Dergaon

For the Dergaon meteorite of 2001, see meteorite falls.

Dergaon
—  city  —
Dergaon Location of Dergaon in Assam and India
Coordinates	26°42′N 93°58′E / 26.7°N 93.97°E / 26.7; 93.97Coordinates: 26°42′N 93°58′E / 26.7°N 93.97°E / 26.7; 93.97
Country	India
State	Assam
District(s)	Golaghat
Population	13,364 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 82 metres (269 ft)

Dergaon(Assamese: দেৰগাওঁ) is a town and a town area committee in Golaghat district in the state of Assam, India.

Hemchandra Baruah, the compiler of Hemkosh (the earliest Assamese-English dictionary) was from Dergaon.

Geography

Dergaon is located at 26°42′N 93°58′E / 26.7°N 93.97°E / 26.7; 93.97.^[1] It has an average elevation of 82 metres (269 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Dergaon had a population of 13,364. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Dergaon has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88% and, female literacy is 81%. In Dergaon, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Dergaon is part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3] Dergaon is a constituency in the 126 member Assam legislative assembly. It is reserved for scheduled caste candidates. The present MLA is Sushila Hazarika of Asom Gana Parishad(AGP) since 2006, serving her second term. The political opinion in Dergaon is highly polarized, leaving neither of the dominant parties like the Indian National Congress(INC) and the AGP victorious in two successive terms. Since 1985, candidates from the AGP(1985,1996,2006)and the Congress(1991 and 2001) have won this seat alternately.

Education

DKD College (website) Police Training College (website) Dergaon Higher Secondary School is one of the oldest schools in Dergaon. Started in 1908, this school has recently observed its 100's anniversary. Besides these, the Girls' H.S. School, Indrani Devi High School and Shishu Bharti High School has also given much importance on the all-round development of the students of this town. Don Bosco High School, established in 1995, had the first result in of 2007 with 100% pass result with 3 positions in the top-20 of the state. It has also established its name in the field of co-curricular activities like dancing, singing, mono-act & mimicry, debate, quiz & sports.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dergaon
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
3. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Assam. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-06.