# Salepur

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

## About

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 Odisha because of its highly fertile soil.
Salepur is famous for the Bikalananda Kar's Rasagola.
Canned Rasagolas from Salepur are exported to different parts of Odisha, India and abroad. Other Odia confections, such as Chhena Poda, Rasaballi are also famously sold here.
It is situated near the bank of holy river Chitrotpala. It's about 25 km from the city of Cuttack and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.

## Places of interest

* Hindu Temples: Kulia Hanuman Temple, Kalagni Temple, Saheshwari Temple, Sidheswar Temple, Bateshwara Temple, Biseswara Temple, Gangeswar Shiv temple, Garuda Temple, Jadedeswar temple near badapokari Talapada, Chateswar Temple at Krishna Pur, Sani Temple at Janardanpur & Ananteswar Temple at Lendura Bhagabanpur, Gangeswar Mahadev (Shiv Temple )
* Masjids: Madarsa Jamiya Islamia Markazul Uloom (Sungra), Jama Masjid(Guhalipur), Jama Masjid(Daryapur), Jama Masjid (Simalpada), Jama Masjid (Rodhpur, Salipur), Jama Masjid (Barigol), Jama Masjid (Salarjung), Jama Masjid (Kusambi), Jama Masjid (Rasulpur), Jama Masjid (Saipada), Jama Masjid (Sankarpur), Jama Masjid (Masoompur)
* Scenic beauty: Chitrotpala river Bank, Kadamkanta jungle.
* Fairs and festivals: Munsi Melana (Dola Jatra), Eid-Ul-Fitre & Eid-Ul-Zuha (Sungra Eidgah)
* Utkal Mahotsava (Salipur High School Ground)
* Car festival at Saheshwari Temple, Dusserah
* Lakshmi Puja (Manabasa Gurubara)
* Kaali Puja
* Deepavali
* Raja Parba
* Saraswati Puja
* Ganesh Puja
* Pana Jatra/Patua Jatra at Gangeswar Temple near Raisungura.

## Educational Institutions

* Salipur Autonomous College, Salipur College gate
* Institute of Pharmacy & Technology, a pharmacy college of Odisha
* Salepur High School, Salepur {Estd. 1934}
* Ekram Rasul High School, Sungra,
* Salepur Girl's High School
* Sarswati Sishu Bidya Mandir
* Salepur English Medium School
* Salepur Public School
* Freedom International School
* St. Xavier High School
* Nabapravat ITC Salepur,
* Nabapravat School of Nursing & Nabapravat Academy for Management Education, Kashipur, Kulia, Salepur
* Technical Institute in Sweets (ITI in sweets) and other ITI centers
* Jamia Markazul Uloom Sungra, Jamia Rashidiya Riyaz ul uloom, Sungrah (Muslim University)
* Madrasa Khadijatul Qubra (Girl's Madrasa)
* Mahasinghpur High School

## Notable people

* Madhusudan Das
* Surendra Mohanty

## Transport
### Road

Salepur is well connected with nearby cities and towns with SH-9A & NH-16 by road.

### Rail

Cuttack Railway Station

### Air

Bhubaneswar Airport

## Politics

The current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Salepur (GE) Assembly Constituency is Prasanta Behera (Kunia Bhai) of (Biju Janata Dal, BJD). Prakash Behera was the former MLA of Salipur Constituency from 2014-2019 from Indian National Congress (INC). In 2019 he changed his party and joined to Bharatiya Janata Party after serving 20 years for INC.