Dhing

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Dhing
Village
Dhing Village
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Dhing
Location in Assam, India
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Dhing
Dhing (India)
Coordinates: 26°28′N92°28′E / 26.47°N 92.47°E / 26.47; 92.47
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Nagaon
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total19,235
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]

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Geography

Dhing is located at 26°28′N92°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

See also

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