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Deogade is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The surname can also be found in Karnataka. Deogade surname is found among the [Deshastha Brahmins],Goud Saraswat Brahmins(GSB)and the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus(CKP).

The word Deshastha derives from the Sanskrit deśa (inland, country) and stha (resident), literally translating to "residents of the country". The valleys of the Krishna and the Godavari rivers, and a part of Deccan plateau adjacent to the Western Ghats, are collectively termed the Desha – the original home of the Deshastha Brahmins. Common Deshastha surnames such as Deshmukh, Kulkarni, Patil, Gambhire, Deshpande, and Joshi denote the families' ancestral professions.

The upper castes ,that is, Marathi Brahmins, Saraswat Brahmins, Prabhus (CKPs and Pathare Prabhus) were only about 4% of the population in Maharashtra. A majority of this 4% were Brahmins.

Deogade as a title
Deogade was a historical title given to person who was appointed as accountant to a territory of land, in Maharashtra, Karnataka. The title dates back to medieval Deccan sultanates and Maratha Empire era. It was a title conferred on officers responsible for record keeping at Pargana level. The administrative chief of the pargana was called Deshmukh. Their equivalent at village level were Kulkarni (accountant) and Patil (Village chief).

Sometimes a Deogade was also called as Patil. Patil settled villages and collected revenues from the villagers, thus a Patil family typically owned 30-40 percent of village land. Colonizing multiple villages promoted a Patil to a Deshmukh. The Patil was entitled to several free services from village peasants and artisans.

Abolition of Watans
The Vatandar system was abolished after the independence of India in 1947, when the government confiscated most of the land of the Deshmukhs, Deshpandes, and Patils. All Patil, Kulkarni, Deshmukh and Deshpande Watans and all inferior village Watans were abolished under the Maharashtra revenue patels (abolition of office) Act 1962, Bombay pargana and Kulkarni Watans Abolition Act 1950 and the Bombay inferior village watans abolition act 1958.