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Bāsugaon, India

Bāsugaon is a town of 13,849 people in Assam, India.

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Population13,849 GeoNames
RegionAssam
Elevation47 m 154 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportRupsi Airport (RUP) 63 km

About Bāsugaon

Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a neighbourhood of Bongaigaon UA and it falls under the 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.

From the Wikipedia article Basugaon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Rupsi Airport (RUP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 63 km away.

  • Salakati 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
  • New Bongaigaon Railway Colony 12 km east, about 12 min by car
  • Chatibor Gaon 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
  • Bongaigaon 14 km east, about 14 min by car
  • Kokrajhar 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
  • Chāpar 22 km south, about 22 min by car
  • Bijni 28 km east, about 28 min by car
  • Chalantapara Pt IV 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
  • Abhayāpuri 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
  • Bilāsipāra 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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