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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LalBanu Begum
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- LGD code
- 301738
- Pincode
- 783382
- Post office
- Jogighopa
- Population
- 2,667
- Households
- 496
- Literacy rate
- 51.5%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 744
Census 2011 · in context
How Silghagiri compares
By population, Silghagiri ranks #10 of 161 villages in Boitamari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.5%
−3.2% vs mandal average
Silghagiri51.5%
Boitamari mandal54.7%
Bongaigaon district58.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
−9 vs mandal average
Silghagiri955
Boitamari mandal964
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Silghagiri5.4
Boitamari mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Silghagiri at a glance
Silghagiri is a village of 2,667 people in 496 households (Census 2011) in Boitamari block, Bongaigaon district, Assam, the 10th-largest of 161 villages in Boitamari block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 783382, served by Jogighopa post office; the LGD village code is 301738. The sarpanch is LalBanu Begum, and the village votes in Dharmapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Mohan Patowary. The population is estimated at 3,144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Silghagiri
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Bijni (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DANGAIGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 307.55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Silghagiri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Silghagiri
- LGD code
- 301738
- Pincode
- 783382
- Post office
- Jogighopa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,667
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,144
- Households
- 496
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 51.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barpeta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dharmapur
- Member of Parliament
- Phani Bhusan Choudhury
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandra Mohan Patowary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LalBanu Begum
- Block / Mandal
- Boitamari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 783382
- PatiladohaBoitamari mandal4,168 pop
- Kabaitary Pt - IVBoitamari mandal3,033 pop
- Pallirtol ChedamariBoitamari mandal2,999 pop
- Chalantapara Pt IBoitamari mandal2,730 pop
- Barjana Pt IIISrijangram mandal2,677 pop
- Kabaitary Pt - IIIBoitamari mandal2,605 pop
- GoraimariBoitamari mandal2,582 pop
- KushulaibariBoitamari mandal2,503 pop
- GosaigaonBoitamari mandal2,451 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Silghagiri
Other villages in Boitamari mandal
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- Chedamari
- Patiladoha
- Karea Pahar
- Doloni Beel
- Kabaitary Pt - IV
- Pallirtol Chedamari
- Pachagaon Pt-I
- Chalantapara Pt I
- Dhontola
- Kabaitary Pt - III
- Goraimari
- Beltali Shimlartal
- Kushulaibari
- Kayethpara Pt I
- Gosaigaon
- Kareya Pt-I
- Dhaknabari
- Barpara
- Balapara
- Jamdoha No.2
- Kabaitary Pt - V
- Kheluapara Pt VII
- Chatpara
- Jhaukura Pt II
- Chalantapara Pt III
- Kabaitary Pt - I
- Maligaon
- Kayethpara Pt II
- Chatpara N.C.
- Islampara
- Amguri
- Barghola Pt I
- Kheluapara Pt IV
- Kumurakata Pt IV
- Kanara Beel
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)