Salgaon

Village in Jharkhand, India
23°59′48″N 85°18′53″E / 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148Country IndiaStateJharkhandDistrictHazaribaghPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total3,491Languages (*For language details see Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, UrduTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
825302
Telephone/ STD code06546Vehicle registrationJH 02Websitehazaribag.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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Mission Hospital
F
Curzon Ground
F
Police Training Centre
F
Hazaribagh Jhil
T
Okni
CT
Okni (CT)
Hazaribagh Court
F
Sadar Police Station
F
Canary Hill
T
Sadar Hospital
F
Hazaribagh Town
railway station
F
Hazaribagh Town railway station (F)
SB Medical College
C
Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College (C)
Vinoba Bhave University
C
Vinoba Bhave University (C)
Pelawal
CT
Pelawal (CT)
Masratu
CT
Masratu (CT)
Marai Kalan
CT
Marai Kalan (CT)
Kadma
CT
Kadma, Hazaribagh (CT)
Salgaon
R
Chharwa
R
Chharwa (R)
  
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 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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