Salepur

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

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

Salepur
Town
Chitroptala River Siphon-cum-Bridge
Salepur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Salepur Salepur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20.48°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.

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]