Silghat is a town located on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra, in Nagaon district

Nagaon district

Nagaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Assam .-History:...

, 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...

. It is 48 km northeast of Nagaon. Major points of attraction include the Hatimura Temple

Hatimura Temple

The Hatimura Temple is a shakti temple, located at Silghat, Nagaon district of Assam. It was built during the reign of Ahom king Pramatta Singha in 1667 Sakabda . It used to be an important center of Shaktism in ancient Assam. The presiding goddess is Durga which is known here as Mahisamardini....

 and huge Samantagiri hillock. The nearest airport is at Saloni, 10 km from Tezpur

Tezpur

Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000...

. Jakhalabandha Railway Station is the nearby railhead. National Highway 52

National Highway 52 (India)

National Highway 52 is a National Highway in the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. NH 52 starts at the intersection of NH 31 north of Guwahati and generally traverses east and northeast. It runs for a distance of , of which is in Assam and the rest in Arunachal Pradesh...

passes through the town.