NOWGONG

also called Naogaon, city, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Nowgong is connected by road with other centres and is a major agricultural distribution centre. Chemical and pharmaceutical works and a distillery are the major industries. An important civil centre and military cantonment, Nowgong served as the British headquarters of the Bundelkhand Agency. The town has a hospital, a government polytechnic institute, a college affiliated with Awadesh Pratap Singh University, and a college for officer training. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 21,517.