# Silikhaguri Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Silikhaguri

Silikhaguri is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,579 people in 323 households**, the 33rd largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,579people (2011)
- 323households
- 69.6%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Silikhaguri PIN code and other codes

Silikhaguri falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302236

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

## How far is Silikhaguri from nearby towns?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kajalgaon (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)14 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 Silikhaguri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Silikhaguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Silikhaguri known for?

The main crops are **rice, mustard seed and jute**. About 73% of the 301 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 Silikhaguri

Of every 100 households in Silikhaguri in 2011, 19 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silikhaguri · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**59%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**43%

Television ****18%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Silikhaguri?

■ Silikhaguri · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**982

Working population ****30.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (28%) · **■** Marginal 106 (22%)

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

- Borgaon1,796 people
- Sialmari1,771 people
- Bhumkipara1,669 people
- Boulajhar1,599 people
- Makhanaguri1,555 people
- Dangsiapara-11,490 people
- Bagidara No. 11,486 people
- Baripara No. 11,478 people

[All 259 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silikhaguri from Kajalgaon?45 km by road
- What is the population of Silikhaguri?1,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silikhaguri in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Silikhaguri?69.6% (Census 2011)