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.