South Salmara district

South Salmara Mankachar District
Coordinates: 25°41′N 89°59′E / 25.68°N 89.98°E / 25.68; 89.98Coordinates: 25°41′N 89°59′E / 25.68°N 89.98°E / 25.68; 89.98
Country India
State Assam
Division Lower Assam
Headquarters Hatsingimari
Area
 • Total 568 km2 (219 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 555,114
 • Density 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-AS

South Salmara Mankachar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Hatsingimari town which is situated at about 245 km from Guwahati, the state capital. Earlier it was a sub-division of Dhubri District.

Etymology

The name South Salmara Mankachar comes from the Legislative constituency South Salmara.

History

South Salmara Mankachar was created by bifurcating Old Dhubri district in 2016. On 15 August 2015 Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced 5 new administrative district in Assam; South Salmara Mankachar was one among those. On 9 February 2016 Commissioner, Lower Assam and Central Assam Division Md. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, IAS inaugurated South Salmara Mankachar as an administrative district at a function in Hatsingimari with the presence of thousands of people.

Geography

South Salmara Mankacahr district occupies an area of 568 square kilometres (219 sq mi). It occupies 980/km 2 (2,500/sq mi) of density and is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Hatsingimari town which is situated at about 245 km from Guwahati, the state capital. Earlier it was a sub-division of Dhubri District. It shares its borders with Bangladesh in the west and Meghalaya in the south-east.

Economy

South Salmara Mankachar District is primarily dependent on agricultural and forest products. The main source of income is paddy (both winter and autumn) with surplus production. Jute and mustard seed occupy the major share of cash crops. Wheat, maize, pulses and sugarcane are also grown moderately. From forest, mainly timber and bamboo add to the income, though boulders and sand are also available. Fish, milk, meat, and eggs have small contributions to the economy. Currently, three tea gardens, whose contribution to the district economy is almost negligible, cover an area of 1362.33 hectares. Land revenue collection is minimal, whereas tax from check gates and excise duty occupy much of the government exchequer. Devoid of major industrial production, the district uses more funds for administration, development, and welfare works than it provides.

Its rich natural wealth is yet to be explored and some believe that proper utilization of natural resources could provide a boost for the struggling economy.

Divisions

There are one Sub-Division(Sadar) and 2 Revenue Circles:

  1. South Salmara Revenue Circle Office
  2. Hatsingimari (Sadar)
  3. Mankachar Revenue Circle Office

There is a Census Town: Mankachar.

The district has 3 police stations.

There are two Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: 21 Mankachar, 22 South Salmara.[1] All two are in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Demographics

The general topography of South Salmara Mankachar district is plain with patches of small hillocks like Bansali, Rangatari, etc. All these are situated in the southwestern part of the district. Mighty river Brahmaputra is flowing through this district from east to west with its tributaries. Other rivers are Jinjiram, Kalonadi, etc. The average annual rainfall of the district is 2,916 mm.

Places

The main places in South Salmara Mankachar district are Fulerchar part 1, Baganpara, Hatsingimari, Mankachar, Kakripara, Sukchar, South Salmara, Patakata, Baghapara, Fekamari, Jhalorchar, Kuchnimara Jordanga (Model Village), Jhowdanga, Gazarikandi, Kukurmara Hazirhat, Gotabari, Kanaimara, Borobila, Khopati, Molakhawa, Kalapani, Manullapara, Pipulbari Part-iv etc.

GOTABARI-KHOPATIA GP is important in its position. It consists of four numbers of revenue villages 1) 284 Gotabari 2) Boraitari 3) 285 Khopatia Part III and 4) Khopatia Part IV. This GP is under South Salmara Circle but in 21 Mankachar LAC besides only this GP is under South Salmara Education Block but in Fekamari Development Block.

Historical Sites

There are few historical sites in the district. However, the famous ones are the tomb of [Mir Jumla] and Kamakhya Temple at[Mankachar]. There is a college namely Elite academy, Hatshingimari which is a famous college of South Salmara Mankachar district.

Markets

The Hatsingimari Super Market is the leading market in the headquarters along with the Mankachar market. In Sunday there is one weekly market in Hatsingimari which is the one of the largest weekly market in lower Assam. There is one more large weekly market in Pipulbari on Wednesday where many tribe people come from the neighbour state Meghalaya.

    Khopatia Daily market at Khopatia, Hazirhat weekly market on Tuesday, Takimari weekly market on Friday famous for wooden bars, furniture, buffalo, cows and agricultural products are available in the market. A large number of raw materials like wood, fruits, vegetables are imported from Meghalaya in the Takimari Market. Patakata market sits on every Sunday where fishes are found available of river Brahmaputra. Elish Fish in the months of October and November are available in PATAKATA and UZAN BOZRA Market.

Education

At present the district houses 3 colleges for higher education; "Hatsingimari College", at Hatsingimari, "Mankachar College" situated in Mankachar and "South Salmara College", at South Salmara. These colleges impart degrees (BA and BSc) and certificates (HSSLC) in the science and arts streams. Apart from these, The J. M. Higher secondary School, Mankachar, A.P.H.S. School, Kakripara S. Ali Higher secondary school, Sukchar and R.B.P.Higher Secondary School, South Salmara are the four important and oldest schools of South Salmara district. Moreover, there are 5 private colleges in South Salmara Mankachar district.These are "South Salmara junior college,Tumni (Arts and Science)" at South Salmara "Apollo Academy", at Hatsingimari "Elite Academy", at Hatsingimari, "Vision National Academy", at Kharuabandha, "Ajmal College", at Kharuabandha "ARB JUNIOR COLLEGE",at kukurmara. Kukurmara Higher Secondary School, Kukurmara. South Salmara jr college imparts H.S Arts and Science.And the rest four private colleges imparts H.S science stream only, there are more private school in South Salmara Mankachar District, these are "Five Star Jatiya Vidyalaya,kharuabandha","Namoni Asom Jatiya Bidyalaya, Hatsingimari","Sarbajanin Jatiya Bidyalaya, Hatsingimari","public Jatiya vidyalaya Manulla Para, Manulla para" "Medula Jatiya Bidyalaya, Kukurmara","Jonaki Sangha Jatiya Vidyapith, Jhalorchar","Sonor Asom Jatiya Vidyalaya, Diara","Green Valley, Mankachar","Little Star English Academy, Mankachar".Sonali Asom Jatiya Vidayalaya, Mankachar, etc.

Vision National Academy,1.Vision National Academy,kharuabandha'

A junior academy. It was founded in the year 2012 by Dr.Foyzal Hoque. It is a famous college of S.Salmara Mankachar district. A student of this college got the district highest mark in 2018 in AHSEC exam and also have many record of this college.

S.Ali HS School

The school was founded in the year 1947 by Shri.Nurazzaman Mondal, and was funded by his uncle Mr.Samsher Ali Mondal, after whom the school was named. The Mondal Family was the Zamindar of Sukchar and its adjoining areas in pre-independent India. Shri. Nurazzaman Mondal was B.A, B.T from Kolkata and had an aim to educate the region. He had 7 children, and the nearest high school was J.M HS School at Mankachar, which was about 22 km away. So he requested his uncle Samsher Ali to help him in building a high school for the education of his children and the people of the area, to which Mr.Ali donated 10,000 rupees (which sums about 1 crore rupees in present-day INR value). And with that money, Nurazzaman Mondal built the school and made a retired local MLA (Mr. Kobad Hussain) the first Headmaster of the High School, and he himself stayed in the post of Assistant Headmaster. Later Nurazzaman Mondal served as the Headmaster of the school for about 22 years until his retirement. The High School proved itself as a milestone in the History of education in the district of South Salmara Mankachar as well as Dhubri. In a local census, it is found that about 45% of each and every educated person in South Salmara Mankachar District aged between 40–75 years (as of 2015) are found to have studied in S.Ali HS School.

  HAZIRHAT-KHOPATIA

Hazirhat is an important and historical place in the district consist of one Hazirhat H S School, Islampur High School and Public High School, Khopatia. Hazirhat M. E. School, Hazirhat Girls M E School also situated at Hazirhat Bazar area. A B G S. Ali M. V. School established in 1964 and Hazirhat Gaosia Islamia Madrassaa (Islampur) are the oldest institutions in the area. Public High school, Khopatia amalgamated with Khopatia M. E. School from 01-05-2017 where about 650 students learn together.

Culture

The culture of the people in this district is a fusion of Assamese and Bengali cultures. About 85% population are Muslims, 14% are Hindu and rest 1% are Christians and Sikhs. Most of the people speak Goalparia Assamese (Deshi) and some people speak Mymensinghi Bengali (of Bangladesh). Those who speak Goalparia Assamese are called Ujani or Deshi and those who speak Mymensinghi Bengali are called Bhatiya in the district. There are few many differences between the Ujani and Bhatiya cultures. Ghoti and Tribal peoples, who are few in numbers also contribute to the culture of the district.

Transport

Airway

Nearest airport at Rupshi which is about 90 km away from the headquarter Hatsingimari . It was constructed during World War II by the British Govt. mainly for military purpose. Till 1983, the Indian Airlines and some private commercial flights operated regularly between Calcutta, Guwahati and Dhubri. Now it is totally closed. However, recently the ministry of DONER, GOI, has taken some initiative to renovate and functionalise the airport.

Waterway

The town had a very busy river port on the bank of the Brahmaputra, which was used as an international trade centre with the neighbouring countries, especially in the British era. At present, the port is lying idle. However, small ferries transport people to and fro Dhubri every day.

Railway

There is no Railway station in this district.

Road

There is no National Highway in the district. Transportation takes place through state maintained pwd roads, which are full of potholes. Hatsingimari is in the centre place in the District while one part of Hatsingimari town is attached with Assam-Meghalaya border. There is no PWD road between south Salmara and Mankachar. only overland communication from south Salmara to Mankachar is Fulbari–Singimari road through Meghalaya.

TOWN

This is the only town in the District of Mankachar

References

  1. ↑ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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