Basugaon

Basugaon

বাসুগাঁও
Basugaon বাসুগাঁও
Town
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Chirang
Government
• Body	Basugaon Town Committee
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	12,441
Languages
• Official	Assamese , Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	783372
Vehicle registration	AS

Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a town and a town area committee in Chirang district in the state of Assam, India.

Popular temples

Raja Thakur Mandir
Kali Mandir,Chalk Bazar.
Govinda Mandir
Ram Krishna Ashram
Gouria Math
Shiv Bari.
Pagla Bastav.Bijoygaon.
Basugaon Shasan Kali Mandir.
Durga Bari.

Important services

Town Committee
Basugaon PHC
Basugaon PHE
Basugaon Water Service
Basugaon Animal Dispensary
State Bank of India
Assam Gramin Vikesh Bank
Mini LICI office, Basugaon
Oriental Insurance Micro office,Basugaon
Basugaon Telephone Exchange
Basugaon Post Office
Police Station.Basugaon
SBI Customer Service Point

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 w/no.1

3. Raja Ajit Narayan Dev Girls' High School, Goglapara

4. St. Xaviers Residential School, Nichinapara

5. St. Francis Convent School, Nehalgaon

6. Vivekananda Budsland Academy.Basugaon w/no.1 sishumagal.

7. Bijoygaon High School. Bijoygaon

8. Ganpith Jatia Vidyalaya. Basugaon.

9. GEOLANG HIGH SCHOOL.Ranchaidam

10. JNV. Ranchaidam

Colleges

Basugaon College
Acharya Junior College
Basugaon Junior College

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.

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.