Basugaon
Basugaon বাসুগাঁও | |
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Town | |
Basugaon Basugaon Location in Assam, India | |
Coordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°ECoordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Chirang |
Government | |
• Body | Basugaon Town Committee |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,441 |
Languages | |
• Official | Assamese , Bengali |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 783372 |
Vehicle registration | AS |
Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a town and a town area committee in Chirang district in the state of Assam, India.
Popular temples
- 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.
Important services
- Town Committee
- Basugaon PHC
- Basugaon PHE
- Basugaon Water Service
- Basugaon Animal Dispensary
- State Bank of India
- Assam Gramin Vikesh Bank
- Mini LICI office, Basugaon
- Oriental Insurance Micro office,Basugaon
- Basugaon Telephone Exchange
- Basugaon Post Office
- Police Station.Basugaon
- SBI Customer Service Point
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 w/no.1
3. Raja Ajit Narayan Dev Girls' High School, Goglapara
4. St. Xaviers Residential School, Nichinapara
5. St. Francis Convent School, Nehalgaon
6. Vivekananda Budsland Academy.Basugaon w/no.1 sishumagal.
7. Bijoygaon High School. Bijoygaon
8. Ganpith Jatia Vidyalaya. Basugaon.
9. GEOLANG HIGH SCHOOL.Ranchaidam
10. JNV. Ranchaidam
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.
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
Loacality in Basugaon
- Subhas nagar
- Gogla para
- Thuri bari
- Garu bazar
- Nichinapara
- Nehalgaon
- sishumagal
- Ranchaidam
- Bijoygaon
External links
Bhutan | ||||
Kokrajhar district, Assam | Bongaigaon district | |||
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Dhubri district | Bongaigaon district |
- ↑ Report - BASUGAON Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India