Salepur

"Salipur" redirects here. For for census town in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, see Salipur, Baruipur.

Salepur
Town
Chitroptala River Siphon-cum-Bridge
Salepur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Salepur Salepur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°29′N86°06′E / 20.48°N 86.10°E / 20.48; 86.10
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Cuttack
Government
• Type	NAC
• Body	Salepur N.A.C.
Area
• Total	205.54 km2 (79.36 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	17,455
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	754202
Telephone code	0671
Vehicle registration	OR-05/OD-05
Website	odisha.gov.in
Area and population are for the entire Salepur block.

Salepur is a town and a Notified Area Council in the Cuttack district of Odisha, India. ^[1]

It is near the bank of the Chitroptala River about 25 km from the city of Cuttack and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable people

• Madhusudan Das, lawyer
• Surendra Mohanty, author

Politics

The Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Salepur (GE) Assembly Constituency was Prasanta Behera (Kunia Bhai) of (Biju Janata Dal, BJD) as of 2019. ^[2]

References

1. "Odisha creates 39 urban local bodies for socio-economic development". The Print. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
2. "Odisha MLA Prakash Chandra Behera joins BJP". The Hindu. 17 March 2019.