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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 932<br />
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| postal_code = 246127<ref name="pincode">{{cite web|url=https://pin-code.net/in-loc/dugadda-range-p-1-pin-code/155302/|title=Dugadda Pin code|publisher=pin-code.net|accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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'''Dugadda''', sometimes spelled '''Dogadda''', is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Pauri Garhwal district]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. Dugadda is a small town which is surrounded by mountains and situated on the banks of [[Khoh River|Khoh]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Dugadda is located at {{coord|29.80|N|78.62|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Dugadda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dugadda]</ref> It has an average elevation of 932&nbsp;metres (3,058&nbsp;feet). The town is surrounded by mountains and is located next to the [[Khoh river]]. {{citation needed|date=December 2020}}.it is situated at the bank of two rivers which combines together.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of the 2011 [[2011 Census of India|India census]], Dugadda had a total population of 2422, including 254 who were under 6 years of age. Of the population, 1215 were male and 1207 female. Dugadda has an average literacy rate of 81%: male literacy is 86% and female literacy is 75%.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=54320 |title=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Village Jogiana, near Duggada, Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, ca. 1784-94.jpg|right|thumb|Village Jogiyana, near Dugadda, [[Kotdwar]], [[Uttarakhand]], ca. 1784-94.]]<br />
Before the emergence of [[Kotdwar]], Dugadda was the hub of commercial activities of [[Garhwal Division|Garhwal]]. In 1953, Kotdwar got connected via railway, which resulted in major businesses shifting base to the city, a position it continues to hold.<br />
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==Education==<br />
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Dugadda has two [[Government Intermediate College|Government Intermediate Colleges]]. These began as D.A.V. Inter College, established by Raisahib Pt. Ram Dutt Naithani who was a prominent personality of his time. The principal of the college in 1975 was Dr. Shiv Prasad Dabral 'Charan', the historian who wrote ''Uttarakhand Ka Itihas''. Under the management of Pt. Sarveshar Dutt Naithani, the college was transferred to Government management and separated into two single-sex colleges, an [[Industrial Training Institute]] (ITI) and three private primary-level English medium schools.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=29.816221&lon=78.635051&z=17&m=b&show=/25506098/Joga-Bilangi on wikimapia]<br />
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