Silapathar
Sign in to saveSilapathar is a small city and municipal board in Dhemaji district in the Indian state of Assam. The name itself derived from Assamese word "Sila" means Kite and "Pothar" means rice fields as the place used be a kiting ground for native Mising people during the winters. The city is on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River and is from the city of Guwahati and just from border of Arunachal Pradesh. The longest rail cum road bridge in India (Bogibeel bridge) connects Silapathar to Dibrugarh. Historical Malinithan Mandir is located around from Silapathar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Silapathar
- Region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Population
- 25,662
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Silapathar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City thumb
- Settlement.image_caption
- thumb|Silapathar city
- Settlement.nickname
- SLP
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Assam#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Assam, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Assam
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dhemaji
- Settlement.established_title
- Silapathar Town Committee
- Settlement.established_date
Key dates
- Inception
- 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Dhemaji district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Silapathar is a small city and municipal board in Dhemaji district in the Indian state of Assam. The name itself derived from Assamese word "Sila" means Kite and "Pothar" means rice fields as the place used be a kiting ground for native Mising people during the winters. The city is on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River and is from the city of Guwahati and just from border of Arunachal Pradesh. The longest rail cum road bridge in India (Bogibeel bridge) connects Silapathar to Dibrugarh. Historical Malinithan Mandir is located around from Silapathar.
Silapathar is the commercial hub of Dhemaji district and Arunachal Pradesh. The place has a heady mix of indigenous communities like Mising, Chutia, Ahom, Gorkhas and Deoris.