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Town in Assam, India
Basugaon
Town
Basugaon is located in AssamBasugaonBasugaonLocation in Assam, IndiaShow map of AssamBasugaon is located in IndiaBasugaonBasugaonBasugaon (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°E / 26.47; 90.4
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictChirang
Government
 • BodyBasugaon Municipal Board
Elevation47 m (154 ft)
Population
 • Total27,350
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN783372
Vehicle registrationAS-26 (Chirang) AS-19 (Bongaigaon)

Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a neighbourhood of Bongaigaon UA and it falles under Chirang District of Assam, India. It is situated approximately 180 km from Guwahati City in the western part of the Lower Assam Region. 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'.

Popular temples

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Education

Schools

There are a good number of schools, but those providing secondary education are few. Renowned among them are:

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Colleges

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Art School

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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.

  • Basugaon-Kashikotra Road (Towards NH-)
  • Basugaon-Kokrajhar Road (via Salakati)
  • Basugaon-Bongaigaon Road (via Dangtol)
  • Basugaon-Talguri Road (Towards NH-)

Demographics

Religion in Basugaon
Religion Percent
Hinduism 87.50%
Islam 10.07%
Christianity 2.00%
Others 0.88%
Ethnic Groups in Basugaon
Language Percent
Assamese 40.47%
Bengali 43.83%
Others 15.70%

Localities in Basugaon

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References

  1. Report - BASUGAON Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India
Places adjacent to Basugaon
 Bhutan
Kokrajhar district, Assam Basugaon Bongaigaon district
Dhubri district Bongaigaon district
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