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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salgaon
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.9967|N|85.3148|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_total = 3,491
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages (*For language details see [[Katkamdag (community development block)#Language and religion]])
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 825302
| area_code_type = Telephone/ [[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]] code
| area_code = 06546
| registration_plate = JH 02
| website = {{URL|hazaribag.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Salgaon''' (also referred to as Salgawan) is a village in the [[Katkamdag (community development block)|Katkamdag]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Hazaribagh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=370| height=250| zoom=12
| coord={{coord|24|0|0|N|85|21|30|E}}| float=left|caption='''Hazaribagh City'''<br/> CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, C: educational centre, F: facility<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|24|1|46|N|85|19|17|E}} | label-pos1=bottom|label1= Chharwa | numbered1=R| mark-title1=[[Chharwa]] (R)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|59|48|N|85|18|53|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Salgaon| numbered2=R| mark-title2=[[Salgaon]] (R)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black 
|mark-coord3={{coord|24|0|5|N|85|19|34|E}}| label-pos3=left|label3=Kadma| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Kadma, Hazaribagh]] (CT) |shape-color3= #A40000
|mark-coord4={{coord|24|1|10|N|85|21|25|E}}| label-pos4=left|label4=Marai Kalan| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Marai Kalan]] (CT) |shape-color4= #A40000
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|58|53|N|85|19|26|E}}| label-pos5=bottom|label5=Masratu| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= [[Masratu]] (CT) |shape-color5= #A40000
|mark-coord6={{coord|24|1|27|N|85|20|11|E}}| label-pos6=right|label6=Pelawal| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Pelawal]] (CT) |shape-color6= #A40000
|mark-coord7={{coord|24|1|19|N|85|22|14|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Vinoba Bhave University| numbered7=C| mark-title7= [[Vinoba Bhave University]] (C)|shape-color7=#C42222
|mark-coord8={{coord|24|0|58|N|85|21|40|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= SB Medical College| numbered8=C| mark-title8= [[Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College]] (C)|shape-color8=#C42222
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|58|59|N|85|20|24|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Hazaribagh Town |labela9 =railway station| numbered9=F| mark-title9= [[Hazaribagh Town railway station]] (F)|shape-color9=#C42222
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|59|51|N|85|21|22|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Sadar Hospital| numbered10=F| mark-title10= Sadar Hospital (F)|shape-color10=#C42222
|mark-coord11={{coord|24|0|52|N|85|23|38|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11=Canary Hill| numbered11=T|shape-color11= #74C365| mark-title11= Canary Hill (T)
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|59|41|N|85|21|19|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Sadar Police Station| numbered12=F| mark-title12= Sadar Police Station (F)|shape-color12=#C42222
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|59|54|N|85|21|51|E}} | label-pos13=top|label13= Hazaribagh Court| numbered13=F| mark-title13= Hazaribagh Court (F)|shape-color13=#C42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|24|0|0|N|85|21|0|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Okni| numbered14=CT| mark-title14= [[Okni]] (CT) |shape-color14= #A40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|24|0|31|N|85|21|48|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Hazaribagh Jhil| numbered15=T|shape-color15= #74C365| mark-title15= Hazaribagh Jhil (T)
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|59|55|N|85|22|11|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Police Training Centre| numbered16=F| mark-title16= Police Training Centre (F)|shape-color16=#C42222
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|59|17|N|85|21|53|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Curzon Ground| numbered17=F| mark-title17= Curzon Ground (F)|shape-color17=#C42222
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|59|10|N|85|21|32|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Mission Hospital| numbered18=F| mark-title18= Mission Hospital (F)|shape-color18=#C42222}}

===Location===
Salgaon is located at {{coord|23.9967|N|85.3148|E|display=inline}}.

==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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jharkhandinfo.co.in/jharkhand-dams/| title= Water Dams in Jharkhand | work= Gonda Dam |publisher= Jharkhandinfo| accessdate = 11 November 2017}}</ref>

As per the Wetlands International Asian Waterbirds Census 2016, there were 603 water birds in Gonda Dam.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305689320_Report_on_Asian_Waterbird_Census_AWC_2016_Jharkhand | title= Report on Asian Waterbird Census (AWC 2016), Jharkhand |publisher= | accessdate = 13 November 2017}}</ref>

==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).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 11 November 2017}}</ref>

==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#Chharwa Dam|Chharwa Dam]] and Gonda Dam<ref>Google maps</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hazaribagh District}}
{{Hazaribagh city}}

[[Category:Villages in Hazaribagh district]]

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