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 | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Hazaribagh |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,491 |
Languages (*For language details see Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 825302 |
Telephone/ STD code | 06546 |
Vehicle registration | JH 02 |
Website | hazaribag |
Salgaon is located at 23.9967°N 85.3148°E / 23.9967; 85.3148.
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]
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]
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]
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