Kagaznagar | |
Native Name: | কাগজনগৰ |
Native Name Lang: | as |
Other Name: | H.P. C.L/Nagaon Paper Mill Township, Jagiroad |
Settlement Type: | Industrial Township |
Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Assam, India |
Coordinates: | 26.1233°N 92.2231°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Morigaon |
Founder: | Government of India |
Named For: | Nagaon Paper Mill, A unit of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited |
Governing Body: | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | English |
Demographics Type2: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title2: | Secondary |
Demographics1 Info2: | Hindi Assamese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | AS-21 |
Kagaznagar or Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited Township, Jagiroad was an industrial township for Nagaon Paper Mill in Jagiroad, Morigaon district, Assam.[1] [2] [3]
Jagiroad is a part of the Jagiroad (MLA) Constituency[4] and the Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
The main mode of transportation to the mill is by road. There are several bus services that ply between Guwahati, the state capital, and Jagiroad.[6] The journey takes about two hours. There are also a few trains that pass through Jagiroad.