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
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
 • Total
1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
13,166
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229127
Telephone code05311
Vehicle registrationUP33

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]

History

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
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 constituted 51.30% of the population and females 48.70%. Salon had an average literacy rate of 49.54%. In Salon, 17% of the population were under 6 years of age.

According to the 2011 census, Salon had a population of 14,757 people, in 2,130 households.[1] The town's sex ratio was 973 females to every 1000 males, which was the highest among towns in Raebareli district; 7,479 of Salon's residents were male (50.7%) and 7,278 were female (49.3%).[1] The 0-6 age group made up about 14.0% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group was 968, which was higher than the district urban average for this group.[1] Members of Scheduled Castes made up 6.78% of the town's population, while members of Scheduled Tribes made 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 was 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 six months per year) in 2011.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than six 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 lived in slum conditions as of 2011.[1] There are six 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 six areas are serviced by open sewers, as is the rest of the city.[1]

Villages

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

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Baradih 442.7 2,248
Dandoopur 112.6 828
Faridak Garh 40.1 545
Baghaula 390.1 2,836
Raipur Mahewa 184 979
Asaipur 66.6 402
Suchi 649.9 5,707
Jamurawa Buzurg 260.2 2,483
Jamurawa Khurd 123.1 922
Darshawan 315.2 3,162
Semri Jhakrasi 266.7 1,586
Ganeshpur 30.8 0
Nayan 470.2 2,028
Kandi 322.3 1,241
Umari 394.7 2,335
Rewahara 162.3 1,692
Tara Garh 27.7 0
Pamar Ganj 106.2 417
Bagaha 3,224.8 2,568
Murtaza Nagar Urf Murwaliya 169 1,369
Khamariya Pure Kushal 574.1 2,460
Makhdoompur 137 140
Jujwaliya Urf Bhudwaliya 214.6 1,914
Shahbajpur 66.1 895
Kakraha 103.3 331
Rajapur Mafi 93.5 1,053
Ratanpur 108.2 844
Gaddipur 57 548
Aunanees 76.6 1,115
Salon 812.6 8,018
Aunasadara 521 905
Keshavpur 148.7 1,306
Piranagar Urf Mohaddinpur 182.3 1,626
Barwaliya 637.8 3,846
Sanda Saidan 190.6 3,283
Ataganj Usari 274.6 2,369
Pirthvipur 147.7 1,457
Madhopur Ninaiya 232.6 1,534
Shikohabad 53 206
Pure Muhammad Saeed Urf Umarpur 34 519
Rewali 239.2 2,118
Atarthariya 537.2 3,445
Khatiyara 113.2 1,548
Sonbarsa 551.3 1,041
Matka 337.1 3,479
Kateha 195.9 1,795
Madapur 295.4 570
Kahuwa 36.9 682
Sher Sindhiyapur 14.6 365
Gauwa 95.8 580
Itara 345.3 1,104
Tewaripur 126.2 1,273
Bhatnosa 90.6 639
Tikariya Talluke Baradih 77.7 834
Aliganj 103.5 1,042
Pari 744.8 7,060
Gothiya 146 1,009
Nawabad 60.9 183
Fatehabad 47.3 489
Parashurampur Thekhai 107 1,083
Harpur Halla 308.1 1,935
Parhari 93.1 1,155
Sahari 218.4 2,634
Pure Mansha Ram 69 412
Khairhani Pahar Garh 961.7 4,262
Bhagwanpur Barhaiya 103.5 830
Patti Ashanandpur 36.7 0
Gopalpur Pamar Land 41.4 289
Harkishanpur Tirra 62.2 423
Saidpur 199.5 655
Ghurhat 99.8 693
Khairabad 67.2 327
Bisaiyya 560.9 2,916
Karemuva 149.2 1,201
Chak Neknampur 59.4 442
Pure Meera 54 536
Satwa 70.2 418
Bewali 332.9 5,594
Mamuni 786.4 5,377
Gorwa Hasanpur 427.8 1,256
Hak Ganj 150.8 201
Samaspur Khalsa 243.1 1,334
Runipur 176.1 813
Amarupur 17.2 358
Lalapur 109 1,244
Bhawanipur 81.2 2,154
Kewali Mahima 74.4 2,003
Jahanpur 79.6 652
Ashikabad 179 2,732
Mohammadabad 247.8 1,449
Khwajapur 253 2,305
Paksrawan 601.8 3,653
Rajapur Chak Bibi 190.1 1,523
Pure Muhammad Saeed Urf Fazal 9 330
Dubahan 526.1 4,564
Kalipur 47.2 396
Mohanganj 205.1 2,407
Chak Mirza Pati 32.3 647
Ragghupur 264.3 1,367
Chak Sirsira 20.2 0
Kewalpur Mafi 61.6 755
Kapuripur 127.7 1,001
Ashraf Ganj 37.9 393
Kithanwa 444 5,064
Palhipur 252 2,220
Tikariya Bhat 236.7 667
Dharai 1,080.3 7,865
Autahiya 151 941
Mirjahanpur 54 2,729
Kamalapur 361.2 1,347
Domapur 78.5 0
Kodri 13 788
Kemupur 213.3 1,426
Sirsira 745.8 2,610
Icchhan Gora 88.6 938
Garhi Islam Nagar 369.4 2,830
Rampur Kasiha 76.3 926
Madhopur Pathak 70.8 923
Kaloo Jalalpur 156.3 1,653
Ratason 1,438.1 5,685
Khanpur Urf Birbhanpur 246.5 1,929
Jotbhadi Urf Erideeh 76 613
Piyarepur 54.8 1,569
Jai Rampur Pandey 98.4 770
Bairampur 302 2,597
Kanhpur Urf Basantpur 297.3 2,582
Ghooranpur 209.1 694
Kamaluddinpur 63.6 1,446
Nooruddinpur 482.9 3,882
Jaudaha 681.8 3,246
Lakhanpur 79.7 348
Gopalpur Anantpur 76.8 1,073
Kajipur Gosai 28.8 563
Lahureypur 91.9 1,278

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "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 e f g h i j k l m 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
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.