Deucha is a village and a gram panchayat in Mohammad Bazar CD Block in

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in the

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History

According to a 1845 government data, there had 30 i.e. iron melting furnaces existed at Deucha. In 1855, Mackcey and Co. established Birbhum Iron Works Company and in 1875 Messers Burn and co. had done the same job there. There are many old decorated bricks found every where, which shows old glory of Deucha. ''Salui'' is a Hindu workers caste who are living at Deucha. Saluis were the head of 'saal' i.e. home-made iron-furnace. Sontsaal is a nearby village where Muslim 'saal' workers had lived. At the time of King Ram Pal, Deucha was under 'Kujabati' state.

Geography

Location

Deucha consists of a gram panchayat, 'Deucha Gram Panchayat'. The name Deucha is a mysterious word. Deucha has its burnt soil and a lot of signs of previous iron ore melting industry. The village is situated near the

Dwarka River The Dwarka River (also called Babla) is a tributary of Bhagirathi. Course The Dwaraka originates in Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand, flows through Deucha, and then through Mayureswar and Rampurhat police station areas of Birbhum district. It fin ...

. An eco park is situated at Deucha on the bank of

near Sahapara. Deucha barrage is situated on the Dwarka river with a capacity of .

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Deucha had a total population of 1,772 of which 894 (50%) were males and 878 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 266. The total number of literates in Deucha was 1,066 (70.78% of the population over 6 years).

Economy

Coal

Deucha Pachami coal block is to be developed by Bengal Birbhum Coal Company Limited. Government of

has allocated 17 coal blocks with estimated reserves of 85,000 million tonnes of coal to public sector undertakings under MMDR act. Deucha Pachami coal block is estimated about 9.7 km².

Transport

NH 14 (old no. NH 60) passes beside Deucha. There is an old laterite road connecting Deucha with 'Boliharpur' and then with

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. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and

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had walked through this road.

Culture

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is held at Saluipara

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ji temple.

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fair is held at Dwarbasini near Deucha.

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fair is held at Deucha rathtala. Every year during

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, the song of

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and kirtana are performed. This

ji temple was established by Sitaram Das Mohanta, a saint probably from

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, and the first priest of the temple was Satkari Bandopadhaya from nearby Chondrapur village.

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pujo is held at Deucha on the occasion of

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.Mitra, Ajit Kumar, ''Birbhumer loukik Debdebi'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue, Every year at

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a one-day fair is held at Dwarbasini-temple near Chondrapur. There are many ruined

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temples near Sahapara. Some of these temples were reconstructed by Ananta Majumdar, a former policeman with the help of other people.birbhum katha Near Deucha there is a Jain religious place "Jogi Pahari Tirth" where Bhagwan Mahavir stayed for three night because of serious illness by snake bite. Many pilgrims come here from around the world.Bhagwan Mahaveer’s Aagam – Sri Suyagadanga Sutra , Arham Yuva Group – Chennai Chapter
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References

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