Deothan
Deothan
দেওথান | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 24°51′45″N 90°59′11″E / 24.86242°N 90.98635°E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Netrokona District |
| Upazila | Mohanganj Upazila |
| Municipality | Mohanganj Pourosabha |
| Village | Deothan |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,636 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Deothan is a neighbourhood in Ward No. 4 of Mohanganj Municipality of Mohanganj Upazila in Netrokona District, Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.[1]
History
[edit]During the rule of the Hindu rulers, the area known in later days as the eastern part of Mymensingh district, was covered with thick forests and was ruled by Koch, Hajong and Garo people, Towards the end of the 13th century, Baisya Garo ruled over the area. In the Muslim era, around the 14th century, the area west of the Meghna River was called the Bhati region. After the ascent of the independent late medieval Sultan of the Bengal Sultanate, Alauddin Husain Shah in 1498, the Mymensingh area came under Muslim rule.[2]
The Gouripur zamindar family was established around 1700. Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury, the fifth zamindar, was a musician and prominent patron of Indian classical music. His activities were spread up to Sunamganj in presrnt day Sylhet Division. He had a large kachharibari (courthouse) at Netrakona. Krishna Chandra Dutta Mazumdar and his son Gobinda Chandra Dutta Mazumdar of Deothan were nayebs (administrative assistants) in the zamindari, who looked after rent collection.[3][4][5][6]
Personality
[edit]Sailajaranjan Majumdar (19 July 1900 – 24 May 1992) a distinguished exponent and teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, the son of Ramanikishore and Saralasundari Majumdar, was born at Baham, nearby.[7][8]
Geography
[edit]
2.5miles
U:union parishads, M:mahalla or neighbourhood
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Bhati (region)
[edit]Deothan-Mohanganj lies in the Bhati (region) which covers the low-lying areas of the greater districts of Dhaka, Mymensingh, Tippera (Comilla) and Sylhet, as defined from the days of the Mughal Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.[9][10]
Kangsha River
[edit]The Kangsha River flows in this region.[11] [12]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Deothan had a total population of 2,636, of which males numbered 1,310 and females numbered 1,326.[1] Muslims numbered 1, 774 and Hindus 862. [13]
Pictures
[edit]- Paddy field in Deothan
- Fishing in a pond at Deothan
- A viilage scene in Deothan
- A kirtan group going from house to house early in the morning
- Deothan Temple
- A launch in the Kangsha River at Mohanganj/ Deothan
- Rickshaws are the popular means of transport in Deothan
- The entrance path to Deothan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 142" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ ’A History of Mymensingh District’ in Bengali by Kedarnath Mazumdar, published by Anandadhara Dhaka 2005
- ↑ "Raychowdhuri, Acharya Brajendra Kishore". Banglapedia. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Details of Brajendra Kumar Roychoudhury of Gouripur zamindari (in Bengali)". shomoybd,com. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Zamindars of Muslim Bengal in Bengali". Shamsul Arefin Shakti. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Our Light Our Lineage by Prosad Kamal Niyogi, published by Bee Books, ISBN 978-81-980783-0-8
- ↑ Bose, Anjali (editor), 2004, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol 2, (in Bengali), p 337, ISBN 81-86806-98-9 (set) and ISBN 81-86806-99-7 (Vol 2).
- ↑ "Sailajaranjan Majumdar (1901-1976)". Visva Bharati. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bhati Region". Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bhati Region by Gazi Mizanur Rahman". Academia. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kangsa River". Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kangsha gasps for survival". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Table C-03: Population by Religion, Location and Community, 2022, Page 225" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 13 June 2026.