Salepur is a town in the district of Cuttack, and the headquarters of the Salipur block. It is situated near the bank of river Chitrotpala, 25 km from the city of Cuttack and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.
Name's Relevance
The name Salepur is primarily derived from the combination of two words viz. sali and Pur. 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.
Transport
By Road: Salepur is well connected to all the nearby cities and towns by roads. SH-9A connects it to NH-16 which connects to Kolkata and Chennai. Besides SH-9A also connects to the nearby cities/towns like Cuttack, Kendrapara, Pattamundai, Rajnagar, and Aul, Chandbali. 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, Calcutta, Madras, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Vizag, Hyderabad, Agra, Guwahati, and Bangalore. By Air: The nearest airport at Bhubaneswar is one of the major international airports in eastern India and is well connected to all the major cities in the Country.
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 Odisha famous. Canned rasagollas from Salepur are exported to different parts of Odisha, India and abroad. Other Oriya confections, such as Chhena Poda, and Rasaballi are sold here.
Scenic beauty: Chitrotpala river bank, Kadamkanta jungle.
Asia's second largest and India's largest siphon-cum-bridge is in Salipur. India's largest Siphon-cum-Bridge at Salepur near Raghabapur Village.
Fairs and festivals: Munsi Melana, Eid-Ul-Fitre & Eid-Ul-Zuha
Utkal Mahotsava, Car festival at Saheshwari Temple, Dusserah, Lakshmi Puja and Kaali Puja, Deepavali, Raja Parba, Saraswati Puja, Ganesh Puja, Pana Jatra/Patua Jatra at Gangeswar Temple near Raisungura ଜନାର୍ଦନ ପୁର ଶନି ଯାତ୍ରା, ଅନ୍ତେଶ୍ଵର ପାଟୁଆ ଯାତ୍ରା etc.
Education
Salepur Autonomous College, Institute of Pharmacy & Technology, a pharmacy college of Odisha
Salipur High School, Salipur
Ekram Rasul High School, Sungra,, Salepur Girl's High School, Sarswati Sishu Bidya Mandir, Salipur English medium school, Salipur Public School, Freedom International School, st. Xavier, etc.
* Nabapravat ITC Salepur, Nabapravat school of Nursing & Nabapravat academy for management education,kashipur,kulia,salepur.
* Salepur Autonomous College, Institute of Pharmacy & Technology, a pharmacy college of Odisha
Technical institute in sweets and other ITI centers
Jamia Markazul Uloom Sungra, Jamia Rashidiya Riyaz ul uloom,Sungrah,, Madrasa Khadijatul Qubra
Notable people born in Salepur
Madhusudan Das
Bikalananda Kar
Surendra Mohanty
Politics
Current MLA from Salepur Assembly Constituency is Prasanta Behera of. Prakash Behera was the former MLA of Salipur Constituency from 2014-2019 from Indian National Congress.But due to changing party from INC to BJP by the influence of Baijayant Panda, the people of Salipur didn't accept him: Prior to him Chandra Sarathi Behera was MLA. CS Behera succeeded his father Kalindi Charan Behera. KC Behera held many Cabinet Rank Ministry too. Both Father Son duo from BJD. Before KC Behera Mr Rabi Behera was MLA Who was also Son of Mr. Baidhar Behera, Congress. B Behera was maternal Uncle of KC Behera. Though they belonged to different political parties yet it was sort of Parivarbaad परिवारवाद as limited Reserved Candidates availability. In 2019 he changed his party and joined to Bharatiya Janata Party after serving 20 years for INC. Mayadhar Sethi of Congress was also MLA. Salepur Has a Block with a Chairman Under Salepur Tehsil.It cleared on 23rd May 2019 that Sri. Prasant Behera became the MLA of Salipur.
