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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhing
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| native_name_lang = as
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.47|N|92.47|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]
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| elevation_m = 64
| population_total = 19235
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]].
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 782123
| registration_plate = AS02
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'''Dhing''' is a town in the northwest of the [[Nagaon district]] in the state of [[Assam]], India.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dhing is located at {{Coord|26.47|N|92.47|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Dhing.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhing]</ref> It has an average elevation of 64 meters (210 feet).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Dhing is approximately 25 kilometers from the city of Nagaon.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Demographics==
In the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> Dhing is part of the [[Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{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
}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Member|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/aminul-islam.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
Dhing serves as an educational hub for surrounding villages and services multiple secondary schools.<ref>{{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}}</ref> It also provides post-secondary education with [[Dhing College]], which is affiliated with Gauhati University.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Hima Das]], first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IAAF World Under-29 Athletics Championships<ref>{{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|language=en}}</ref>
*Mufti Khairul Islam, Ex Amir-e-Shariat of North East India
*[[:as:ৰত্নকান্ত বৰকাকতী|Ratnakanta Borkakati]], Assamese poet<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[Rajdweep]], lyricist, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist<ref>{{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|access-date=2020-10-05|website=www.cinestaan.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Dhing Express]], nickname for Hima Das

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nagaon district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nagaon district]]

{{Assam-geo-stub}}

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