Nowgong district
| Nagaon | |
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| District | |
 Location of Nagaon district in Assam |
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| Country |
 India
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| State | Assam |
| Headquarters | Nagaon |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Website | http://nagaon.nic.in/ |
Nagaon (Pron: nəˈgãʊ) Nôgaû Zila, IPA: nɔgaʊ zila) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India.
Batadrowa gave birth to the Vaishnavite reformer Sankardeva, who brought about a Renaissance in Assamese society. Located in the very heartland of Assam, it falls directly at the center of the entire northeast of India. An old district which dates back to 1833, which probably prompted its old British administrators to jocularly describe Nagaon as a district of 3 c’s: chickens, children and cases.
The region was called Khagarijan in older records.
In 1983, the district was rocked by the Nellie massacre, which killed at least 2,191 people.Now Nellie is in Morigaon district.
On 29 September 1989, Morigaon district was split from Nagaon.
In 15 August 2015, Hojai district was formed out of Nagaon too.
The district headquarters are located at Nagaon.
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of this district of Assam. Rice is the staple food of the inhabitants and paddy is the principal crop cultivated in the district. Besides agriculture, economy of Nagaon District also includes another major sector that is fisheries.
According to the 2011 census Nagaon district has a population of 1894788, after the separation of Hojai district.
Around 56% of the total population is Muslims. Nagaon presents a mix of cultures of Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism.It has different language speakers including Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Bodo, Tiwa, Karbi, Dimasa, Manipuri.
Major Communities in the district are Bengali Muslims, Assamese Muslims, Assamese Brahmins, Kalita, Bengali Hindus, Tiwa (Lalung) and Tea tribes(Adivasi). Assamese is the lingua franca and the communicating language in the district.
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