Digboi
India · Asia
About Digboi
Digboi (Assamese: দিগ্বই), a town in Upper Assam, is where Asia's first oil well was drilled.
Digboi travel guide
Understand
The origin of the name "Digboi" (Assamese: DEEG-boy) is unclear. As the legend goes, the Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&TC) commissioned Italian engineers to build a railway line from Dibrugarh to Margherita (headquarters of AR&TC) in 1867. As they accidentally discovered oil around 10 mi (16 km) from Margherita, Canadian engineer W. L. Lake shouted "Dig boy, dig", which got corrupted to "Digboi" in Assamese.
Getting there
By train 1 Digboi NFR . (updated Jun 2026)
See
1 Digboi Centenary Museum. A museum established by the Indian Oil Corporation to commemorate the history the oil industies in the Assam Valley. This museum was opened behind the oil refinery in early 2002. Many of the old and preserved machinery are there in this museum. (updated Jun 2026) 2 Digboi War Cemetery. (updated Jun 2026) 3 Dehing Patkai National Park. (updated Jun 2026)
Do
Digboi Centenary Park. (updated Jun 2026) Digboi Golf Course. (updated Jun 2026)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.