Dhing

Village in Assam, India

26°28′N 92°28′E / 26.47°N 92.47°E / 26.47; 92.47Country

IndiaStateAssamDistrictNagaonElevation

64 m (210 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total19,235Languages

• OfficialAssamese.Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

782123

Dhing is a village in the northwest of the Nagaon district in the state of Assam, India.^[1]

Geography

Dhing is located at 26°28′N 92°28′E / 26.47°N 92.47°E / 26.47; 92.47.^[2] It has an average elevation of 64 meters (210 feet).^[3]

Dhing is approximately 25 kilometers from the city of Nagaon.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 India census,^[5] Dhing had a population of 19,235. Males constituted 51.7% of the population and females 48.3%. Dhing had an average literacy rate of 87.35%, higher than the state average of 72.19%. Male literacy is 90.77% and female literacy is 83.69%.

Politics

The Communist leader M. Shamsul Huda was elected several times to the Assam Legislative Assembly as the member for the Dhing legislative assembly constituency.^[6] Dhing is part of the Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).^[7]

Dhing constituency is currently represented by an All India United Democratic Front politician, Aminul Islam, who has won the last two Assam Legislative Assembly elections in 2011 and 2016.^[6]^[8]

Education

Dhing serves as an educational hub for surrounding villages and services multiple secondary schools.^[9] It also provides post-secondary education with Dhing College, which is affiliated with Gauhati University.^[10]

Notable people

Hima Das, first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships^[11]
Mufti Khairul Islam, Ex Amir-e-Shariat of North East India
Ratnakanta Borkakati, Assamese poet^[12]
Rajdweep, lyricist, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist^[13]

References

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^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhing
^ "Average Weather in Dhing, India, Year Round - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Distance from Nagaon, Assam to Dhing, Assam". www.indiadistance.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Dhing (Nagaon, Assam, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Dhing Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Member". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster | List of Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster, Nagaon District (Assam)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Home || Dhing College || KSGI || KSGI-Kinetic Solutions Group of India". dhingcollege.in. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ PTI (13 July 2018). "Hima Das becomes first Indian woman to win gold in World Jr Athletics Championships". @businessline. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Ratnakanta Barkakati | Ratnakanta Borkakati". Menonim Menonimus. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ Seta, Keyur. "Playwright Rajdweep on how the universe conspired to help him win a Cinestaan script contest prize". www.cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.