Salon is a town and a Tehsil as well as Nagar Panchayat in Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar district (CSM Nagar) in the North India

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States and territories of India

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Geography

Salon is located at 26.03°N 81.45°E. It has an average elevation of 110 metres (360 feet).

Demographics

India census

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, Salon had a population of 13,166. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Salon has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 57%, and female literacy is 41%. In Salon, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.