Dhing Explained

Dhing
Native Name Lang:as
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:26.47°N 92.47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nagaon
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:64
Population Total:19235
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Assamese.
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:782123
Official Name:Dhing Village

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

Geography

Dhing is located at .[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.[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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Profile Nagaon District Government Of Assam, India. 2020-09-06. nagaon.gov.in. 23 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923154908/https://nagaon.gov.in/portlets/district-profile. dead.
  2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Dhing.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhing
  3. Web site: Average Weather in Dhing, India, Year Round - Weather Spark. 2020-10-06. weatherspark.com.
  4. Web site: Distance from Nagaon, Assam to Dhing, Assam. 2020-10-06. www.indiadistance.com.
  5. Web site: Dhing (Nagaon, Assam, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information. 2020-10-06. www.citypopulation.de.
  6. Web site: Dhing Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs. 2020-10-05. Elections in India.
  7. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-06 . Assam . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf . 2006-05-04 .
  8. Web site: Assam Legislative Assembly - Member. 2020-10-05. assamassembly.gov.in.
  9. Web site: Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster List of Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster, Nagaon District (Assam). 2020-10-05. schools.org.in. en.
  10. Web site: Home Dhing College KSGI KSGI-Kinetic Solutions Group of India. 2020-10-05. dhingcollege.in.
  11. Web site: PTI. Hima Das becomes first Indian woman to win gold in World Jr Athletics Championships. 2020-10-05. @businessline. 13 July 2018 . en.
  12. Web site: 2020-09-14. Ratnakanta Barkakati Ratnakanta Borkakati. 2020-10-05. Menonim Menonimus. en-US.
  13. Web site: Seta. Keyur. Playwright Rajdweep on how the universe conspired to help him win a Cinestaan script contest prize. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206044722/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2019/feb/10/18581/playwright-rajdweep-on-how-the-universe-conspired-to-help-him-win-a-cinestaan-script-contest-prize. live. 6 December 2019. 2020-10-05. www.cinestaan.com.