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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
Town
Basugaon
Location in Assam, India
Basugaon
Basugaon (India)
Coordinates: 26.47°N 90.4°E / 26.47; 90.4
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictChirang
Government
  BodyBasugaon Municipal Board
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total27,350
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
783372
Vehicle registrationAS-26 (Chirang) AS-19 (Bongaigaon)



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 High School, Hekaipara, 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, Kokrajhar
  11. Gurukul National Senior Secondary School, Basugaon
  12. Kidzee
  13. Basugaon J.B. School
  14. Rajacharang LP School

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 (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.


Demographics


Religion in Basugaon[1]
Religion Percent
Hindu
87.50%
Islam
10.07%
Christianity
2.00%
Others
0.88%
Ethnic Groups in BASUGAON
Language Percent
Bengali
43.83%
Assamese
40.47%
Santhal
15.70%

Localities in Basugaon



References


  1. Report - BASUGAON[permanent dead link] Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India



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