# Silghagiri Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon 

# Silghagiri

Silghagiri is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam, PIN code **783390**. The 2011 Census counted **2,667 people in 496 households**, the 10th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 2,667people (2011)
- 496households
- 62.9%literacy
- 783390PIN code

## Silghagiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silghagiri is 783390.** Silghagiri falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam.

- PIN code783390
- Gram panchayatDangaigaon
- Community development blockManikpur
- Census village code301738

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Silghagiri from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Silghagiri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Silghagiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Silghagiri known for?

About 34% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Silghagiri

Of every 100 households in Silghagiri in 2011, 17 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silghagiri · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Silghagiri?

■ Silghagiri · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**961

Working population ****27.9%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 55.8% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (23%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 194 (26%) · **■** Marginal 112 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bijni

- Bhandara No.13,188 people
- Nowapara No.13,102 people
- Nachankuri No.12,936 people
- Borbila2,930 people
- Salabila No.32,665 people
- Moukhowa2,604 people
- Goraimari2,582 people
- Lungjhar2,576 people

[All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silghagiri?783390
- How far is Silghagiri from Bongaigaon?26 km by road
- What is the population of Silghagiri?2,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silghagiri in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Silghagiri?62.9% (Census 2011)
