Nowgong, Chhatarpur

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Nowgong
Nowgaon chhawni (cantt)
City
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Nowgong
Coordinates: 25°03′27″N79°26′17″E / 25.0574°N 79.4381°E / 25.0574; 79.4381
CountryIndia
State] Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Subdistrict Nowgong
Government
  TypeMunicipal council government
  MLAKamakhya Pratap Singh(Teeka Raja) BJP
  MP Virendra Kumar Khatik Bharatiya Janata Party
Population
 (2011)
  Total40,580
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode
471201
Area code 07685
Vehicle registration MP 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 ]

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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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days1.11.10.80.61.14.812.813.98.51.60.50.647.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)57513929264270767049485651
Source: India Meteorological Department [1] [2]

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References

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  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.