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'''Nagaon''' is a village in [[Nandurbar district]] of [[Maharashtra]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|12|km}} from sub district headquarter and {{convert|12|km}} from district headquarter. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]]. <ref name="census">{{cite web | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_2700.xlsx | title=District Census Hand Book | work=indiapost.gov.in}}</ref>


'''Nagaon''' (previously '''Nowgong'''), is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Nagaon district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]]. It is situated {{convert|121|km|mi|0}} east of [[Guwahati]]


== Demography ==
==Geography==
As of 2009, The village has a total number of 226 houses and the population of 1090 of which 553 are males while 537 are females.According to the report [[published]] by [[Census India]] in 2011, out of the total population of the village 925 people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] and the village does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name="census" />  
The [[Kolong River]], a tributary of the [[Brahmaputra River]], flows through Nagaon and in the process divides the city into two distinct regions: Nagaon and Haibargaon.<ref>Article by Raghavendra Dixit titled 'Kolong ke Kinare (Hindi: कोलोंग के किनारे)' published in [[Jansatta]], a [[Hindi]] daily - http://epaper.jansatta.com/229630/Jansatta.com/Jansatta-Hindi-15022014#page/6/2 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173059/http://epaper.jansatta.com/229630/jansatta.com/jansatta-hindi-15022014#page/6/2 |date=5 March 2016 }}</ref>
 
Nagaon is bounded on the north by the [[Sonitpur district]] and the Brahmaputra River. On the south, it borders the [[West Karbi Anglong district]], [[Dima Hasao]] and [[Hojai District]] . On the east it is bounded by [[East Karbi Anglong district]] and the [[Golaghat district]], while on the west it neighbours the [[Marigaon district]].
 
There are several [[beel]]s, marshy areas and swamps in the district, including the regions of Marikalong, Potakalong, [[Googly assam|Haribhanga]], Jongalbalahu, [[Samaguri Beel]], [https://gatangabeel.business.site Gatanga Beel] Urigadang and Nawbhanga. These wetlands are former channels of the Kolong and Kopili rivers.
 
==Transport==
===Road===
Nagaon is integrated into the [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] system connected to NH 36 and 37 providing easy access to important places in Assam. Buses connect the city with all parts of Assam.
 
===Railway===
There are two railway stations in Nagaon town, one at Haiborgaon (Dhing gate) and another at Nagaon proper. The nearest railway junction is Sensuwa and another is at [[Chaparmukh railway station|Chaparmukh]], which is around 28&nbsp;km from Nagaon.
 
===Airport===
The nearest airport is [[Tezpur Airport]]. The nearest international airport is [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]] in Guwahati.
 
==Demographics==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Nagaon city (2011)<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX</ref>
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value1 = 44.92
|color1 = brown
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value2 = 21.79
|color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value3 = 10.21
|color3 = yellow
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 23.08
|color4 = blue
}}
 
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 people|Karbi]], [[Tiwa (Lalung)]] are the natives of the city. [[Assamese language|Assamese]] is spoken by 70,039 people, [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is spoken by 33,978, [[Hindi]] is spoken by 15,926 people and 35,946 speaks others languages.<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX</ref>
 
{{See also|List of cities in the North East and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
 
==Politics==
Nagaon is part of the [[Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowgong]].<ref>{{cite web
|url        = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|title      = List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
|access-date  = 2008-10-06
|work        = Assam
|publisher  = Election Commission of India
|url-status    = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date = 2006-05-04
}}</ref> [[Rupak Sarmah]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] is the current MLA of [[Nowgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].
 
==Education==
 
Modern education  was first introduced in the district  by [[Christian missionaries]], such as [[Miles Bronson and the Noctes|Miles Bronson]] and [[Nathan Brown (missionary)|Nathan Brown]] in the nineteenth century. [[Anandaram Dhekial Phukan]], a major figure in [[Assamese literature]], spent the better part of his life in Nagaon, and the Assamese intellectual [[Gunabhiram Barua]] 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. Kendriya Vidyalaya Nagaon, Loyola High School and Christ Jyoti School are regarded as the best English medium schools among the residents of Nagaon. Best Hindi school is Marwari Hindi High School situated near Haibargaon Bazar.
 
 
 
At present, '''Kendriya Vidyalaya Nagaon''' is considered the best CBSE school with classes from class 1 to 12. It is the only CBSE school in Nagaon having higher secondary classes. It has science and commerce streams. Arts stream is yet to be opened. The school has more than 1400 students studying in the school at present.
 
'''Prominent English Medium Schools''':
 
[[File:Nowgong Mission High School.jpg|thumb|Front view of the main entrance of Nowgong Mission High School, the oldest school of Assam]]
 
# [https://nagaon.kvs.ac.in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Nagaon]
# [http://www.cjsnagaon.com Christ Jyoti School]
# [http://nowgongmissionschool.in 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
# [http://www.sandipaninagaon.co.in Sandipani Vidyamandir]
# Riverdale Academy
'''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 School
 
===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 College
#Concept Junior College
# 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
#Geetanjali 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, Nagaon|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===
[[File:Nowgong Polytechnic.jpg|right|thumb|250px|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, Assam|Raha]] and comes under the academic management of [[Assam Agricultural University]] in [[Jorhat]].
 
===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==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
#Dhing Gate
#Haibargaon
#Santipur
#Laokhowa Road
#Chandmari Road
#Samaddar Patty
#Bara Bazar
#Daccapatty
#Natun Bazar
#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
 
{{div col end}}
 
==Notable people==
*
* [[Srimanta Sankardev]], Saint
* [[Dev Kant Baruah]], politician.
* [[Gopinath Bordoloi|Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi]], First Chief Minister of Assam.
* [[Mahim Bora]], writer.
* [[Mayur Bora]], writer
* [[Bhabendra Nath Saikia]], writer, director and editor.
* [[Lakshmi Nandan Bora]], Novelist
* [[Lakshminath Bezbaroa]], Poet, Novelist & Writer
* [[Khagen Mahanta]], singer.
* [[Pabitra Kumar Deka]], journalist and humor writer.
* [[Parveen Sultana]], classical singer.
* [[Prafulla Kumar Mahanta]], politician.
* [[Jatin Bora]], actor.
* [[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]], singer, musician
* [[Hima Das]], Athletics
 
==Sports==
The multipurpose [[Nurul Amin Stadium]] of Nagaon is named after the sportsperson late Nurul Amin. It hosts the Independence Day Cup Football tournament every year in August and September, in which most of the teams of national repute participate.
 
[[Hima Das]] 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]] was born in Nagaon.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="140">
Kolong1.jpg| The [[Kolong River|Kolong]] 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 Disctrict 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
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of villages in India]]
*[[Hojai]]
 
*[[Dabaka]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Villages in Nandurbar district]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}


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