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 in the Indian state of
Assam. It is 48 km northeast of
Nagaon. 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, and
Guwahati - Silghat Town DEMU originate from this station.
National Highway 52
The following highways are numbered 52:
Australia
* Kings Highway (Australia)
* Isis Highway ( Childers to Ban Ban Springs) - Queensland State Route 52 ( Wide Bay–Burnett Region)
* Gillies Highway - Queensland State Route 52 (Far North Quee ...
passes through the town.
Silghat multimodal waterways terminal on
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 ...
National Waterway 2 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
The Sagarmala Programme () is an initiative by the Government of India to enhance the performance of the country's logistics sector. The programme envisages unlocking the potential of waterways and the coastline to minimize infrastructural inv ...
projects.
[Bharatmala presentation](_blank)
/ref> 19 National Waterways for the Northeast connectivity.
Kamakhya temple
Silghat Kamakhya Temple is located there. An ancient temple for lord Shiva is on the banks of River Brahamputra.
References
Silghat
Cities and towns in Nagaon district
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