Salepur is a town in the district of Cuttack

Cuttack District

Cuttack district is one of the 30 districts in Orissa state in eastern India. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Cuttack. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Orissa , after Ganjam.-Geography:...

, and the headquarters of the Salepur block. It is situated near the bank of river Chitrotpala, 25 km from the city of Cuttack

Cuttack

Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...

 and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...

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Name's Relevance

The name salepur is primarily derived from the combination of two words viz. sali (Paddy) and Pur (Place). It is due to the reason that Salepur belt is one of the largest producers of Paddy in the State of Orissa because of its highly fertile soil

Transport

By Road: Salepur is well connected to all the nearby cities and towns by roads. SH-9A connects it to NH-5 which connects to Calcutta and Madras. Besides SH-9A also connects to the nearby cities/towns like Cuttack, Kendrapara, Patamundai, Rajnagar, and Aul.

By Rail: The nearest major railway station at Cuttack is well connected to most of the cities both within and outside the state, which include New Delhi

New Delhi

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, Calcutta, Madras, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...

, Puri

Puri

Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...

, Vizag, Hyderabad, Agra

Agra

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, Guwahati

Guwahati

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, and Bangalore

Bangalore

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By Air: The nearest airport at Bhubaneswar (1 hour drive) is one of the major domestic airports in eastern India, and is being upgraded to International standard by 2010.

• Major Highway: 9A (Cuttack - Salepur - Kendrapara - Chandabali
  Chandabali
  Chandabali is a community in the Bhadrak district of Orissa on the bank of the River Baitarani, and a tourist destination for visitors to the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary.-History:...
  
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• Major Railway Station: Cuttack (25 km)
• Nearest Airport: Biju Patnaik Airport
  Biju Patnaik Airport
  Biju Patnaik Airport , also known as Bhubaneswar Airport, is situated in the city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. It is currently the only major airport in Orissa...
  
   (60 km)
• Nearby Cities/Towns: Cuttack (25 km W), Chhatia
  Chhatia
  Chhatia is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh....
  
   (20 km N), Kendrapara (25 km E)

Cuisine

The cuisine is specific Oriya food. But this place has the recognition in the field of sweets which are widely prepared and mouth watering delicious.
Rasagolla made by Bikalananda Kar is one of the prime attractions here and also Orissa famous. Canned rasagollas from Salepur are exported to different parts of Orissa, India and abroad. Other Oriya confections, such as Chhena Poda, and Rasaballi are sold here.if you go 2KM from Salipur towards Kuan Pal road one more place called Bodamundai where you can get Chhena Jalebi

Chhena jalebi

Chhena jalebi is a sweet dish originally from coastal Orissa in eastern India, a state known for desserts made of chhena. Its popularity has spread beyond coastal Orissa.-Preparation:...

 which is really good ask for Baba Hotel.

Places of interest

Temples: Kulia Hanuman Temple, Kalagni Temple, Saheshwari Temple, Bateshwara Temple, Visheshwara Temple,Gangeswar Shiv temple, Garuda Temple, Jadedeswar temple near badapokari Talapada

Scenic Beauty: Chitrotpala river bank, Kadamkanta jungle

Fairs and Festivals: Munsi Melana(Dola Jatra), Car festival at Saheshwari Temple, Utkal Utsav on 1 April, Dusserah, Lakshmi Puja, and Kaali Puja.

College: Salipur College,Institute of Pharmacy & Technology, a premier Pharmacy college of Orissa.Ekram Rasul High School, Salipur High School,Salepur Girl's High School,Sarswati Sishu Bidya Mandira,Salipur English medium school, Salipur Public School are well known schools under salipur.

Politics

Current MLA from Salepur (GE) Assembly Constituency is Chandra Sarathi Behera of BJD

Biju Janata Dal

The Biju Janata Dal is a state political party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded on 27 December 1997.-History:...

, who won the seat in State elections in 2009 against Prakash Chandra Behera of (Indian national congress).http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/17/stories/2009041752990300.htm Other previous MLAs from this seat were Rabindra Ku Behera of INC

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 who won this seat in 1995, and Mayadhar Shethi who had won this seat representing representing INC in 1985 and representing INC(I) in 1980.Rabi Kar is one of the good politician of Salepur . Lulu Mahapatra Present Youth congress president, and former College president Mr. Hassan are upcoming congress leaders jairampur is a village in salipur area ,sukanta kumar behera a renable Advocate in Orissa High Court

Salepur is part of Kendrapara (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kendrapara (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:...

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