Dogadda

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Uttarakhand • India
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Location of Dogadda
Coordinates: 29°29′N 78°22′E / 29.48, 78.37
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Pauri Garhwal
Population 2,690 (2001)

Coordinates: 29°29′N 78°22′E / 29.48, 78.37 Dogadda is a city and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Dogadda is a small town which is surrounded by mountains.


[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Dogadda had a population of 2690. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dogadda has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 74%. In Dogadda, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Education

Dogadda has two Government Inter Colleges (one for girls and one for boys) and one Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), as well as four private primary level English medium schools.

Before emergence of Kotdwara, Dogadda was the hub of commercial activities of Garhwal.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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