Bargolai

Bargolai is a village located in Margherita, a sub-district of Tinsukia District in the state of Assam, India.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Bargolai had a population of 5,034. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bargolai has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 56%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Bargolai has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 65%.
Various schools are situated in Bargolai. Some of the prominent ones are:

Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya(NEC), Baragolai
Blue Bird Senior Secondary School, Baragolai
Bargolai Colliery Assamese School
Bargolai Colliery Bengali School
Bargolai Colliery Nepali School
Adarsh Hindi Senior Secondary School, Bargolai
Margaret Memorial High School, Bargolai
Kid-zee and Sunshine Senior Secondary School, Bargolai

SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS:

Abacus Computer Academy, Bargolai Branch

Politics

Bargolai is part of Goan Panchayat rule headed by President elected by the public of the Bargolai Village in term of 5 Years. Bargolai is part of Margherita Assembly.
Margherita is part of Dibrugarh. And the current M.P from this region is Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal. Margherita is also 124th Legislative Assembly constituency and is presently represented by Bhaskar Sharma.

Economy

Coal mines of Bargolai Colliery under
North Eastern Coalfields located here and it’s is currently un-operational. Tea is the other developed industries.
There are various Tea industries, some of them are listed below:

Green Gold Tea Industries
NEFA Tea Industries
Nivedita Tea Industry
Tamuli Green Leaves

Transportation

Bargolai is well connected with all the major towns and districts both by road and rail. The NH 38 passes through and is a stretch of approximately 54 km, starting point being Ledo. Nearest railway station are Margherita Railway Station and Ledo Railway Station both are in distance of 4 km respectively from the village and Tinsukia railway station is just 54 km, about 1H 30Mins drive from the village. With RAJDHANI Express and other major trains running from Tinsukia, it is well connected to the rest of India. There are two local trains a day connecting Margherita to Dibrugarh and one express train running from Ledo to Guwahati to connect with capital of the state, i.e., Guwahati. Bargolai have nearest city of Margherita, which serves as a transit point to many parts of Arunachal Pradesh and buses ply regularly to and from Changlang, Miao and Jairampur. Tourists, while going to Arunachal, can get their passes from the office of A.P.S.T. Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) buses and a number of other private buses are also available from there. The nearest airport is in Dibrugarh, 100 km away.