Dhing
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
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Dhing is a village in the northwest of the Nagaon district in the state of Assam, India.{{Cite web|title=District Profile {{!}} Nagaon District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India|url=https://nagaon.gov.in/portlets/district-profile|access-date=2020-09-06|website=nagaon.gov.in|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923154908/https://nagaon.gov.in/portlets/district-profile|url-status=dead}}
Geography
Dhing is located at {{Coord|26.47|N|92.47|E|}}.[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Dhing.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhing] It has an average elevation of 64 meters (210 feet).{{Cite web|title=Average Weather in Dhing, India, Year Round - Weather Spark|url=https://weatherspark.com/y/112089/Average-Weather-in-Dhing-India-Year-Round|access-date=2020-10-06|website=weatherspark.com}}
Dhing is approximately 25 kilometers from the city of Nagaon.{{Cite web|title=Distance from Nagaon, Assam to Dhing, Assam|url=http://www.indiadistance.com/distance/24173284-24173847|access-date=2020-10-06|website=www.indiadistance.com}}
Demographics
In the 2011 India census,{{Cite web|title=Dhing (Nagaon, Assam, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-assam.php?cityid=1841001000|access-date=2020-10-06|website=www.citypopulation.de}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Dhing Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/dhing.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Elections in India}} Dhing is part of the Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-06
|work=Assam
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=2006-05-04
}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Member|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/aminul-islam.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}
Education
Dhing serves as an educational hub for surrounding villages and services multiple secondary schools.{{Cite web|title=Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster {{!}} List of Schools in Dhing Urban Cluster, Nagaon District (Assam)|url=https://schools.org.in/assam/nagaon/urban/dhing-urban|access-date=2020-10-05|website=schools.org.in|language=en}} It also provides post-secondary education with Dhing College, which is affiliated with Gauhati University.{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}}{{!}} Dhing College {{!}}{{!}} KSGI {{!}}{{!}} KSGI-Kinetic Solutions Group of India|url=http://dhingcollege.in/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=dhingcollege.in}}
Notable people
- Hima Das, first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=Hima Das becomes first Indian woman to win gold in World Jr Athletics Championships|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/hima-das-becomes-first-indian-to-win-gold-in-world-jr-athletics-championships/article24406963.ece|access-date=2020-10-05|website=@businessline|date=13 July 2018 |language=en}}
- Mufti Khairul Islam, Ex Amir-e-Shariat of North East India
- Ratnakanta Borkakati, Assamese poet{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Ratnakanta Barkakati {{!}} Ratnakanta Borkakati|url=https://menonimus.com/2020/09/14/ratnakanta-barkakati-ratnakanta-borkakati/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Menonim Menonimus|language=en-US}}
- Rajdweep, lyricist, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist{{Cite web|last=Seta|first=Keyur|title=Playwright Rajdweep on how the universe conspired to help him win a Cinestaan script contest prize|url=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|archive-url=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|url-status=live|archive-date=6 December 2019|access-date=2020-10-05|website=www.cinestaan.com}}
Crimes
{{Main|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