Salepur

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name=Salepur
type= town
locator_position=right
latd = 20.48 |longd=86.10
state_name=Orissa
district= Cuttack
leader_title=
leader_name=
altitude= 27
population_as_of = 2001 | population_total = 174,655| population_density = 850
area_magnitude=
area_total= 205.54
area_telephone= 91.671
postal_code= 754 202
vehicle_code_range= OR-05
footnotes = Area and population are for the entire Salepur block.|

Salepur (also known as Salipur) is a town in the district of Cuttack, and the headquarters of the Salepur block. It is situated near the bank of river "Chitrotpala", 25 km from the city of Cuttack and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.

Geography

Salepur is located at coord|20.48|N|86.10|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Salepur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salepur] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|27|m|abbr=on.

Transport

By Road: Salepur is well connected to all the nearby cities and towns by roads. SH-9A connects it to NH-5 which connects to Calcutta and Madras. Besides SH-9A also connects to the nearby cities/towns like Cuttack, Kendrapara, Patamundai, Rajnagar, and Aul.

By Rail: The nearest major railway station at Cuttack is well connected to most of the cities both within and outside the state, which include New Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Vizag, Hyderabad, Agra, Guwahati, and Bangalore.

By Air: The nearest airport at Bhubaneswar (1 hour drive) is one of the major domestic airports in eastern India, and is being upgraded to International standard by 2010.

*Major Highway: 9A (Cuttack - Salepur - Kendrapara - Chandbali)
*Major Railway Station: Cuttack (25 km)
*Nearest Airport: Biju Patnaik Airport (60km)
*Nearby Cities/Towns: Cuttack (25km W), Chhatia (20km N), Kendrapara (25km E)

Cuisine

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Rasagola
Rasagola made by Bikalananda Kar is one of the prime attractions to visit this place. The rasagola from Salepur are exported to different parts of Orissa,India and abroad in tin container.

Places of interest

Temples: Kulia Hanuman Temple, Kalagni Temple, Saheshwari Temple, Bateshwara Temple, Visheshwara Temple
Scenic Beauty: Chitrotpala river bank,kadamkanta jungle
Fairs and Festivals: Car festival at Saheshwari Temple, Utkal utsav on 1st April. Dasahara, laxmipuja,kalipuja are also very famous.

Politics

Current MLA from Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency is Kalindi Charan Behera of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2004 and in 2000 and also won earlier, representing JD in 1990 and representing JNP in 1977. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Rabindra Ku Behera of INC who won this seat in 1995, and Mayadhar Shethi who had won this seat representing representing INC in 1985 and representing INC(I) in 1980. [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp41.htm
title = State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparision for 41-Salepur Constituency of ORISSA
publisher = Election Commission of India
accessdate = 2008-09-18]

Salepur is part of Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa
publisher = Election Commission of India
accessdate = 2008-09-18]

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