# Silagrant Village, North Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/north-guwahati/silagrant/ Village · North Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan # Silagrant Silagrant is a village in North Guwahati sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, PIN code **781031**. The 2011 Census counted **6,504 people in 1,478 households**, the 1st largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 6,504people (2011) - 1,478households - 82.3%literacy - 781031PIN code ## Silagrant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silagrant is 781031.** Silagrant falls in North Guwahati sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - PIN code781031 - Gram panchayatRudeswar - Community development blockBezera - Census village code303427 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silagrant from nearby towns? - Amingaon (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Guwahati (district HQ)3 km by road - North Guwahati (nearest town)1 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 Silagrant? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Silagrant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · N. Guwahati - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Agyathuri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Silagrant known for? About 7% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Silagrant Of every 100 households in Silagrant in 2011, 86 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Silagrant · ■ North Guwahati rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **84% Toilet within the home ****86%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **13% Tap water ****36%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **33% Use banking services ****71%** **65% Television ****68%** **60% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****13%** **9% Two-wheeler ****25%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **14% None of these assets ****9%** **12% Own their home ****70%** **70% 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 Silagrant? ■ Silagrant · ■ North Guwahati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **1078 Working population ****41.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.1% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,122 (79%) · **■** Marginal 449 (17%) 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 North Guwahati - Numalijalah1,395 people - Tiling Gaon610 people - North Guwahati Gaon393 people - Agyathuri315 people [All 5 villages in North Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/north-guwahati/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silagrant?781031 - How far is Silagrant from Guwahati?3 km by road - What is the population of Silagrant?6,504 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silagrant in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (North Guwahati sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Silagrant?82.3% (Census 2011)