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Nowgong, town, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It lies just east of the Dhasan River, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Chhatarpur.

Nowgong is connected by road with other localities and is a major agricultural distribution centre. Chemical and pharmaceutical works and a distillery are the main 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 Awadhesh Pratap Singh University in Rewa, and a college for officer training. Pop. (2001) 33,024; (2011) 40,580.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.