Lekhapani is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.
Lekhapani
Leekhapani | |
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Rural | |
| Lekhapani | |
| Nickname(s): Last Point of NEFR, Indian Railways | |
  Lekhapani Location in Assam, India  Lekhapani Lekhapani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′0″N 95°54′0″E / 27.31667°N 95.90000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat Raj under State Government |
| • Body | Gaon 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-23 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
and it is also the last frontier of North Frontier Railway(but it is inoperative since 1993)Lekhapani railway station
Geography
editIt is located at an elevation of 150 m above MSL.[1]
Transport
editLekhapani is connected by National Highway 315 from Makum. National Highway 315 connects Ledo to Indo-Myanmar border i.e. Pangsau Pass. The eastern most railway station of India, Lekhapani railway station is a defunct one but surveys are on to extend the line to Kharsang, Arunachal Pradesh and revive the station soon.
Nearest towns and villages
editReferences
edit- ^ Map and weather of Lekhapani. fallingrain.com