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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dasuya
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144205
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| area_code = 01883
| registration_plate = PB21
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'''Dasuya''' (Dasua) is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Hoshiarpur district]] in the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], India. It is one of the major subdivisions with 398 villages under its jurisdiction.

==History==
According to a report by ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Punjab under the Sultans, 1000-1526 A.D. |first=Bakhshish Singh |last=Nijjar |location=Delhi |year=1968 |pages=59, 71}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Punjab Under the Great Mughals 1526-1707 A.D. |first=Bakhshish Singh |last=Nijjar |location=Bombay |year=1968 |pages=28–37}}</ref>

More recently, 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref> Within the process of the [[States Reorganisation Act#The movement for linguistic states|linguistic reorganization of states]], the claim that Dasuya should be incorporated into Himachal Pradesh on the grounds that it was the home of [[Dogra]]s 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Geography==
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.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Dasua.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dasua]</ref>

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.

==Transport==
The town has a railway station<ref name=Tribune20091216>{{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}}</ref> and various road links. It is located on [[National Highway 1A]], which connects [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to the rest of India, and state highways connect it with the city of Hoshiarpur as well as Talwara and Hajipur. Other connecting roads link Dasuya with Amritsar, [[Daulatpur, Punjab|Daulatpur]], and [[Kapurthala]].

==Tourism==
[[File:Prachin Pandav Sarover Temple at Dasuya.jpg|thumb|Prachin Pandav Sarover Temple at Dasuya]]
The town is attempting to capitalize on its history in order to attract tourists. To this end, a grant of [[Rupees|Rs]] 10.6  million was given by the [[Government of India]] in order to renovate the [[sarovar]] and a temple, and it was reported in 2009 that many people attend a historic Sarovar and [[gurdwara]] situated at nearby [[Garna Sahib]].<ref name=Tribune20091216 />

==See also==
*[[Tahli, Dasuya]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110128112237/http://mcdasuya.com/ Municipal Council Dasuya]

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