Dotma

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Dotma is a town within the District of Kokrajhar is the state of Assam, North-east India.North-east India.¹It is One of the Revenue circles and developmental blocks in the Kokrajhar district.This town also known as Dotoma.

Dotma
City
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Kokrajhar
Population  (2011)
• Total	144,393
Languages
• Official	Bodo
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	783347
Telephone code	03661
Vehicle registration	AS

History[]

At close of the Bhutan War of 1864, the British and the Bhutani signed the in 1865. Under the agreement, the 18th Bhutan Duars were divided into the Eastern and Western Duars. The portion of the land lying between the Manas and Sankosh rivers was formed into the Eastern Duars district and was administered by Deputy Commissioner with headquarter at Dotma.

By the government notification of 3 December 1866, the Eastern Duars were added to Goalpara and along with this Goalpara was separated from province of Assam and placed under the Commissioner at Coochbehar division in all matters.

Due to administrative convenience the civil and criminal jurisdiction of Goalpara was re-transferred to Judicial Commissioner of Assam on 10 August 1868, but executive control remained with the commissioner of Coochbehar. Goalpara along with Dotma was finally incorporated in the new province when Assam was created as a separate administration in 1874. The Headquarters of the District initially located at Goalpara was transferred to Dhubri in 1879.

In the 19th century the British accepted it as a commercial place and constructed a narrow gauge railway in the heart of Dotma to reach , for carrying timber logs from the division. These timber logs had been placed at Dotma at Thulungapuri the burial ground of Upendra Nath Brahma, father of the Bodo people, from which these were dispatched to Fakiragram for selling.

Besides there was a legendary hero called or . When a war took place between the British force and Bhutias, Sikna Mech sided with the Bhutani force. He left his capital and sheltered at the village of Dotma, hiding his pregnant wife in neighbouring village. He was defeated by the British who had the use of cannons. Later he was killed by the British force at river in Bengal.

Public services[]

Police and security[]

• Dotma Police Station
• Central Reserve Police Force

Recreation[]

Parks[]

• Thulungapuri

Education[]

Secondary schools[]

• De Paul's Public School, Dotma
• St. Francis Xavier School
• Dotma Girls' High School
• Dotma Higher Secondary School
• Dotma JB School
• U.N. Academy
• Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Academy

Universities and colleges[]

• Bodofa U.N. Brahma College

Sports[]

Stadiums[]

• DASA Field

Teams[]

Football[]

• Dotma DASA XI

Tournaments[]

Football[]

• Daoharu Mungklong Trophy
• Dotma Village Tournament
• Dotma School Tournament

See also[]

• Thulungapuri

References[]