Nagaon


Nagaon, is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. It has a population of 147,231.
In education section, total literates in Nagaon city are 98,068 of which 52,690 are males while 45,378 are females. Average literacy rate of Nagaon city is 93.43 percent of which male and female literacy was 98.58 and 88.08 percent.
Nagaon city is governed by Municipal Board which comes under Nagaon Urban Agglomeration. It is currently the 4th largest city of Assam in terms of both population and area covered after Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh.
It is the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva.

Geography

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.
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 beels, marshy areas and swamps in the district, including the regions of Marikalong, Potakalong, Haribhanga, Jongalbalahu, Samaguri Beel, 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 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 and another at Nagaon proper. The nearest railway junction is Sensuwa and another is at Chaparmukh, which is around 28 km from Nagaon.

Airport

The nearest airport is Tezpur Airport. The nearest international airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati.

Demographics

India census, Nagaon city had a population of 147,231, 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 are the natives of the city.

Politics

Nagaon is part of the Lok Sabha constituency of Nowgong.

Education

Modern education was first introduced in the district by Christian missionaries, such as Miles Bronson and 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 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.
Prominent English Medium Schools:
  4. St. Ignatius Loyola English Medium High School
  5. St. Antony's High School
  6. Little Flower School
  7. Model English School
  8. Nagaon English Academy
  10. Riverdale Academy
Other Schools of Repute:
  1. Nagaon Shankardev Vidya Niketon
  2. National Academy Nagaon
  3. Nowgong Government Boys' Higher Secondary School
  4. Nowgong Government Girls' Higher Secondary School
  5. Nagaon Bengali Boys' Higher Secondary School
  6. Nagaon Bengali Girls' Higher Secondary School
  7. Government Urban Basic School
  8. Dawson Higher Secondary and Multipurpose School
  9. Om Prakash Jajodia Girls' Hindi High School
  10. Marwari Hindi high School
  11. Navaroop jatiya vidyapith
  12. Haibargaon Adarsha High School

    Colleges

At present, there are about 25 colleges, of which probably the most renowned are
  1. Nowgong College
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  1. Nowgong Law College
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  1. Pioneer Arts College
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Besides these there are a number of junior colleges that have sprung up in Nagaon. Some of them have made a mark for themselves by bagging the top positions in the State Higher Secondary exams. As such many students from the neighboring districts also come to study in these colleges. Some of these are
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  1. Kalong-Kapili Vidyapith Junior College
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  1. Bharali's Academy Junior College
  2. Nagaon Junior College
  3. Srimanta Sankardev Junior College
  4. Madhabdev Junior College
  5. Geetanjali Junior College
  6. Dronacharya Junior College
  7. Chanakya Junior College
  8. Matrix Junior College
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  1. Gyanpith Junior College
  2. CV Raman Junior College
  3. Dr. S.R.K. Junior College
  4. Anandaram Baruah Junior College
  5. Kamala Kanta Barua Junior College
  6. Nonoi Junior college
  7. Abhigyan Junior college

    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 , one of the oldest technical education institutes in Assam.
Nagaon also has an 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 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 prestigious Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, which offers postgraduate and doctorate level courses.

Important Localities

  1. Dhing Gate
  2. Haibargaon
  3. Santipur
  4. Laokhowa Road
  5. Chandmari Road
  6. Samaddar Patty
  7. Bara Bazar
  8. Daccapatty
  9. Natun Bazar
  10. Juria
  11. Itachali
  12. Christian Patty
  13. Panigaon
  14. Amolapatty
  15. Mukut Sharma Chariali
  16. Bengali Patty
  17. Fauzdari Patty
  18. Chinapatty
  19. Morikolong
  20. Kachulukhuwa
  21. Khutikatia
  22. Lakhinagar
  23. Tarun Phukan Road
  24. Senchowa
  25. Prem Nagar
  26. Dimaruguri
  27. Uriya Gaon
  28. Borghat
  29. Chokitup
  30. Moukhuli
  31. Dipholu
  32. Hatichung
  33. Jajori
  34. Maj Jajori
  35. Dhing
  36. Dakshinpat
  37. Pathori
  38. Nonoi

    Notable people

The multipurpose Nurul Amin Stadium of Nagaon is named after the sportsperson late Nurul Amin. It hosts the prestigious 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.