town's population, while members of Scheduled Tribes make up 0.01%.^[1] Salon's literacy rate was 74.34% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (80.29%) than among women and girls (68.24%).^[1] The scheduled castes literacy rate is 58.25% (65.88% among men and boys, and 50.25% among women and girls).^[1]

In terms of employment, 17.43% of Salon residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.^[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 9.07%, and the remaining 73.50% were non-workers.^[1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 45.22% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 7.25% of women.^[1]

51.03% of Salon residents live in slum conditions as of 2011.^[1] There are 6 slum areas in Salon: Mikayana East, Gorhi, Paighambarpur West, Nai Bazar, Kachchi Masjid, and Miyan Sahab Ka Pathak (the largest).^[1] These range in size from about 135 to 240 households and have between 29 and 131 tap water access points.^[1] The number of toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 35 in Paighambarpur West to 125 in Nai Bazar.^[1] All 6 areas are serviced by open sewers, as is the rest of the city.^[1]

Villages[]

Salon CD block has the following 134 villages:^[1]

Village name	Total land area (hectares)	Population (in 2011)
Baradih	442.7	2,248
	112.6	828
	40.1	545
	390.1	2,836
Raipur Mahewa	184	979
	66.6	402
Suchi	649.9	5,707
	260.2	2,483
	123.1	922
	315.2	3,162
	266.7	1,586
	30.8	0
Nayan	470.2	2,028
	322.3	1,241
	394.7	2,335
	162.3	1,692
Tara Garh	27.7	0
	106.2	417
	3,224.8	2,568
	169	1,369
	574.1	2,460
	137	140
	214.6	1,914
	66.1	895
	103.3	331
	93.5	1,053
	108.2	844
	57	548
	76.6	1,115
	812.6	8,018
	521	905
	148.7	1,306
	182.3	1,626
	637.8	3,846
	190.6	3,283
	274.6	2,369
	147.7	1,457
	232.6	1,534
	53	206
	34	519
Rewali	239.2	2,118
	537.2	3,445
	113.2	1,548
Sonbarsa	551.3	1,041
Matka	337.1	3,479
	195.9	1,795
	295.4	570
	36.9	682
	14.6	365
	95.8	580
	345.3	1,104
	126.2	1,273
	90.6	639
	77.7	834
	103.5	1,042
	744.8	7,060
	146	1,009
	60.9	183
	47.3	489
	107	1,083
	308.1	1,935
	93.1	1,155
	218.4	2,634
	69	412
	961.7	4,262
	103.5	830
	36.7	0
	41.4	289
Harkishanpur Tirra	62.2	423
	199.5	655
Ghurhat	99.8	693
	67.2	327
	560.9	2,916
	149.2	1,201
Chak Neknampur	59.4	442
	54	536
Satwa	70.2	418
	332.9	5,594
	786.4	5,377
	427.8	1,256
	150.8	201
	243.1	1,334
Runipur	176.1	813
	17.2	358
	109	1,244
	81.2	2,154
	74.4	2,003
	79.6	652
	179	2,732
	247.8	1,449
	253	2,305
	601.8	3,653
	190.1	1,523
	9	330
	526.1	4,564
	47.2	396
	205.1	2,407
	32.3	647
	264.3	1,367
	20.2	0
	61.6	755
	127.7	1,001
	37.9	393
	444	5,064
	252	2,220
	236.7	667
	1,080.3	7,865
	151	941
	54	2,729
	361.2	1,347
	78.5	0
	13	788
	213.3	1,426
	745.8	2,610
	88.6	938
	369.4	2,830
	76.3	926
	70.8	923
	156.3	1,653
	1,438.1	5,685
	246.5	1,929
	76	613
	54.8	1,569
	98.4	770
	302	2,597
	297.3	2,582
	209.1	694
	63.6	1,446
	482.9	3,882
	681.8	3,246
	79.7	348
	76.8	1,073
	28.8	563
	91.9	1,278

Notable Person[]

• Deenanath Sewak (Ex. M.L.A. 1974-1980)

References[]