Dasuya
Sign in to saveDasuya (Dasua) is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is one of the major subdivisions with 398 villages under its jurisdiction. This town has a great historical and mythological importance.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dasuya
- Settlement.other_name
- Dasua
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Punjab#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Punjab, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Hoshiarpur
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Hoshiarpur District
- Area
- +420
- Elevation
- +239
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Dasuya (Dasua) is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is one of the major subdivisions with 398 villages under its jurisdiction. This town has a great historical and mythological importance.
==History== According to a report by The Tribune newspaper in 1977, the town is referred to in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, as being the seat of king Virata. In recognition of this, Dasuya is still referred to as Virat Ki Nagri today.