Baghjan

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Village
Baghjan Gaon
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Coordinates: 27°36′01″N95°24′06″E / 27.6002°N 95.4018°E / 27.6002; 95.4018
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]}

References

1. 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.
2. Jaiswal, Umanand (6 August 2020). "Baghjan oil blowout noise inducing trauma". The Telegraph (India) . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
3. "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.
4. Naqvi, Sadiq (30 May 2020). "Blowout at Oil India well threatens national park in upper Assam". Down to Earth . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
5. "Explosion Near Baghjan Oil Well In Tinsukia Of Assam, 3 Foreign Experts Injured". Outlook. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
6. 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.
7. "Assam's Baghjan oil wells resume operation after massive blowout". The Statesman. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. "Baghjan blowout well sealed fully" . The Hindu. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
9. 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.
10. Saikia, Arunabh (8 July 2020). "An 'Assamese PSU': The Baghjan blowout exposes long suppressed resentments against Oil India". Scroll.in . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
11. Wangsu, Manta (30 July 2021). "Extractivism and Extremism: The Tangled Resource Politics of Northeast India". The Wire. The Wire (India) . Retrieved 20 July 2022.