Dadasiba Explained

Dadasiba
Native Name:Dada
Native Name Lang:Pahadi (Kangri)
Other Name:Dada
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Himachal Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates:31.9333°N 81°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Himachal Pradesh
Subdivision Name2:Kangra
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:503
Population Total:4336
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:177 106
Area Code:01970
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:HP 36
Demographics1 Info1:Pahari

Dadasiba, also Dada Siba, is a village in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. A Government Industrial Training Institute[1] is based there. Dadasiba's postal code is 177106 and the people of Dadasiba village use the Pahari language for communication.

There is a Radha Krishna temple, which was built by Raja Ram Singh of the Sibai (or Sapehiya) clan, known for its murals, dating back about two hundred years to a time when the village was the centre of an independent state. One of the palaces of Raja Ram Singh is also situated in this village. [2]

There is one more temple in this area named the Baba Bharthari temple situated in Gurnwar sub-village of the Dada Siba tehsil. It is on the top of a hill in the middle of the forest; the view of Dharamshala from here is beautiful.

The winter season is moderately cold with an average temperature of 8-14°C but the summer season is quite hot with temperatures touching 42°C.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government Industrial Training Institute, Dadasiba . 4 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161105001915/http://itidadasiba.org/ . 5 November 2016 . dead .
  2. http://123himachal.com/dadasiba.html Wall Paintings of Dada Siba Temple