Salem

Salem is a locality in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salem Town railway station and Salem Junction railway station.

Railway station
is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station on the Salem–Virudhachalam railway line in , , India.

Railway station
Photo: Parvathisri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of in . It is one of the major transit points in Southern India. is situated 5 km west of Salem.

Hindu temple
Photo: Surya Prakash.S.A., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Hindu temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salem and Kondalampatti.

Photo: Sabari Selvaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in . Nicknamed the Steel City, it is best known in modern times for its steel plant and manufacturing industry. It is also a short trip away from the hills of the Eastern Ghats, offering natural scenic beauty.

Suburb
is a Zonal Region in Salem City consisting of 15 wards in the state of . As of 2022 Thiru. N. Palanisamy is the councillor from this region.

Town
is a panchayat town in Salem taluk of in the Indian state of . It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 5.2 km2, it had a population of 19,765 individuals as per the 2011 census. is situated 5 km northeast of Salem.

Salem

Latitude
11.6557° or 11° 39′ 20″ north
Longitude
78.1598° or 78° 9′ 35″ east
Population
1,040,000
Elevation
279 metres (915 feet)
Open location code
7J3WM545+7W
Geo­Names ID
12681671
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