Silapathar
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Silapathar | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Silapathar | |
| Nickname: SLP | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 787059 |
| Telephone code | +91, 03753 |
| Vehicle registration | AS-22 |
Silapathar is a city in
Bogibeel bridge) connects Silapathar to Dibrugarh
. Historical Malinithan mandir is located around ten km (6.2 mi) from Silapathar.
It is the commercial hub of
Gorkhas, Deoris
.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Silapathar had a population of 25662. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Silapathar has an average literacy rate of 83.25%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87.72%, and female literacy is 78.39%. In Silapathar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Language
Bengali is the most spoken language at 10,917 speakers, followed by Assamese at 5,105, Hindi is spoken by 4,001 people, Mishing at 3,281 and Nepali at 1,521.
Transportation
It is well connected to the state and the country through roadways, railways and airways.
Mohanbari Airport which falls under the city of Dibrugarh
is the nearest airport from Silapathar.
Currently
Bogibeel bridge connects the city with NH-37. ASTC provides bus services to nearby towns and cities. Private share taxi also flee across major towns and daily night services also transport large number of passengers to West Bengal, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Guwahati. Silapathar Railway Station under Rangiya Railway Division give access to people of the city and nearby areas to state capital Guwahati. New Sissiborgaon and Silapathar railway station connect direct train to Dibrugarh Railway Station and from there one get easy access to Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express
.
Education
Schools
- Silapathar Residential Higher Secondary School
- Silapathar Town High School
- Silapathar Town Girls High School
- Don Bosco Higher Secondary School
- Lord Macaulay High School
- Silapthar Residential English Higher Secondary School
- SFS School
- Trinity Academy
- Lord Macaulay School
- Utopian Academy
- Sun Valley Academy
- Padmav Saraswati Vidya Mandir
Colleges
- Silapathar College
- Silapathar Town College
- Silapathar Science College
- Silapthar junior science college
- Purbanchal College
- Abutani College
- Dimow Chariali College, Dimow, Silapathar
Politics
Silapathar is part of
Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency).Mr. Pradan Barua from BJP is the present MP from this constituency.[3] in Assam
.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census of India".
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.