Basugaon

Basugaon
Town
Basugaon
Location in Assam, India
Basugaon
Basugaon (India)
Coordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°E / 26.47; 90.4Coordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°E / 26.47; 90.4
Country  India
State Assam
District Chirang
Government
 • Body Basugaon Town Committee
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 13,849
Languages
 • Official Bengali, hindi, English,
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 783372
Vehicle registration AS-26 AS-19
Website www.basugaon.in

Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is the biggest town and a Town Committee Area in Chirang district in the state of Assam, India.

  • Raja Thakur Mandir
  • Kali Mandir,Chalk Bazar.
  • Govinda Mandir
  • Ram Krishna Ashram
  • Gouria Math
  • Shiv Bari.
  • Pagla Bastav.Bijoygaon.
  • Basugaon Shasan Kali Mandir.
  • Durga Bari.
  • Satsang Kendra, Basugaon, Rajacharang.

Education

Schools

There are a good number of schools, but those providing secondary education are few. Renowned among them are:

1. Basugaon Higher Secondary School

2. Netaji Subhas Vidyanekitan Higher Secondary School,Basugaon (Subhas Nagar)

3. Raja Ajit Narayan Dev Girls' High School, Goglapara, Basugaon

4. St. Xaviers Residential School, Nichinapara, Basugaon

5. St. Francis Convent School, Nehalgaon, Basugaon

6. Vivekananda Budsland Academy, Basugaon

7. Bijoygaon High School, Bijoygaon, Basugaon

8. Ganpith Jatia Vidyalaya, Basugaon.

9. GEOLANG HIGH SCHOOL, Ranchaidham, Basugaon

10. JNV, Ranchaidam

11. Gurukul National Senior Secondary School, Basugaon.

12. KIDZEE

Colleges

  • Basugaon College
  • Acharya Junior College
  • Basugaon Junior College

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-)

References

    Demographics

    Religion in Basugaon[1]
    Religion Percent
    Hindu
     
    		 87.05%
    Islam
     
    		 10.07%
    Christianity
     
    		 2.00%
    Others
     
    		 0.88%
    Ethnic Groups in BASUGAON
    Language Percent
    Bengali
     
    		 48.43%
    Assamese
     
    		 25.28%
    Santhal
     
    		 16.70%

    Loacality in Basugaon

    • Subhas nagar
    • Chalk Bazar
    • Gogla para
    • Thuri bari
    • Garu bazar
    • Nichinapara
    • Nehalgaon
    • sishumagal
    • Ranchaidam
    • Bijoygaon
    • basugaon mein road
    • basugaon champa
    • basuagon RAILWAY STATION ROAD
    1. ↑ Report - BASUGAON Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India
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