Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang District of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, 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

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area. It is a neighbourhood of

Bongaigaon Bongaigaon () is a major city in the Indian state of Assam. Its urban area spans across Bongaigaon and Chirang district. The city also serves as the gateway of the North-East Frontier Railway Zone with its New Bongaigaon Junction railway st ...

UA, and it is situated approximately 180 km from

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

City in the western part of the Lower Assam Region.

Popular temples

* Raja Thakur Mandir * Kali Bari, chalk bazar * Govinda Mandir * Ram Krishna Ashram * Gouria Math * 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 Vidyanekitan 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 J.B. School # Rajacharang LP School

Colleges

* Basugaon College * Acharya Junior College * Basugaon Junior College * Gurukl National Senior Secondary School, Basugaon

Transport

Rail

Basugaon falls under the

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zone of the

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. 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

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and

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from

Goalpara Goalpara, Pron: ) is the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati. Etymology The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or The villa ...

in Assam to

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

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traverses the entire length of Assam and connects Basugaon with almost all the major cities of Assam including the cities of

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

and

Dibrugarh Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam i ...

. 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

* Subhash nagar * Chok Bazar * Gogla para * 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 {{Infobox settlement , name = Vivekananda Pally , native_name = বিবেকানন্দ পল্লী , native_name_lang = Bn , other_name = , settlement_type = Colony/Ward , ...

* Basugaon College Road * Basugaon Chariali * Rajacharang #

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Chirang district