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Tirap Gaon, Ledo

Tirap Gaon, Ledo
টিৰাপ গাঁও, লিডু
village
Nickname(s): Colliery
Tirap Gaon, Ledo is located in Assam
Tirap Gaon, Ledo
Tirap Gaon, Ledo
Tirap Gaon, Ledo is located in India
Tirap Gaon, Ledo
Tirap Gaon, Ledo
Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 27°19′0″N 95°49′0″E / 27.31667°N 95.81667°E / 27.31667; 95.81667Coordinates: 27°19′0″N 95°49′0″E / 27.31667°N 95.81667°E / 27.31667; 95.81667
Country  India
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Elevation 333 m (1,093 ft)
Languages
 • Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 786182
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)

Tirap Gaon, Ledo (Assamese: টিৰাপ গাঁও, লিডু) also known as Tirap Colliery, is a small village in Margherita Tehsil in Tinsukia District of north-eastern state Assam, India. It is located around 3 km away from nearest town Ledo, 11 km away from sub-divisional town Margherita and 60 km away from district headquarter Tinsukia. Tirap Gaon is connected by National Highway 38 to Makum. National Highway 153 which connects Ledo to Indo-Myanmar border (Stillwell Road) across Pangsau Pass through Lekhapani.

This place is known for opencast coal mining since 1983 under North Eastern Coalfields a Unit of Coal India Limited



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