Salon is a town and nagar panchayat in Raebareli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of a tehsil as well as a community development block. Originally it was also the headquarters of the entire district, but they were moved after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It is located a bit to the south of the Sai river, at the junction of the Raebareli-Pratapgarh and Jais-Khaga roads. Other roads lead to Dalmau, Manikpur, and Kunda. To the east is a large jhil.

Salon is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salon It has an average elevation of 110 metres (360 feet).

As of 2011, Salon had a population of 14,757, in 2,130 households.

History According to legend, Salon was founded by Salivahan, the ancestor of the Bais. 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. 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.

Around 1800, Salon was a prosperous town, but it declined by the end of the 19th century. 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. It was then put under Pratapgarh district as a tehsil headquarters, and finally transferred under Raebareli district in 1869.

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. The tehsil headquarters were also located in town, along with a police station, post office, cattle pound, and large middle vernacular school. Its population as of 1901 was 5,170 people, including 2,954 Muslims.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India, 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. 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%). 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. Members of Scheduled Castes made up 6.78% of the town's population, while members of Scheduled Tribes made up 0.01%. 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%). The scheduled castes literacy rate was 58.25% (65.88% among men and boys, and 50.25% among women and girls).

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. 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. 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.

51.03% of Salon residents lived in slum conditions as of 2011. There are six slum areas in Salon: Mikayana East, Gorhi, Paighambarpur West, Nai Bazar, Kachchi Masjid, and Miyan Sahab Ka Pathak (the largest). These range in size from about 135 to 240 households and have between 29 and 131 tap water access points. The number of toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 35 in Paighambarpur West to 125 in Nai Bazar. All six areas are serviced by open sewers, as is the rest of the city.

Villages Salon CD block has the following 134 villages:

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Baradih 442.7 2,248 Dandoopur 112.6 828 Faridak Garh 40.1 545 Baghaula 390.1 2,836 Raipur Mahewa 184 979 Asaipur 66.6 402 Suchi 649.9 5,707 Jamurawa Buzurg 260.2 2,483 Jamurawa Khurd 123.1 922 Darshawan 315.2 3,162 Semri Jhakrasi 266.7 1,586 Ganeshpur 30.8 0 Nayan 470.2 2,028 Kandi 322.3 1,241 Umari 394.7 2,335 Rewahara 162.3 1,692 Tara Garh 27.7 0 Pamar Ganj 106.2 417 Bagaha 3,224.8 2,568 Murtaza Nagar Urf Murwaliya 169 1,369 Khamariya Pure Kushal 574.1 2,460 Makhdoompur 137 140 Jujwaliya Urf Bhudwaliya 214.6 1,914 Shahbajpur 66.1 895 Kakraha 103.3 331 Rajapur Mafi 93.5 1,053 Ratanpur 108.2 844 Gaddipur 57 548 Aunanees 76.6 1,115 Salon 812.6 8,018 Aunasadara 521 905 Keshavpur 148.7 1,306 Piranagar Urf Mohaddinpur 182.3 1,626 Barwaliya 637.8 3,846 Sanda Saidan 190.6 3,283 Ataganj Usari 274.6 2,369 Pirthvipur 147.7 1,457 Madhopur Ninaiya 232.6 1,534 Shikohabad 53 206 Pure Muhammad Saeed Urf Umarpur 34 519 Rewali 239.2 2,118 Atarthariya 537.2 3,445 Khatiyara 113.2 1,548 Sonbarsa 551.3 1,041 Matka 337.1 3,479 Kateha 195.9 1,795 Madapur 295.4 570 Kahuwa 36.9 682 Sher Sindhiyapur 14.6 365 Gauwa 95.8 580 Itara 345.3 1,104 Tewaripur 126.2 1,273 Bhatnosa 90.6 639 Tikariya Talluke Baradih 77.7 834 Aliganj 103.5 1,042 Pari 744.8 7,060 Gothiya 146 1,009 Nawabad 60.9 183 Fatehabad 47.3 489 Parashurampur Thekhai 107 1,083 Harpur Halla 308.1 1,935 Parhari 93.1 1,155 Sahari 218.4 2,634 Pure Mansha Ram 69 412 Khairhani Pahar Garh 961.7 4,262 Bhagwanpur Barhaiya 103.5 830 Patti Ashanandpur 36.7 0 Gopalpur Pamar Land 41.4 289 Harkishanpur Tirra 62.2 423 Saidpur 199.5 655 Ghurhat 99.8 693 Khairabad 67.2 327 Bisaiyya 560.9 2,916 Karemuva 149.2 1,201 Chak Neknampur 59.4 442 Pure Meera 54 536 Satwa 70.2 418 Bewali 332.9 5,594 Mamuni 786.4 5,377 Gorwa Hasanpur 427.8 1,256 Hak Ganj 150.8 201 Samaspur Khalsa 243.1 1,334 Runipur 176.1 813 Amarupur 17.2 358 Lalapur 109 1,244 Bhawanipur 81.2 2,154 Kewali Mahima 74.4 2,003 Jahanpur 79.6 652 Ashikabad 179 2,732 Mohammadabad 247.8 1,449 Khwajapur 253 2,305 Paksrawan 601.8 3,653 Rajapur Chak Bibi 190.1 1,523 Pure Muhammad Saeed Urf Fazal 9 330 Dubahan 526.1 4,564 Kalipur 47.2 396 Mohanganj 205.1 2,407 Chak Mirza Pati 32.3 647 Ragghupur 264.3 1,367 Chak Sirsira 20.2 0 Kewalpur Mafi 61.6 755 Kapuripur 127.7 1,001 Ashraf Ganj 37.9 393 Kithanwa 444 5,064 Palhipur 252 2,220 Tikariya Bhat 236.7 667 Dharai 1,080.3 7,865 Autahiya 151 941 Mirjahanpur 54 2,729 Kamalapur 361.2 1,347 Domapur 78.5 0 Kodri 13 788 Kemupur 213.3 1,426 Sirsira 745.8 2,610 Icchhan Gora 88.6 938 Garhi Islam Nagar 369.4 2,830 Rampur Kasiha 76.3 926 Madhopur Pathak 70.8 923 Kaloo Jalalpur 156.3 1,653 Ratason 1,438.1 5,685 Khanpur Urf Birbhanpur 246.5 1,929 Jotbhadi Urf Erideeh 76 613 Piyarepur 54.8 1,569 Jai Rampur Pandey 98.4 770 Bairampur 302 2,597 Kanhpur Urf Basantpur 297.3 2,582 Ghooranpur 209.1 694 Kamaluddinpur 63.6 1,446 Nooruddinpur 482.9 3,882 Jaudaha 681.8 3,246 Lakhanpur 79.7 348 Gopalpur Anantpur 76.8 1,073 Kajipur Gosai 28.8 563 Lahureypur 91.9 1,278

Notable people Deenanath Sewak (ex. M.L.A. 1974–1980)

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