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Baghjan Gaon
Baghjan | |
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Village | |
| Baghjan Gaon | |
  Baghjan Gaon Map of Assam  Baghjan Gaon Baghjan Gaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°36′01″N 95°24′06″E / 27.6002°N 95.4018°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| Subdivision | Doom Dooma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 533.84 ha (1,319.15 acres) |
| Elevation | 124.99 m (410.07 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,488 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 786151 |
Baghjan Gaon is a village under the Doom Dooma subdivision of the Tinsukia district in Assam, India.[1][2] As per the 2011 Census of India, Baghjan Gaon has a total population of 4,488 people including 2,244 males and 2,244 females.[3]
On 27 May 2020, an accidental gas blowout happened in Oil India Limited's Baghjan Oilfield, near Baghjan Gaon, which killed 3 people and injured 3 foreign experts, and damaged a vast area including Baghjan and nearby villages and forests.[4][5] It took six months to control the accidental gas blowout.[6][7][8]
Baghjan also carries a history of militancy affected areas.[9][10][11]
- ^ Koteswar Rao, N; Rajitha, G (2008). Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal. New Delhi, India: Arise Publishers. p. 42.
- ^ Jaiswal, Umanand (6 August 2020). "Baghjan oil blowout noise inducing trauma". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level, Assam - District Tinsukia - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Naqvi, Sadiq (30 May 2020). "Blowout at Oil India well threatens national park in upper Assam". Down to Earth. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Explosion Near Baghjan Oil Well In Tinsukia Of Assam, 3 Foreign Experts Injured". Outlook. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Agarwala, Tora (29 September 2020). "Four months of Baghjan blowout; authorities say will take at least one more month to control". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Assam's Baghjan oil wells resume operation after massive blowout". The Statesman. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Baghjan blowout well sealed fully". The Hindu. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Gohain, Chandan B. (27 October 2021). "Watch: 3 youths go missing in Assam's Tinsukia, suspected of joining ULFA (I)". EastMojo. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Saikia, Arunabh (8 July 2020). "An 'Assamese PSU': The Baghjan blowout exposes long suppressed resentments against Oil India". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Wangsu, Manta (30 July 2021). "Extractivism and Extremism: The Tangled Resource Politics of Northeast India". The Wire. The Wire (India). Retrieved 20 July 2022.