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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dagham<br />
| native_name = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = Punjabi<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31.2014|N|76.107|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="geography">{{cite map |author= NASA SRTM |year= 2020 |url= https://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=1271538|title= Elevation of Garhshankar, India Elevation Map |language= English|cartography= topographic|location=Garhshankar |publisher= flood map.net |access-date= 23 Jan 2025}}<br />
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| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| elevation_m = 254<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_total = 2174<ref name="census">{{cite web |url=https://new.census.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |title=DAGAM (133) |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date = 21 Jan 2025}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1119/1055 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
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| demographics1_info2 = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 144527<br />
| iso_code = IN-PB<br />
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'''Dagham''' also spelled Dagam, is a village in [[Garhshankar]] tehsil of the [[Hoshiarpur district]] of [[Punjab State]], India. It is located 43 kilometers (26.72 miles) away from the district headquarter [[Hoshiarpur]] and 97.0 kilometers (60.27 miles) from the state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by a [[Sarpanch]], an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3c5ab0bc60ac7929182aadd08703f1ec6/uploads/2024/09/2024092739.pdf |title=List of Reservation sarpanches for Gram panchayat District Hoshiarpur |publisher=Government of Punjab Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur Notification |access-date= 21 Jan 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Demography ==<br />
As of the [[2011 census of India]], Dagham has a total number of 468 households and population of 2174 of which 1119 are male and 1055 are female. The [[literacy rate]] is 74.1%.<ref name="census"/><br />
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The population of people from [[Schedule Caste]] is 1333 or 61.32% of the total population in Dagham. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name="census"/><br />
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== Education ==<br />
The schools are located in the Garhshankar block, and are managed by the Department of education.<br />
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The village has a Punjabi medium, co-educational Government Primary School. The school consists of grades from 1 to 5. The school was established in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schools.org.in/hoshiarpur/03050310101/gps-dagham.html |title=GPS DAGHAM |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date = 21 Jan 2025}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=February 2025}} Likewise, a Government Middle School, which consists of grades from 6 to 8, was established in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schools.org.in/hoshiarpur/03050310102/gms-dagham.html |title=GMS DAGHAM |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date = 21 Jan 2025}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=February 2025}}<br />
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The village has an English medium, co-educational Private High School called K.C.Gloval High School Dagham which consists of grades from 1 to 8. It was established in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schools.org.in/hoshiarpur/03050310103/k-c-gloval-high-school-dagham.html |title=KC.GLOVAL HIGH SCHOOL DAGHAM |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date = 21 Jan 2025}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=February 2025}}<br />
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== Landmarks ==<br />
Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Gurudwara Shaheedan Singhan, Dhan Dhan Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj Gurudwara Central, and Jagat Guru Ravidas Ji Gurudwara Kupawali are religious sites in the village.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of villages in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hoshiarpur district]]<br />
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