Dubey of Mithabel were Kaushik Gotra Brahman who held a compact estate of twenty-nine villages from the south of Gorakhpur, the zamindari was since the 16th century. The Dubeys controlled an important market in Barhampur and Mithabel, which were the contiguous bazaars of Chaura and Mundera, adjacent to the village of Chotki Dumri. Dubeys were concentrated in Barampur and Mithabel in tehsil Gorakhpur, they were mainly involved in agriculture, holding considerable area of land.

Mithabel, is situated on a large mount of bricks ruins, which is said to be the remains of the ancient Nyagrodha (banyan tree) forest mentioned by Hiuen Tsang (Chinese Scholar & traveler) who traveled to Mithabel, near 630 A.D. These evidences show the rich history of the place of prosperous cities of the Moriyas.

Among the coparcenary communities, dominant and most wealthy was Dubey Brahman of Brahampur and Mithabel in Tappa Rajdhani of Gorakhpur Tehsil. They own 29 villages and had a revenue of Rs. 12,719.