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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox settlement Dhing is a village in the northwest of the Nagaon district in the state of Assam, India.[1]

Geography

Dhing is located at Шаблон:Coord.[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]

See also

References

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