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Tirap Gaon, Ledo টিৰাপ গাঁও, লিডু |
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| Nickname(s): Colliery | |
| Location in Assam, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′0″N 95°49′0″E / 27.31667°N 95.81667°ECoordinates: 27°19′0″N 95°49′0″E / 27.31667°N 95.81667°E | |
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| 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