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Nowgong
Nowgaon chhawni (cantt)
Nowgaon
City
Nowgong is located in Madhya Pradesh
Nowgong
Nowgong
Coordinates: 25°03′27″N 79°26′17″E / 25.0574°N 79.4381°E / 25.0574; 79.4381
CountryIndia
State]Madhya Pradesh
DistrictChhatarpur
SubdistrictNowgong
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council government
 • MLANeeraj Dixit Indian National Congress
 • MPVirendra Kumar Khatik Bharatiya Janata Party
Population
 (2011)
 • Total40,580
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode
471201
Area code07685
Vehicle registrationMP 16

Nowgong is a city of Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The town had a population of 11,507 in 1952. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Nowgaon was declared capital of Madhya Pradesh, but after six months Bhopal became the capital of Madhya Pradesh.[citation needed]

Nowgong is well connected by roads and is on National Highway 39 about 110 km away from Jhansi. The nearest railway station is Chhatarpur, 28–30 km  km away and the nearest airport is Khajuraho, 68 km away. The town has an old British-era church.

The city was an important center during British rule when it was the headquarters of the Bundelkhand Agency. The town hosted a military cantonment with accommodation for all forces, the Kitchener College (for soldiers being trained to become officers), and had a school for the wards of the chiefs of Central India (1872–1898), in addition to being the headquarters of the Political Assistant of the Agency.

History of Nowgong

Cantonment of Nowgong was established in 1842–43 when Kaitha in the Hamirpur was given up to British ruler. On the sight of 4 villages named Nayagaon, Bilerhi, Dudri & Pipri and is named after the first village in 1869. More land was acquired from the Chattarpur State and Cantonment was enlarged. In 1859 Nowgong was made first headquarters of the Bundelkhand Political Agency. The earlier records of this agency were destroyed in the mutiny of 1857 later on post acquiring the area, British has started establishing the place by setting up markets and also colonized the place. These also made State houses for representatives of different states of Bundelkhand.

Climate

Climate data for Nowgong, Chhatarpur (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4) 		37.7
(99.9) 		42.2
(108.0) 		46.4
(115.5) 		48.8
(119.8) 		48.3
(118.9) 		45.6
(114.1) 		40.7
(105.3) 		39.8
(103.6) 		39.5
(103.1) 		37.4
(99.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		48.8
(119.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		33.7
(92.7) 		39.4
(102.9) 		42.6
(108.7) 		40.5
(104.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		33.1
(91.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.1
(59.2) 		20.6
(69.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.4
(81.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.2
(54.0) 		8.3
(46.9) 		18.2
(64.8)
Record low °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−1.7
(28.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 14.1
(0.56) 		13.0
(0.51) 		9.0
(0.35) 		5.7
(0.22) 		10.6
(0.42) 		90.3
(3.56) 		299.5
(11.79) 		349.8
(13.77) 		203.4
(8.01) 		35.1
(1.38) 		7.2
(0.28) 		4.6
(0.18) 		1,042.2
(41.03)
Average rainy days 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.1 4.8 12.8 13.9 8.5 1.6 0.5 0.6 47.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 57 51 39 29 26 42 70 76 70 49 48 56 51
Source: India Meteorological Department[1][2]

Education and training

Private schools

Government colleges

Private colleges

(Skill Development Institute)

By Nagar Palika Parishad Nowgong

Director- Mr. Mohsin Khan

References

  1. ^ "Station: Nowgaon (Nowgong) Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 567–568. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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