Nagaon (previously Nowgong; Assamese নগাঁও), is a town and a

municipal board A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Nagaon district Nagaon is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. At the time of the 2011 census it was the most populous district in Assam, before Hojai district was split from it in 2016. History Batadrowa gave birth to the Vaishnavite ...

in the Indian

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. It is situated east of

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

History

This division was organised on the both banks of Kalang river by Momai Tamuli Borbarua in 1611 during the reign of

Pratap Singha Susenghphaa or Pratap Singha (), was the 17th and one of the most prominent kings of the Ahom kingdom. As he was advanced in years when he became king, he is also called the ''burha Raja'' (Old king). His reign saw an expansion of the Ahom k ...

. Its settlement was completed during the reign of

Gadadhar Singha Supaatpha also, Gadadhar Singha (reign 1681–1696) established the rule of the Tungkhungia clan of the Ahom kings that ruled the Ahom kingdom till its climactic end. He was the son of Gobar Roja, a descendant of Suhungmung, and who had becom ...

. Nagoan was under the administration of the Borphukan. From Nagoan 1,310 soldiers took part in the Kachari invasion of Swargadeo

Rudra Singha Sukhrungphaa (reigned 1696–1714), or Swargadeo Rudra Singha, was a Tungkhungia ahom king and 30th king of the Ahom kingdom under whom the kingdom reached its zenith of power and glory, he is considered as the most illustrious of the Ah ...

in 1707

Geography

The

Kolong River The Kolong River or Kailang is an anabranch of the Brahmaputra River, which diverts out from the Brahamputra river in Hatimura region of Jakhalabandha (Nagaon district, Assam, India), and meets the same at Kolongpar near Guwahati. The tributary ...

, a tributary of the

Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

, flows through Nagaon and in the process divides the city into two distinct regions: Nagaon and Haibargaon. Nagaon is bounded on the north by the

Sonitpur district Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur. Etymology The name of the is derived from a mythological story f ...

and the Brahmaputra River. On the south, it borders the

West Karbi Anglong district The West Karbi Anglong district is a district formed out of the existing Donka circle of Karbi Anglong district of Assam in 2016. Hamren is the headquarter of the newly formed district. The district is part of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council a ...

Dima Hasao Dima Hasao district (), earlier called North Cachar Hills district, is an administrative district in the state of Assam, India. As of 2011, it is the least populous district of Assam. Dima Hasao district is one of the two autonomous hill distr ...

and

Hojai District Hojai District is a district in Assam, India. It was formed on 15 August 2015. The headquarters of the district is situated at Sankardev Nagar, which is about 8 km away from Hojai town. Hojai District was formed from three tehsils of Nag ...

. On the east it is bounded by

East Karbi Anglong district The East Karbi Anglong district is a new district formed out of the existing Karbi Anglong District of Assam in 2016. Diphu is the headquarter of the newly formed district.Golaghat district, while on the west it neighbours the

Marigaon district Morigaon district () is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Morigaon. The ancient place of occult Mayong is located in this district as well as Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Histo ...

. There are several

beel A beel (Bengali and Assamese: বিল) is a billabong or a lake-like wetland with static water (as opposed to moving water in rivers and canals - typically called in Bengali, in the Ganges - Brahmaputra flood plains of the Eastern Indian s ...

s, marshy areas and swamps in the district, including the regions of Marikalong, Potakalong, Haribhanga, Jongalbalahu,

Samaguri Beel Samaguri Beel (also known as Pokhi Tirtha or Bird Pilgrimage) is a ox-bow shaped (U-shaped) wetland and lake located near to Nagaon town in Nagaon district of Assam. This Beel is situated in the Brahmaputra river basin. This lake is formed by t ...

Gatanga Beel
Urigadang and Nawbhanga. These wetlands are former channels of the Kolong and Kopili rivers.

Transport

Road

There is very good availability of buses playing from Guwahati, Jorhat and Tezpur to Nagaon, There is flexibility of timings. Plenty of government and private buses travel between Guwahati and Nagaon. The district lies about 120 km east of Guwahati with an average travel time of 2 hours. Nagaon is round 190 km from Jorhat and 75 km from Tezpur. Taxies are available for hire from all major destinations to Nagaon.

Railway

There are two railway stations in Nagaon town, one at Haib argaon (Dhing gate) and another at Nagaon proper. The nearest railway junction iSprivate nd another is at

Chaparmukh Chaparmukh is railway junction station under Northeast Frontier Railway of Lumding railway division located in Kachowa Gaon of Nagaon district in the state of Assam. Major Trains # New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia) # Si ...

, which is around 28 km from Nagaon.

Airport

The nearest airport is

Tezpur Airport Tezpur Airport , also known as Salonibari Air Force Station, is a regional airport and an Indian Air Force Station serving Tezpur, Assam, India. It is located in Salonibari, which is situated 8.5 km (5.2 mi) from the city centre. The airport ...

. The nearest international airport is

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport , also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as 'Borjhar Airport', is an international airport serving Guwahati, the largest city of North-East India in Assam, India, and is als ...

in Guwahati.

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Nagaon city had a population of 155,889 making it one of the largest cities of Assam. The population is largely of heterogeneous nature. Indigenous Assamese communities along with tribal communities like Karbi,

Tiwa (Lalung) Tiwa is an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya in northeastern India. They are also found in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe within the State of Assam ...

are the natives of the city. Assamese is spoken by 70,039 people,

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

is spoken by 33,978,

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

is spoken by 15,926 people and 35,946 speaks others languages.

Politics

Nagaon is part of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

constituency of Nowgong.

Rupak Sarmah Rupak Sarmah is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capit ...

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

is the current MLA of

Nowgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Nowgong Assembly constituency is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Currently Rupak Sarmah of Bharatiya Janata Party represents this constituency. The constituency is represented mostly by Indian National Congres ...

Pradyut Bordoloi Pradyut Bordoloi is an Indian Politician from the state of Assam, currently serving as a Member of Parliament for Nowgong constituency. Indian National Congress candidate and former Minister of State Pradyut Bordoloi, breached the BJP bastion o ...

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

is the current MP of

Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency) Nagaon is a Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. Assembly segments Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election Results General elections 2019 General elections 2014 ...

Education

Modern education was first introduced in the district by

Christian missionaries A Christian mission is an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith. Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries, to carry on evangelism or other activities, such as ...

, such as

Miles Bronson Miles Bronson (1812–1883), was one of the first American Baptist Churches USA, American Baptist missionaries who worked in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Mission Work Assam Bronson arrived at Sadiya in Assam on July 8, 1838. Previo ...

and Nathan Brown in the nineteenth century.

Anandaram Dhekial Phukan Anandaram Dhekial Phukan ( as, আনন্দৰাম ঢেকিয়াল ফুকন ; 1829–1859) was one of the pioneers of Assamese literature in the ''Orunodoi'' era who joined in the literary revolution initiated by missionaries. H ...

, a major figure in

Assamese literature Assamese literature ( as, অসমীয়া সাহিত্য, translit=ɔxɔmiya xaɦitjɔ}) is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the liter ...

, spent the better part of his life in Nagaon, and the Assamese intellectual

Gunabhiram Barua Gunabhiram Barua (1837-1894) was a nineteenth century Indian intellectual from Assam who ushered in new ideas of social reform in the early years of colonial rule in Assam. He was deeply influenced by the progressive intellectual currents of the ...

worked in Nagaon for about two decades.

Schools

The Nowgong Mission High School, established by Miles Bronson in 1846 is one of the oldest school in Assam. It also has the third oldest government school in Assam, the Nowgong Government Boys' Higher Secondary School, established in 1865. Another old school is the Dawson Higher Secondary & Multipurpose School. Prominent English Medium Schools:

# Kendriya Vidyalaya, Nagaon # Christ Jyoti School # Nowgong Mission High School # St. Ignatius Loyola English Medium High School # St. Antony's High School # Little Flower School # Model English School # Nagaon English Academy # Sandipani Vidyamandir # St. Boniface High School # Riverdale School School having both English and Assamese medium # Ramanujan Secondary School Other Schools of Repute: # Nagaon Shankardev Vidya Niketon # National Academy Nagaon # Nowgong Government Boys' Higher Secondary School # Nowgong Government Girls' Higher Secondary School # Nagaon Bengali Boys' Higher Secondary School # Nagaon Bengali Girls' Higher Secondary School # Government Urban Basic School # Dawson Higher Secondary and Multipurpose School # Om Prakash Jajodia Girls' Hindi High School # Marwari Hindi high School #Navaroop jatiya vidyapith #Haibargaon Adarsha High Schooll

Colleges

At present, there are about 25 colleges, of which probably the most renowned are # Nowgong College # A.D.P. College (named after Anandaram Dhekial Phookan) # Khagarijan College (named after the old administrative headquarters of Nowgong District) # Nowgong Girls' College # Nowgong Law College # Nagaon G.N.D.G. Commerce College #Pioneer Arts College # College of Education, Nagaon Besides these there are a number of junior colleges that have sprung up in Nagaon. As such many students from the neighboring districts also come to study in these colleges. Some of these are
Ramanujan Junior CollegeConcept Junior College
# Geetanjali Junior College (regarded as the best college for Commerce Department) # Renaissance Junior College # Alpha Beta College (Jr.) #Kalong-Kapili Vidyapith Junior College # Kalongpar Vidyapith Junior College #Bharali's Academy Junior College #Nagaon Junior College #Srimanta Sankardev Junior College #Madhabdev Junior College #Dronacharya Junior College #Chanakya Junior College #Matrix Junior College # Dimension Junior College #Gyanpith Junior College #CV Raman Junior College #Dr. S.R.K. Junior College #Anandaram Baruah Junior College #Kamala Kanta Barua Junior College #Nonoi Junior college #Abhigyan Junior college #Daswani Classes (Domain Academy)

Assam Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital

The Assam Homeopathic College is situated in Haibargaon, Nagaon. The institute was established in the year 1968. It is the first homeopathic medical college of the entire North East India.

Nowgong Polytechnic

Nagaon is also home to Nowgong Polytechnic, one of the oldest technical education institutes in Assam. Nagaon also has an ITI at Panigaon.

The College of Fisheries

The College of Fisheries, the only college of its kind in the entire northeastern India, is located in Raha and comes under the academic management of

Assam Agricultural University Assam Agricultural University (AAU) is an agricultural education state university which was established on 1 April 1969 in Jorhat in the state of Assam, India. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire State of Assam with regard ...

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 ...

The Nagaon Medical College

The foundation stone of the Nagaon Medical College was laid by the then chief minister of Assam Mr. Tarun Gogoi in February 2016. The construction work on the same has officially begun from 18 February 2017 and the college will be ready for operation in 3 years time.

University

Nagaon is home to the Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, which offers postgraduate and doctorate level courses.

Important Localities

#Puranigudam #Dhing Gate #Haibargaon #Santipur #Laokhowa Road #Chandmari Road #Samaddar Patty #Bara Bazar #Daccapatty #Natun Bazar #Lakhinagar #Juria #Itachali #Christian Patty #Panigaon #Amolapatty #Mukut Sharma Chariali #Bengali Patty #Fauzdari Patty #Chinapatty #Morikolong #Kachulukhuwa #Khutikatia #Lakhinagar #Tarun Phukan Road #Senchowa #Prem Nagar #Dimaruguri #Uriya Gaon #Borghat #Chokitup #Moukhuli #Dipholu #Hatichung #Jajori #Maj Jajori #Dhing #Dakshinpat #Pathori #Nonoi #Rupahi

Notable people

Dev Kant Baruah Dev Kant Barooah (22 February 1914 – 28 January 1996) was an Indian politician from Assam, who served as the President of the Indian National Congress during the Emergency (1975–77). Early life Baruah was born on 22 February 1914 to Nilka ...

, politician *

Lakshminath Bezbaroa ' Lakshminath Bezbarua (, 14 October 1864), was an Assamese poet, novelist and playwright of modern Assamese literature. He was one of the literary stalwarts of the Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism in Assamese literature when through his e ...

, poet, novelist and writer *

Jatin Bora Jatin Bora (born 25 April 1970) is an Indian actor and director who has appeared in Assamese language films since 1989. He is also an actor and director in some mobile theatre groups of Assam, including Aabahan, Hengool, Ashirbaad, Bhagyadevi ...

, actor *

Lakshmi Nandan Bora Lakshmi Nandan Bora (15 June 1932 – 3 June 2021) was an Indian novelist and short story writer in the Assamese language, known for over 60 books he has authored, including award winning novels, ''Patal Bhairavi'' and ''Kayakalpa''. A recipient ...

, novelist * Mahim Bora, writer *

Mayur Bora Mayur Bora (Assamese: ময়ূৰ বৰা) is an Indian writer, critic and Public speaking, public speaker from Assam. Bora has 18 books to his credit, 16 in Assamese language, 1 in English and 1 book of translation in which noted litter ...

, writer * Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi, First Chief Minister of Assam *

, Former Cabinet Minister, Lok Sabha MP from Nowgong Lok Sabha constituency *

Hima Das Hima Das (born 9 January 2000), nicknamed ''Dhing Express'', is an Indian sprinter from the state of Assam. She holds the current Indian national record in 400 meters with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta ...

, athlete *

Pabitra Kumar Deka Pabitra Kumar Deka (29 January 19405 January 2010) was a progressive writer, columnist, publisher and editor of monthly magazine, film critic and script writer of the State of Assam in India. He is the winner of the Best Film Critic Award in 1988 ...

, journalist and humor writer *

Rashmi Desai Shivani Desai (born 13 February 1986), professionally known as Rashami Desai, is an Indian television actress. Desai is the recipient of several accolades including two Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards. She has established hers ...

, actress * Rakibul Hussain, politician, former cabinet minister *

Khagen Mahanta Khagen Mahanta was a singer and composer of folk and traditional music of Assam. Khagen Mahanta was a notable person in Assamese folk music and known as the "King of Bihu". His Bihu songs, Borgeet and other folk songs remain popular in Assam. T ...

, singer *

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is an Indian Politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam (two terms) and the former President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a major political party in the Indian state of Assam ...

, Politician, Former Chief Minister of Assam * Papon, singer, musician *

Bhabendra Nath Saikia Bhabendra Nath Saikia (20 February 1932 – 13 August 2003) was a novelist, short-story writer, Editor and a Film director from Assam, India. Dr. Saikia received his doctorate in physics from the University of London. He began his career as a ...

, writer, director and editor * Srimanta Sankardev, Saint *

Parveen Sultana Begum Parveen Sultana ( as, বেগম পাৰৱীন চুলতানা; born May 1950) is an Indian Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014 by the Govern ...

, classical singer.

Sports

The multipurpose Nurul Amin Stadium of Nagaon is named after the sportsperson late

Nurul Amin Nurul Amin ( bn, নুরুল আমিন; ur, ; 15 July 1893 – 2 October 1974) was a prominent Pakistani leader, and a jurist who served as the eighth prime minister of Pakistan and as the first and only vice president of Pakistan. H ...

. It hosts the famous

Independence Day Cup The Independence Day Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The ...

Football tournament every year in August and September, in which most of the teams of national repute participate. Different sports like cricket, hockey, kabaddi etc are also played in this stadium, and sports training programs are also held here.

who is an Indian sprinter and the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the

IAAF World U20 Championships The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year ...

was born in Dhing, a town in Nagaon.

Photo Gallery

Kolong1.jpg, The

Kolong Kolong may refer to: * Kolong River, a river in Assam, India * Kolong (film), a 2019 Malaysian horror film * Kolong language, spoken in parts of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northe ...

river flowing through Nagaon নগাঁও চহৰ.jpg, An area of Nagaon Town Haibargaon.jpg, Haibargaon, a commercial area of Nagaon Nagaon District Library.jpg, Nagaon District Library A temporary jewellery shop on a footpath of Nagaon.jpg, A temporary jewellery shop on a footpath of Nagaon A Weekly Market of Nagaon, Assam.jpg, A typical weekly market in a village of Nagaon District Paddy cultivation in Nagaon.jpg, Local people busy in paddy field of Nagaon

References

External links

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