Silghat is a town located on the southern banks of the

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

, in

Nagaon district Nagaon is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. At the time of the 2011 census it was the most populous district in Assam, before Hojai district was split from it in 2016. History Batadrowa gave birth to the Vaishnavite ...

in the Indian state of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. It is 48 km northeast of

Nagaon Nagaon (previously Nowgong; Assamese নগাঁও), is a town and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. History This division was organised on the both banks of Kalang river ...

. With a river and hills, the scenic beauty of Silghat attracts local and visitors throughout the year. Silghat is home to Kamakhya Temple, Trishuldhari (religious cum picnic spot), Samantagiri, Simala Garh, Manuh Kata Tumoni, heritage British era bungalows, Gandhi Asthidham, and Sudhakantha Sammanoi Khetra. Every year in March or April (Chot/Bohag), Ashokastami mela is held at Slighat's

holy river Sacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, springs, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric. T ...

bank. The Assam Cooperative Jute Mill Ltd. operates in Silghat.

Economy

Assam Co-operative Jute Mills Ltd. operates at Silghat. The mill opened in 1970. It is a major producer of jute in Assam. It is the only jute mill in the country in the co-operative Sector. It was registered in 1959 under the Assam Co-operative Societies Act.

Transport

The nearest airport is at Saloni, 10 km from

Tezpur Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities with a population exceeding 100, ...

. Silghat Town Railway Station provides train service.

Alipurduar–Silghat Town Rajya Rani Express The 15417 / 15418 Rajya Rani Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between and Silghat Town in India.This train is a part of Rajya Rani Express series from West Bengal & Assam sta ...

Nagaon Express Nagaon Express (earlier Tambaram–Silghat Town Express), is a weekly Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that connects Silghat Town of Assam and in the South Indian metropolis of Chennai, Tamil Nadu ...

Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between and Silghat Town in India. It is currently being operated with 13181/13182 train numbers on a weekly basis. The train is named af ...

, and

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

- Silghat Town DEMU originate from this station. National Highway 52 passes through the town. Silghat multimodal waterways terminal on

National Waterway 2 National Waterway 2 (NW-2) is a section of the Brahmaputra River having a length of 891 km between the Bangladesh border near Dhubri and Sadiya in Assam. History It was declared as National Waterway No. 2 on 1 September 1988. Developmen ...

in Sissiborgaon tehsil is part of

Bharatmala The Bharatmala Pariyojna ( 'India garland project') is an ecosystem of road development which includes development of tunnels, bridges, elevated corridors, flyovers, overpass, interchanges, bypasses, ring roads etc. to provide shortest, jam f ...

and Sagarmala projects.Bharatmala presentation
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Kamakhya temple

Silghat Kamakhya Temple is located there. An ancient temple for lord Shiva is on the banks of River Brahamputra.

References

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