Basugaon

Basugaon
বাসুগাঁও
Town
Basugaon
Basugaon

Location in Assam, 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 (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

Important services

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

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.

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

    External links

    1. Report - BASUGAON Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India
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