Village · Kaliabor, Nagaon # Silghat Town Silghat Town is a village in Kaliabor sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code 782143. The 2011 Census counted 1,228 people in 312 households, the 63rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,228 people (2011) - 312 households - 90.2% literacy - 782143 PIN code ## Silghat Town PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Silghat Town is 782143. Silghat Town falls in Kaliabor sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam. - PIN code 782143 - Gram panchayat Uttar Pubtharia - Community development block Kaliabor - Census village code 284202 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Silghat Town from nearby towns? - Kaliabor (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Nagaon (district HQ) 55 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Silghat Town? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Silghat Town; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kaliabor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nagaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Silghat Town known for? About 5% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Silghat Town Of every 100 households in Silghat Town in 2011, 77 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Silghat Town · ■ Kaliabor rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 37% - Toilet within the home 80% 56% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 42% - Tap water 13% 8% - Drinking water within premises 83% 62% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 86% - Use banking services 93% 42% - Television 63% 28% - Mobile phone 69% 42% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 8% - Car / jeep / van 7% 3% - None of these assets 13% 20% - Own their home 76% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Silghat Town? ■ Silghat Town · ■ Kaliabor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.2% 69.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 688 992 - Working population 34.3% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 86.3% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 390 (93%) · ■ Marginal 14 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kaliabor - Mothoukhat 1,279 people - Niz Pubthoria 1,264 people - Seconi T.E. No.1 1,261 people - Missa T.E. No.3 1,244 people - Bagari 1,223 people - Kathalguri Mikir Gaon 1,220 people - Seconi Pathar 1,181 people - Borghat T.E. No.3 1,174 people All 224 villages in Kaliabor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silghat Town? 782143 - How far is Silghat Town from Nagaon? 55 km by road - What is the population of Silghat Town? 1,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silghat Town in? Nagaon district (Kaliabor sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Silghat Town? 90.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/kaliabor/silghat-town/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.