Salgaon

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.

Salgaon
Village
Salgaon
Location in Jharkhand, India
Salgaon
Salgaon (India)
Coordinates: 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictHazaribagh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,491
Languages (*For language details see Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825302
Telephone/ STD code06546
Vehicle registrationJH 02
Websitehazaribag.nic.in

Geography
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 23.9967°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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