Village · Sarupathar, Golaghat # Silonijan Silonijan is a village in Sarupathar sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 212 people in 41 households, the 267th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 212 people (2011) - 41 households - 52.4% literacy - 981 females per 1,000 males ## Silonijan PIN code and other codes Silonijan falls in Sarupathar sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Silonijan - Community development block Golaghat South - Census village code 294976 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Silonijan from nearby towns? - Sarupathar (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ) 72 km by road - Sarupathar (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Silonijan? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Silonijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sarupathar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarupathar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Borpathar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Silonijan known for? The main crops are paddy, jute and vegetable. About 72% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Silonijan Of every 100 households in Silonijan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Silonijan · ■ Sarupathar rural average - Electricity for lighting 7% 19% - Toilet within the home 2% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 34% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 45% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 19% 46% - Television 0% 22% - Mobile phone 57% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 5% 15% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Silonijan? ■ Silonijan · ■ Sarupathar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.4% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1778 967 - Working population 66.0% 45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.2% for men and 46.1% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 52 (37%) · ■ Marginal 88 (63%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sarupathar - Singimari No.2 231 people - Hatimorajan 230 people - Santipur No.2 217 people - Santipur Nepali 216 people - Sonaribil No.2 212 people - Hatimorajan 208 people - Manikpur 208 people - Padumpukhuri 206 people All 425 villages in Sarupathar ## Other places named Silonijan - Silonijan · Sub-district, Karbi Anglong · 91,257 people ## Quick answers - How far is Silonijan from Golaghat? 72 km by road - What is the population of Silonijan? 212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silonijan in? Golaghat district (Sarupathar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Silonijan? 52.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/sarupathar/silonijan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.