Basugaon
Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang District of Assam, India. The name of this town is derived from its high bamboo plantation and bamboo market basically "basu" or "bash" means bamboo and "gaon" means village that is Basugaon, 'The village of bamboo'. It is an industrial town and a Municipal Board area. It is a neighbourhood of Bongaigaon UA, and it is situated approximately 180 km from Guwahati City in the western part of the Lower Assam Region.
Basugaon | |
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Town | |
  Basugaon Location in Assam, India  Basugaon Basugaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.47°N 90.4°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Chirang |
| Government | |
| • Body | Basugaon Municipal Board |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 27,350 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 783372 |
| Vehicle registration | AS-26 (Chirang) AS-19 (Bongaigaon) |
Popular temples
- Raja Thakur Mandir
- Sri Basudev Gauriya Math, Basugaon
- Kali Bari, chalk bazar
- Govinda Bari
- Ram Krishna Ashram
- Shiv Bari
- Pagla Bastav, Bijoygaon
- Basugaon Shasan Kali Mandir
- Durga Bari
- Satsang Kendra, Basugaon, Rajacharang
- Basugaon Bhutiapara Shive Mandir, Basugaon
Education
Schools
There are a good number of schools, but those providing secondary education are few. Renowned among them are:
- Basugaon Higher Secondary School
- Netaji Subhas Vidyaniketan Higher Secondary School, Basugaon (Subhas Nagar)
- Raja Ajit Narayan Dev Girls' High School, Goglapara, Basugaon
- St. Xaviers Residential School, Nichinapara, Basugaon
- St. Francis Convent High School, Hekaipara, Basugaon
- Vivekananda Budsland Academy, Basugaon
- Bijoygaon High School, Bijoygaon, Basugaon
- Ganpith Jatia Vidyalaya, Basugaon
- Geolang High School, Ranchaidham, Basugaon
- JNV, Kokrajhar
- Gurukul National Senior Secondary School, Basugaon
- Kidzee
- Basugaon Town J.B. School
- Rajacharang LP School
Colleges
- Basugaon College
- Acharya Junior College
- Basugaon Junior College
- Gurukl National Senior Secondary School, Basugaon
Art School
- Sangeet Shikhya & Chitrakala kendra, Basugaon (Affiliated to Bangiya Sangeet Parishad,Hawrah(Kolkata) & Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapith, Lucknow)
- Rainbow art school
- S.K. Art Academy, Basugaon
Transport
Rail
Basugaon falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways. There are two stations in Chirang District – Basugaon and Bijni. Basugaon Station is the nearest station for New Bongaigaon Jn. is considered to be the Adarsh Station of India (a railway flyover is under construction).
Roadways
National Highway 31 connects Basugaon with the states Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. National Highway 37 from Goalpara in Assam to Dimapur in Nagaland traverses the entire length of Assam and connects Basugaon with almost all the major cities of Assam including the cities of Jorhat and Dibrugarh. National Highway 31C connects Basugaon to Guwahati and National Highway 37 also connects Basugaon with Guwahati.
- Basugaon-Kashikotra Road (Towards NH-)
- Basugaon-Kokrajhar Road (via Salakati)
- Basugaon-Bongaigaon Road (via Dangtol)
- Basugaon-Talguri Road (Towards NH-)
Demographics
Localities in Basugaon
- Subhas Nagar
- Chok Bazar
- Goglapara
- BHUTIAPARA
- Ram Krishna Ashram Road
- Garu bazar
- Nichinapara
- Nehalgaon
- sishumagal
- Ranchaidam
- Bijoygaon
- Basugaon main road
- Basugaon Champa
- Basuagon RAILWAY STATION ROAD
- Basugaon town committee road
- Basugaon college road
- Vivekananda pally
- Basugaon College Road
- Basugaon Chariali
- Rajacharang
References
- Report - BASUGAON Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India
Places adjacent to Basugaon | |
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