Dhing

Dhing
Village
Dhing Village
Dhing Location in Assam, India Show map of Assam Dhing Dhing (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.47°N 92.47°E / 26.47; 92.47
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,235
Languages
• Official	Assamese.
Time zone	UTC+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 26.47°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]

Crimes

Main article: 2024 Dhing Rape Incident

On August 22, 2024, in Dhing, Assam's Nagaon district, an alleged gang rape incident happened with a 14-year-old girl. The victim, a class 10 student, was returning home from her tuition classes around 7 pm when she was attacked by three men near Dhing town. The girl was found lying in a semi-conscious state near a pond about an hour later and was immediately rushed to the Nagaon Civil Hospital for medical treatment.

See also

• Dhing Express, nickname for Hima Das

References

1. "District Profile | Nagaon District | Government Of Assam, India". nagaon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhing
3. "Average Weather in Dhing, India, Year Round - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. "Distance from Nagaon, Assam to Dhing, Assam". www.indiadistance.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. "Dhing (Nagaon, Assam, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
6. "Dhing Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
8. "Assam Legislative Assembly - Member". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. "Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster | List of Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster, Nagaon District (Assam)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
10. "Home || Dhing College || KSGI || KSGI-Kinetic Solutions Group of India". dhingcollege.in. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
11. PTI (13 July 2018). "Hima Das becomes first Indian woman to win gold in World Jr Athletics Championships". @businessline. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
12. "Ratnakanta Barkakati | Ratnakanta Borkakati". Menonim Menonimus. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
13. 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.