Silapathar

Silapathar
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Assam
District(s)	Dhemaji
Population	22,307 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Telephone • +03753

Silapathar is a big town and a town area committee in Dhemaji district in the Indian state of Assam. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River, and is located approximately 500 kilometres from the city of Guwahati.And it just 7 km from Arunachal Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Silapathar had a population of 22,307. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Silapathar has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Silapathar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

Dibrugarh Airport is near about 60k.m. from Silapathar. Construction of a bridge over the river Brahmaputra, joining Silapathar and Dibrugarh is going on. After which communication is going to be far more better.It is on 52No national highway across via Dhemaji district of Assam.

Education

Now it has good educational facilities. It has good schools like Don Bosco high school, Silapathar (English medium school, located at Silapathar-Likabli link road) and LNRH Memorial Shankardev Shishu/Vidya Niketan, Silapathar (Assamese Medium school, located at Bamgaon-Ward No-04). It has three colleges such as Silapathar commerce college,Silapathar science college and General college including a higher secondary school and a few number of primary English medium schools.Besides Don Bosco High School the other English medium schools include two Lord Macauly High Schools,two government schools(Assamese medium) along with a Hindi medium school. Don Bosco High School :- It is an English Medium High School of silapathar town. LNRH Memorial Shankardev Shishu/Vidya Niketan,Silapathar:- It is a good Assamese medium school in the Silapathar town. It is established on January 1996. The main Subjects with the Assamese language subjects are Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Gen. Science, Mathematics, Social Science along with the Elctive Subjects Advanced mathematics and With the Subjects Computer education, Sharirik(physical education) & Yoga Shiksha. It is recognised by the Shishu Shiksha Samiti,Assam, Who is affiliated by the 'Vidya Bharati', Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan. The school located at Bamgaon, Ward No.-04, south-west part of the Silapathar town. The school has 12 Classes from the class- Ankur (Pre-primary-01) up to Class-X. There are 17 Acharya & Acharyaas (Teacher) Along with the Pradhanacharya(Principal), one karyalay shahayak, one Ayaa, & one chowkidar. There is good environment for teaching & learnig in the school. There are sufficient teaching staff with Royal Bsc. teachers with phisycal education instructor. All teachers are trained up by the training provided by the Shishu Shiksha Samiti, Assam.