Dakshin Surma
দক্ষিণ সুরমা
Upazila
Lalmatia Waste Dumping Site
Lalmatia Waste Dumping Site
Location of Dakshin Surma
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet
DistrictSylhet
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-3)Habibur Rahman Habib (Bangladesh Awami League)
 • Upazila ChairmanMuhammad Abu Jahid
Area
 • Total187.66 km2 (72.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total253,388
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
DemonymSouth Surman
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitedakshinsurma.sylhet.gov.bd

Dakshin Surma (Bengali: দক্ষিণ সুরমা, romanized: Dokkhin Shurma), also known as South Surma, is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal settled in the Jalalpur, Godhrail and Renga parganas in modern-day South Surma where they would preach Islam to the local people. Shah Sheikh Mir Afzal Khandakar migrated to the village of Mirargaon, Shah Kamal Pahlawan Yemeni, Shah Moinuddin and Shah Jawharuddin to Maqamduar, Sheikh Jalal Shah Milon, Shah Muhammad Taqiuddin and Shah Sheikh Fathuddin to Jalalpur, Sheikh Farid Ansari and Sheikh Shah Sikandar to Lalabazar, Makhdum Zafar Sheikh Ghaznawi to Muhammadpur (Godhrail), Khwaja Taif Salim to Silam (Godhrail), Shah Sheikh Rahimuddin Ansari to Purbobhag (Jalalpur), Syed Qutbuddin Sheikh and Syed Jalaluddin Sheikh to Bungigram (Godhrail), Sayyid Zakir Shah Fatimi Makki to Turukkhola (Renga) and Shah Sheikh Daud Qureshi to Daudpur (Renga).

In 1888, the Jalalia Senior Fazil Madrasa was established. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Pakistani army reached Dakshin Surma (Sector 4) on 29 March 1971.

On the 91st meeting of NICAR held on 29 January 2005, 9 unions of Sylhet Sadar were decided to form a new administrative upazila. Dakshin Surma Upazila was formed with the powers conferred by Section 3 (2) of the Upazila Parishad Act, 1996. On 30 June 2011, the Kamalbazar Union Parishad was established taking some land from the Mogla Bazar and Tetli unions.

Dakshin Surma Thana and Moglabazar Thana have been created under the Sylhet Metropolitan Police in the interest of maintaining law and order situation in the upazila and maintaining peace and order among the people. Due to its location at a distance of only 09 km from Sylhet district, the office of the Divisional Commissioner, Office of the DIG Sylhet Range, Sylhet Education Board Building, Technical Women's Training Center and offices of all the departmental level government institutions are located in this upazila. This newly created upazila is located in Moglabazar Union.

Demographics

Religions in Dakshin Surma upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.07%
Hinduism
 
 3.91%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dakshin Surma Upazila had 43,004 households and a population of 253,388. 60,786 (23.99%) were under 10 years of age. Dakshin Surma had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1006 females per 1000 males. 17,064 (6.73%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]

Administration

Jamia Tawakkulia Renga madrasa, founded in 1919.

24°48′11″N 91°54′50″E / 24.803°N 91.914°E / 24.803; 91.914The following are the nine unions in South Surma.[5]

Union
Name of union and GO code Area (km2) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female
Kuchai 45 16.27 7,311 6,588 60.33
Jalalpur 37 31.98 13,735 13,368 52.31
Tentli 85 9.48 10,253 9,894 59.94
Daudpur 30 27.18 11,762 10,649 56.02
Baraikandi 36 9.87 7,894 7,103 64.02
Mogla Bazar 60 37.91 12,835 12,170 56.10
Mollargaon 65 9.56 10,494 9,892 62.81
Lala Bazar 50 20.10 9,982 9,714 56.99
Silam 75 25.3 12,846 12,183 59.72
Kamalbazar 6.54

(Statistics shown here is based on the Bangladesh Population Census of 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.)

Points of interest

There are many popular places to visit in Dakshin Surma. Qadipur Jame Masjid in Jalalpur, Turukkhola Islamia Balika Alim Madrashah in Daudpur, Hayat Muhammad Turukkhola Jame Masjid (Boro Masjid) in Daudpur, Jamia Towakkulia Renga Madrasha in Moglabazar and Chapra Beel in Tetli are popular tourist sites.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Sirajul Islam (2012). "Dakshin Surma Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ এক নজরে দক্ষিণ সুরমা [South Surma at a glance]. Dakshin Surma Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sylhet" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Community Tables: Sylhet district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dakshin Surma Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2018-10-01.


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