Ledo, Assam
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Ledo | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 27°18′0″N 95°44′0″E / 27.30000°N 95.73333°ECoordinates: 27°18′0″N 95°44′0″E / 27.30000°N 95.73333°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Tinsukia |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Assamese |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | [786182] |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Vehicle registration | AS |
Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Nearest city | Margherita |
Avg. summer temperature | 30 °C (86 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 6 °C (43 °F) |
Ledo is a small town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.[1] As of 2005[update], the Ledo railway station is the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India.[2] The town is also the starting point of Ledo Road, also known as Stilwell Road, a highway built during World War II for use by Americans and British troops as a military supply route to China through Burma (Myanmar).
The first coal mine in Assam was started near Ledo in 1882 when the erstwhile Assam Railway & Trading Company was laying a metre gauge railway line in that region.[3][4]
Nearest Town and Villages[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ledo". www.india9.com. 15 October 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Trivia". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "Makum Coalfields – an Insight – Assam". Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Sen, Sanjay (2016). Coal mining industry in Assam - a study of Tinsukia district - 1865-1940 (PDF).