Salepur
Salepur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Chitroptala River Siphon-cum-Bridge | |
Salepur Location in Odisha, India Salepur Salepur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°29′N 86°06′E / 20.48°N 86.10°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Cuttack |
| Government | |
| • Type | NAC |
| • Body | Salepur N.A.C. |
| Area | |
• Total | 205.54 km2 (79.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 17,455 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 754202 |
| Telephone code | 0671 |
| Vehicle registration | OR-05/OD-05 |
| Website | odisha |
| Area and population are for the entire Salepur block. | |
Salepur is a town and a Notified Area Council in the Cuttack district of Odisha, India.[1]
It is near the bank of the Chitroptala River about 25 km from the city of Cuttack and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.
Notable people
- Madhusudan Das, lawyer
- Surendra Mohanty, author
Politics
The Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Salepur (GE) Assembly Constituency was Prasanta Behera (Kunia Bhai) of (Biju Janata Dal, BJD) as of 2019.[2]
References
- ^ "Odisha creates 39 urban local bodies for socio-economic development". The Print. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Odisha MLA Prakash Chandra Behera joins BJP". The Hindu. 17 March 2019.