Silapathar
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Silapathar is a big town and a town area committee in Dhemaji district
in the India
n 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.
, 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.
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.
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.
Dhemaji District
Dhemaji district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Dhemaji. The district occupies an area of 3237 km² and has a population of 571,944...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
, and is located approximately 500 kilometres from the city of Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
.And it just 7 km from Arunachal Pradesh.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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 AirportDibrugarh Airport
Dibrugarh Airport is located at Dibrugarh, Assam, India.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* at Airports Authority of India...
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.