Dotma is a town within the District of

Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous territory in Assam, one of the Northeast India, North Eastern states of India. History Under the Kingdom of Bhutan From the ...

is the state of

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

North-east India Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. It comprises eight states—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, M ...

. It is One of the Revenue circles and developmental blocks in the

Kokrajhar district Kokrajhar district is an administrative districts of Assam, district in Bodoland, Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Bodo people, Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town a ...

. This town also known as Dotoma.

History

At close of the

Bhutan War The Duar War (or Anglo-Bhutanese War) was a war fought between British Raj, British India and Bhutan in 1864 to 1865. It has been the only military conflict between the two states since 1774. Background Across the nineteenth century, British ...

of 1864, the British and the Bhutani signed the Sinchula Agreement 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 Sankosh (also Puna Thsang Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern Bhutan and empties into the Brahmaputra in the state of Assam in India. In Bhutan, it is known as the Puna Tsang Chu below the confluences of several tributaries ...

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 Goalpara ) is a city and the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati. Etymology The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or "the ...

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 Dhubri is a city and the administrative centre of Dhubri district in the Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a municipal board un ...

in 1879. In the 19th century the British accepted it as a commercial place and constructed a

narrow gauge railway A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...

in the heart of Dotma to reach Kochugaon, for carrying timber logs from the Kochugaon Forest division. These timber logs had been placed at Dotma at

Thulungapuri Thulungapuri is a memorial in Dotma, Kokrajhar district, Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers ...

the burial ground of Upendra Nath Brahma, father of the

Bodo people The Boro (बर'/बड़ो ), also called Bodo, are a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnolinguistic group native to the state of Assam in India. They are a part of the greater Bodo-Kachari people, Bodo-Kachari family of e ...

, from which these were dispatched to

Fakiragram Fakiragram is a railway station on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line and is located in Kokrajhar district in the Indian state of Assam. A branch line from Fakiragram connects to Dhubri. Trains Major Trains: ...

for selling. Besides there was a legendary hero called Jaolia Dewan or Sikna Mech. When a war took place between the British force and

Bhutias The Bhutias (exonym; Nepali: भुटिया, "People from Tibet") or Drejongpas (endonym; , THL: dre-jong pa, "People of the Rice Valley") are a Tibetan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Sikkim who speak Drejongke, a Tibetic ...

, Sikna Mech sided with the Bhutani force. He left his capital Siknajhar and sheltered at the Dangarkuti village of Dotma, hiding his pregnant wife in neighbouring Bhalukmari village. He was defeated by the British who had the use of cannons. Later he was killed by the British force at Ali Khungri river in

Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...

Public services

Police and security

*Dotma Police Station * *

Central Reserve Police Force The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CRPF assists states and Union Territories in maintaining law and order and internal security. It is composed of the Cent ...

Recreation

Parks

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

History

Public services

Police and security

Recreation

Parks

Education

Secondary schools

Universities and colleges

Sports

Stadiums

Teams

Football

Tournaments

Football

See also

References