Elgin Grant is a revenue village in Silchar circle, Cachar district, Assam. It had a population of 516 in 114 households (Census 2011).
Silchar circle, Cachar district, Assam.
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Elgin Grant is a village in Silchar circle, Cachar district, Assam. At the 2011 Census it had 516 people in 114 households, with a literacy rate of 47.6%. It is administered by the Chengduar gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 788015.
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Elgin Grant is in the Chengduar gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Elgin Grant ranks #203 of 245 inhabited villages in Silchar circle.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Elgin Grant is a village of 516 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Silchar circle, Cachar district, Assam, the 203rd of 245 inhabited villages in Silchar circle by population. Literacy is 47.6%, 29.3 points below the circle figure of 76.9%, and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788015; the LGD village code is 299255. The population is estimated at about 610 in 2026 (+17.7% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Chengduar →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Assam's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+17.7%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Cachar district, not figures for Elgin Grant.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Cachar district, not figures for Elgin Grant.
95,669 of 3,51,912 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 3,103 habitation rows in 15 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 2,39,992 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Elgin Grant. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Elgin Grant · 24.8236° N, 92.8018° E
Estimated: 83% of the 6 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity).
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District Administration, Hojai · 15 Oct 2026
District Administration, Jorhat · 14 Oct 2026
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
Source: Indian Space Research Organisation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Elgin Grant isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Silchar circle, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
UPPER GROUND FLOOR, CAPITAL BUILDING, SILCHAR, CACHAR, ASSAM
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GD AND FIRST FLOOR 253 253B AT N S POINT SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788005
Bank · No map location — listed by district
CHOWCHAKRA COMPLEX SHYAMA PRASAD ROAD SHILLONG PATTY
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR, SONAI ROAD, NAGATILLA, NEAR ZAMZAM BIBAH BHAWAN, PO UTTAR KRISHNAPUR, SILCHAR
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR,S/O- L BABACHAND SINGHA,CHINGYA LEIKAI,WARD NO-10,NAYAGRAM,P.O- FULERTAL,DIST- CACHAR,ASSAM-788106
Bank · No map location — listed by district
SHYAMAPRASAD ROAD, P.O. SILCHAR, DIST. CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788001
Clinic
Hospital Road Borkhola, Borkhola Part-I, Near Borkhola Police Station
Temple
Petrol pump
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Elgin Grant is a village in Silchar circle of Cachar district, Assam, India.
Elgin Grant is in Cachar district of Assam.
Elgin Grant comes under the Chengduar gram panchayat.
The pincode of Elgin Grant, Silchar, Cachar is 788015.
As per the 2011 Census, Elgin Grant had a population of 516 (271 males and 245 females).
Elgin Grant had 114 households at the 2011 Census.
Elgin Grant covers about 197 hectares.
The literacy rate of Elgin Grant was 47.6% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Elgin Grant had 904 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Elgin Grant is in the Tapang development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Elgin Grant is 299255 and its Census 2011 village code is 299255.
Villages near Elgin Grant include Kharil Bagicha (about 11 km), Sildubi (about 12 km), Peladahar (about 12 km), Alambag (about 12 km), Pratapi Para (about 13 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Elgin Grant's Census 2011 population of 516 by Assam's official RGI projection (+17.7% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 610 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Elgin Grant has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 182.4 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Cachar district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 28 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Fatakbazar APMC | 2,200 | 2,400 | 2,300 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower · Cauliflower | Fatakbazar APMC | 3,000 | 3,200 | 3,100 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Pumpkin · Pumpkin | Fatakbazar APMC | 2,200 | 2,400 | 2,300 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Fatakbazar APMC | 9,000 | 11,000 | 10,000 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato · Tomato | Fatakbazar APMC | 2,600 | 2,800 | 2,700 | 26 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Elgin Grant's shops. Best mandi price near Elgin Grant →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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