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Dhing
Village in Assam, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dhing is a village in the northwest of the Nagaon district in the state of Assam, India.[1]
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Geography
Dhing is located at 26.47°N 92.47°E.[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
Crimes
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.
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See also
- Dhing Express, nickname for Hima Das
References
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