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.
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
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
Adarsh (Devanagari: आदर्श ') is an Indian male name that denotes "an ideal".
Notable people
* Taran Adarsh, Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst, the son of B. K. Adarsh
* Adarsh Balakrishna, Indian film act ...
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
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. 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
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Subhash nagar Subhash may refer to:
People
* Subhash Agarwal, Indian professional player and coach of English billiards and snooker
* Subhash Awchat (born 1960), Indian artist and author based in Mumbai
* Subhash Bapurao Wankhede (born 1963), Indian politician ...
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Chok Bazar
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Gogla para
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BHUTIAPARA
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Ram Krishna Ashram Road
Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to:
Animals
* A male sheep
* Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish
People
* Ram (given name)
* Ram (surname)
* Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director
* RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch
* Raj ...
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Garu bazar Garu may refer to:
Places
* Akhurian River, also known as Garu, a river in the South Caucasus
* Garu, Ghana, town in northeastern Ghana
* Garu, Iran (disambiguation), various places in Iran
* Garu, Pakistan, village of NWFP, Pakistan
Fictional cha ...
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Nichinapara
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Nehalgaon
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sishumagal
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Ranchaidam
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Bijoygaon
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Basugaon main road
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 Basu ...
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Basugaon Champa
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Basuagon RAILWAY STATION ROAD
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Basugaon town committee road
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 Basug ...
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Basugaon college road
Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang district, 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 vill ...
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Basugaon College Road
Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang district, 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 vill ...
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Basugaon Chariali
Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang district, 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 vill ...
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Rajacharang
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References
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Cities and towns in Chirang district