Tirap Gaon, Ledo

Tirap Gaon, Ledo টিৰাপ গাঁও, লিডু
village
Nickname(s): Colliery
Tirap Gaon, Ledo Show map of Assam Tirap Gaon, Ledo Show map of India 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,^[1] 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^[2] under North Eastern Coalfields a Unit of Coal India Limited^[3]

Note: This village should not be confused with " Tirap Gaon No.1" or ' No.2' which is located in Tipong by the same name, for accurate location on Map of  Tirap Gaon, Ledo click here