Basugaon বাসুগাঁও |
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Town | |
Location in Assam, India | |
Coordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°ECoordinates: 26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Chirang |
Government | |
• Body | Basugaon Town Committee |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,849 |
Languages | |
• Official | Assamese , English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 783372 |
Vehicle registration | AS 26 |
Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town and a Town Committee Area in Chirang district in the state of Assam, India. It Is One Of The Most Developing Town Of The State.
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 School, Nehalgaon
6. Vivekananda Budsland Academy, Basugaon
7. Bijoygaon High School. Bijoygaon
8. Ganpith Jatia Vidyalaya. Basugaon.
9. GEOLANG HIGH SCHOOL.Ranchaidam
10. JNV. Ranchaidam
11. Gurukul National School, Basugaon.
12. KIDZEE
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)
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.