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About Srikona Grant Village

Srikona Grant is one of the larger villages in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,429, made up of 3,274 males and 3,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikona Grant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikona Grant village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Silchar
Pincode 788026
Area (hectares) 347.07 hectares
Population 6,429
Male Population 3,274
Female Population 3,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Srikona Grant compares

By the 2011 count Srikona Grant is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 347.07 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Srikona Grant

Srikona Grant is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Srikona Grant as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Srikona Grant from other places

Srikona Grant lies about 9.3 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Arunachal Junction, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Srikona Grant
Nearest railway station Arunachal Junction 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Silchar 8.2 km
District headquarters Cachar 9.3 km

Villages closest to Srikona Grant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silchar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Srikona Grant

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikona Grant village had a population of 6,429. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Srikona Grant village has 3,274 males and 3,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikona Grant has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Srikona Grant is 788026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikona Grant covers 347.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikona Grant falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Srikona Grant is Arunachal Junction, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Srikona Grant.

Srikona Grant is about 9.3 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikona Grant is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Arunachal Junction is about 3.2 km away. Silchar is about 8.2 km away. Cachar is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digorsrikona Pt I (under 2 km), Digorsrikona Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Srikona Pt I (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Srikona Grant today is likely to be higher.

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