Tipong also known as Tipong Colliery,
is a small Town in
Margherita Tehsil in
Tinsukia
Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial town. It is situated north-east of Guwahati and away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh.
It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of Assam, India.
History
During th ...
District of
north-eastern state
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is located around 4 km away from nearest town
Lekhapani
Lekhapani is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.
and it is also the last frontier of North Frontier Railway(but it is inoperative since 1993) Lekhapani railway station
Geography
It is located at an elevation of 150 m above MSL. , 9 km from away
Tirap Gaon and 12 km away from nearest town
Ledo. Tipong is connected by
National Highway 38 to Makum.
National Highway 153 which connects
Ledo to Indo-Myanmar border (
Stillwell Road) across
Pangsau Pass
Pangsau Pass or Pan Saung Pass, in altitude, lies on the crest of the Patkai Hills on the India–Myanmar border. The pass offers one of the easiest routes into Burma from the Assam plains. It is named after the closest Burmese village, Pangsa ...
through
Lekhapani
Lekhapani is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.
and it is also the last frontier of North Frontier Railway(but it is inoperative since 1993) Lekhapani railway station
Geography
It is located at an elevation of 150 m above MSL. .
Nearest Town and Villages
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Jagun
Jagun is a small market in Margherita Tehsil in Tinsukia District of north-eastern state Assam, India. It is located around away from the nearest coalfield Tipong, away from Lekhapani, from away Tirap Gaon and away from Ledo. Jagun is c ...
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Lekhapani
Lekhapani is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.
and it is also the last frontier of North Frontier Railway(but it is inoperative since 1993) Lekhapani railway station
Geography
It is located at an elevation of 150 m above MSL.
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Tirap Gaon
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Ledo, Assam
Ledo is a small town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. , the Ledo railway station is the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India. The town is also the starting point of Ledo Road, also known as Stilwell Road, a highway built during W ...
References
External links
Tour to Tipong, Assam
Cities and towns in Tinsukia district
Tinsukia
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