page_title: Nagaon
hierarchical_section_title: Nagaon
caption_attribution_description: English: "Kolong" --- the heart line of Nagaon
context_page_description: Nagaon, is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated 121 kilometres 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.
context_section_description: Nagaon (previously Nowgong), is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated 121 kilometres (75 mi) 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.
caption: The Kolong River of Nagaon
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