Village · Bijni, Chirang # Silikhaguri No.2 Silikhaguri No.2 is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 693 people in 143 households, the 115th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 693 people (2011) - 143 households - 71.1% literacy - 1,038 females per 1,000 males ## Silikhaguri No.2 PIN code and other codes Silikhaguri No.2 falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Dewanpara - Community development block Borobazar - Census village code 302240 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Silikhaguri No.2 from nearby towns? - Bijni (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Kajalgaon (district HQ) 34 km by road - Bijni (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Silikhaguri No.2? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Silikhaguri No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bijni - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bijni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Silikhaguri No.2 known for? The main crops are paddy, jute and mustard seed. About 67% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Silikhaguri No.2 Of every 100 households in Silikhaguri No.2 in 2011, 24 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Silikhaguri No.2 · ■ Bijni rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 16% - Toilet within the home 34% 24% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 73% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 84% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 85% 43% - Television 23% 13% - Mobile phone 57% 43% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 13% 20% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Silikhaguri No.2? ■ Silikhaguri No.2 · ■ Bijni rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 64.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1038 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 982 - Working population 41.6% 39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 65.5% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 190 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (15%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 45 (16%) · ■ Marginal 7 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bijni - Kachubil No.1 726 people - Nadhiapara 721 people - Garabdara No.1 711 people - Tangabari No.1 699 people - Barpathar No.2 689 people - Sikajhora No.3 684 people - Kanamakra FV 679 people - Lakhipur 670 people All 259 villages in Bijni ## Quick answers - How far is Silikhaguri No.2 from Kajalgaon? 34 km by road - What is the population of Silikhaguri No.2? 693 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silikhaguri No.2 in? Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Silikhaguri No.2? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/silikhaguri-no-2/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.