Dergaon

Dergaon
Town
Dergaon is located in Assam
Dergaon
Dergaon
Location in Assam, India
Dergaon is located in India
Dergaon
Dergaon
Dergaon (India)
Coordinates: 26°42′N 93°58′E / 26.7°N 93.97°E / 26.7; 93.97
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictGolaghat
Government
 • BodyDergaon Municipal Board
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,097
 • Rank29 th (Assam)
Languages
 • OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationAS 05 (Golaghat)

Dergaon (IPA: ˈdɜːˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a town and a municipality in the Golaghat district of Assam, India. It is 282 km from the state capital Guwahati.

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