Salur

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nameSalur
native_name_langte
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineVegavathi river at salur 02.jpg
image_captionVegavathi river at Salur
pushpin_mapIndia Andhra Pradesh
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Andhra Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Andhra Pradesh
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Parvathipuram Manyam
established_title
government_typeMunicipality
governing_bodySalur Municipality, BUDA
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km219.55
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m138.05
population_total49500
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Telugu
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code535 591
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code91–8964
registration_plate_typeVehicle Registration
registration_plateAP35 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)
website
leader_titleMLA
leader_namePeedika Rajanna Dora
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Salur or Saluru is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Parvathipuram Manyam district, of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Salur is on the banks of River Vegavathi at . It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387 ft). It is bounded by Makkuva, Bobbili, Ramabhadrapuram and Pachipenta mandals of Andhra Pradesh state. Salur is surrounded with green forests and chains of hills on two sides and by River Vegavathi on the other two.

The climate of the town is generally characterized by high humidity almost all round the year, oppressive summer, and seasonal rainfall. The temperature varies between 17 and 40 degrees of Celsius. Average annual rainfall is 1074.0 mm. The nature of the soil is generally black cotton soil.

Demographics

Census of India, the town had a population of . The total population constitutes males, females and children (age 0–6 years). The average literacy rate stands at 73.22% with literates, approximately equal to the national average of 73.00%.

Administration

Municipality

Salur was a major panchayat till 1950. It was established in 1950 and was upgraded as grade II municipality in 2001. The extent of Salur municipality area is 19.55 mi2.

The source of water supply is River Vegavathi, with 200 public taps and 226 public bore–wells. The municipality supplies 3 million litres per day of total drinking water is supplied with a per capita of 80 litres per day. The municipality has 54 km of roads, 4 public parks, 5 playgrounds, 11 community halls etc. There are 23 elementary and 2 secondary schools for education purpose.

Legislative Assembly

Main article: Salur Assembly constituency

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Constituency of Salur is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the state School Education Department. The medium of instruction followed by schools are English and Telugu.

References

References

  1. "Welcome to Salur Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
  2. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in.
  3. (31 January 2019). "New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express.
  4. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Salur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salur]
  5. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "Public services/amenities". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
  7. "School Education Department". School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  8. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal".

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