Nagaon (historically also known as Nowgong) has a rich history dating back to ancient times.

The region was part of the ancient kingdom of Kamarupa and later came under the rule of various dynasties including the Kacharis and the Ahoms.

This division was organised on both banks of the Kalang river by Momai Tamuli Borbarua in 1611 during the reign of Pratap Singha.

The British administration brought several changes to the region, including the development of tea plantations and the introduction of modern education.

[4] There is very good availability of buses playing from Guwahati, Jorhat and Tezpur to Nagaon, There is flexibility of timings.

The district lies about 120 km east of Guwahati with an average travel time of 2 hours.

[10] Rupak Sarmah of BJP is the current MLA of Nowgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Pradyut Bordoloi of Indian National Congress is the current MP of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency).

Modern education was first introduced in the district by Christian missionaries, such as Miles Bronson and Nathan Brown in the nineteenth century.

Nagaon is also home to Nowgong Polytechnic, one of the oldest technical education institutes in Assam.

The foundation stone of the Nagaon Medical College and Hospital was laid by the then chief minister of Assam Mr. Tarun Gogoi in February 2016.

It hosts the famous All India Independence Day Cup football tournament every year wherein most of the teams of national repute participate.