Dakshin Shahbazpur Union

The etymology of the Union is of multiple words. Dakshin (pronounced Dokkhin) translates to South. The name Shahbaz means royal bird in the Persian language. The suffix Pur originates from Sanskrit and means town. Therefore, the literal translation would be the southern town of Shahbaz.

In August 2019, the Indian Border Security Force shot dead Abdus Shakur ibn Muraqib Ali, a South Shahbazpuri resident from Bobartal Majhgandhai.[2]

The union has roughly 40 villages divided into 9 wards and 14 mouzas.[3][4]

South Shahbazpur has a population of 26,840. 12,825 are men and 14,015 of the population are female.[1] There are three graveyards for the deceased residents to be buried and these are Taradorom Central Cemetery, Muraul Central Cemetery and Sujaul Central Cemetery.[5]

The Union has 9 state primary schools and 3 private primary schools. It has 5 high schools and 6 madrasas. The Baragul Qawmi Madrasa is home to an orphanage.[6] Other madrasas include the Sujaul Senior Fazil Madrasha, Taradorom Women's Dakhil Madrasa and the Barlekha Jamia Islamiya Dakhil Madrasa.[7] The literacy rate in the union is 54.3%.

South Shahbazpur has three Haat bazaars; Taradorom Bazar, Muraul Bazar and Office Bazar. The Union has a significant number of emigrants in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Greece, UK, France, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Brazil, Spain, United States and Italy contributing to its economy. Mohammad Ataul Karim originates from this area. In recent times, coal deposits have been discovered in Bobartal.[8]

Popular tourist sites include its four tea gardens; Shahbazpur, Bahadurpur, Chotolekha and Rahmaniya. The Union is home to 4 sports clubs in Taradorom, Gholsa, Muraul and Sujaul.[9] The practice of Cockfighting competitions which take place in Gholsa School attracts media attention.[10]

There are 41 mosques in the Union. Some include:

• Taradorom Central Mosque, East Taradorom Jame Mosque, Taradorom Choumuhoni Jame Mosque, Taradorom Barathal Jame Mosque, Central Taradorom Panjegana, West Taradorom Jame Masjid
• Muraul Jame Mosque, Muraul Panjegana Mosque
• East Banikona Jame Mosque, West Banikona Jame Mosque
• Bagatikar Jame Mosque
• Ghorua Jame Mosque
• Bisrabond Jame Mosque, Bisrabond Pakhurgul Masjid
• Ulkanti Panjegana
• West Panchpara Jame Masjid, East Panchpara Jame Masjid, Central Panchpara Jame Masjid
• Sariya Jame Masjid
• Office Bazar Jame Masjid
• Sujaul Jame Masjid, Sujaul Dingal Jame Masjid
• Kayasthashashan Jame Masjid
• Shuararthal Jame Masjid, Shuararthal Panjegana of Hannan
• Shahbazpur Tea Garden Mosque

There are also 6 eidgahs in the union. These are Taradorom Shahi Eidgah, Muraul Eidgah, Sujaul Shahi Central Eidgah, East Taradorom Mosque Eidgah, Gholsa Shahi Eidgah and Bisrabond Eidgah.[11]

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