Salgaon (also referred to as Salgawan) is a village in the
Katkamdag
Katkamdag is a village in the Katkamdag CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Katkamdag is located at .
Area overview
Hazaribagh district is a plateau
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CD block in the
Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the
Hazaribagh district
Hazaribagh district is one of the oldest districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is located in the north east part of North Chotanagpur Division. The boundary of this district consists of dis ...
in the
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of
Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Salgaon is located at .
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.
As per the Wetlands International Asian Waterbirds Census 2016, there were 603 water birds in Gonda Dam.
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).
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
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References
{{Hazaribagh city
Villages in Hazaribagh district