Dasuya

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.{{cite web |url=http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_hsp2.htm |title=Punjab Gazetteer: Hoshiarpur |year=1979 |editor-first=Baldev Raj |editor-last=Sharma |access-date=21 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204161802/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_hsp2.htm |archive-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}

In the closing decade of the fourteenth century, Dasuya at least twice witnessed the passage of an army during the struggle against the Muslim conquerors, Abu Bakar and Amir Taimur.{{cite book |title=Punjab under the Sultans, 1000-1526 A.D. |first=Bakhshish Singh |last=Nijjar |location=Delhi |year=1968 |pages=59, 71}} Later, in December 1557, the army of the incumbent Sultan Akbar, led by his governor of Lahore, Khizr Khan, camped at the town while dealing successfully with a threat posed by Sikandar Sur.{{cite book |title=Punjab Under the Great Mughals 1526-1707 A.D. |first=Bakhshish Singh |last=Nijjar |location=Bombay |year=1968 |pages=28–37}}

Dasuya featured in debates related to the emergence of Himachal Pradesh. Verma has noted that "Perhaps no other State of India has suffered as many territorial and political changes in recent times as the Punjab".{{cite book |title=The emergence of Himachal Pradesh: a survey of constitutional developments |first=V. |last=Verma |publisher=Indus Publishing |year=1995 |isbn=978-81-7387-035-4 |page=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QpWloqN5LTAC |access-date=21 February 2012}} Within the process of the linguistic reorganization of states, the claim that Dasuya should be incorporated into Himachal Pradesh on the grounds that it was the home of Dogras was rejected because that point was irrelevant to the linguistic issue. Dasuya remained in Punjab when the negotiations culminated in the Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966.{{cite book |title=The emergence of Himachal Pradesh: a survey of constitutional developments |first=V. |last=Verma |publisher=Indus Publishing |year=1995 |isbn=978-81-7387-035-4 |page=250 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QpWloqN5LTAC |access-date=21 February 2012}}

Dasuya is located in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab state in India. at {{Coord|31.82|N|75.66|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|239|m|ft}} from sea level.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Dasua.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dasua]

Of the major neighbouring population centres, Hoshiarpur lies at a distance of {{convert|48|km|mi}} for Dasuya; Mukerian is {{convert|14|km|mi}} away; Jalandhar is {{convert|56|km|mi}}; Gurdaspur, {{convert|40|km|mi}}; Amritsar, {{convert|90|km|mi}}; and Pathankot is {{convert|56|km|mi}} distant.

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Dasuya city, as of 2011 census.

The town has a railway station{{Cite news|newspaper=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh |title=Residents demand train halt at Dasuya |date=16 December 2009 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091216/jal.htm#6 |access-date=21 February 2012}} and is located on National Highway 44.

File:Prachin Pandav Sarover Temple at Dasuya.jpg

The Government of India granted Rs 10.6  million to renovate the sarovar (temple tank) and a temple.

• Harsi Pind
• Tahli, Dasuya

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