Salon, India Explained

Salon
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.03°N 81.45°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Lucknow
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Raebareli
Government Type:Nagar panchayat
Governing Body:Nagar PalikaTehsil
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.5
Elevation M:110
Population Total:13166
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:229127
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:05311
Registration Plate:UP33

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 is located at .[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

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

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

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

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
442.7 2,248
112.6 828
40.1 545
390.1 2,836
184 979
66.6 402
649.9 5,707
260.2 2,483
123.1 922
315.2 3,162
266.7 1,586
30.8 0
470.2 2,028
322.3 1,241
394.7 2,335
162.3 1,692
27.7 0
106.2 417
3,224.8 2,568
169 1,369
574.1 2,460
137 140
214.6 1,914
66.1 895
103.3 331
93.5 1,053
108.2 844
57 548
76.6 1,115
812.6 8,018
521 905
148.7 1,306
182.3 1,626
637.8 3,846
190.6 3,283
274.6 2,369
147.7 1,457
232.6 1,534
53 206
34 519
239.2 2,118
537.2 3,445
113.2 1,548
551.3 1,041
337.1 3,479
195.9 1,795
295.4 570
36.9 682
14.6 365
95.8 580
345.3 1,104
126.2 1,273
90.6 639
77.7 834
103.5 1,042
744.8 7,060
146 1,009
60.9 183
47.3 489
107 1,083
308.1 1,935
93.1 1,155
218.4 2,634
69 412
961.7 4,262
103.5 830
36.7 0
41.4 289
62.2 423
199.5 655
99.8 693
67.2 327
560.9 2,916
149.2 1,201
59.4 442
54 536
70.2 418
332.9 5,594
786.4 5,377
427.8 1,256
150.8 201
243.1 1,334
176.1 813
17.2 358
109 1,244
81.2 2,154
74.4 2,003
79.6 652
179 2,732
247.8 1,449
253 2,305
601.8 3,653
190.1 1,523
9 330
526.1 4,564
47.2 396
205.1 2,407
32.3 647
264.3 1,367
20.2 0
61.6 755
127.7 1,001
37.9 393
444 5,064
252 2,220
236.7 667
1,080.3 7,865
151 941
54 2,729
361.2 1,347
78.5 0
13 788
213.3 1,426
745.8 2,610
88.6 938
369.4 2,830
76.3 926
70.8 923
156.3 1,653
1,438.1 5,685
246.5 1,929
76 613
54.8 1,569
98.4 770
302 2,597
297.3 2,582
209.1 694
63.6 1,446
482.9 3,882
681.8 3,246
79.7 348
76.8 1,073
28.8 563
91.9 1,278

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 34-63, 427-51, 573-92 . Census 2011 India. 22 August 2021.
  2. Book: Nevill . H.R. . Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh . 1905 . Government Press . Allahabad . 107-8, 214-21 . 31 August 2021.
  3. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Salon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salon
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.