Jalangi River

Jalangi River
খড়িয়া
Native name
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
One of the three Nadia Rivers
DistrictMurshidabad and Nadia
CitiesKrishnanagar, Tehatta, Mayapur
Physical characteristics
SourceRiver Padma
 • locationThe Jalangi leaves the Ganges or Padma at Char Madhubona in Karimpur-I, Nadia district
 • coordinates20°05′26″N 88°41′53″E / 20.09056°N 88.69806°E / 20.09056; 88.69806
MouthBhagirathi
 • location
Swarupganj, opposite Nabadwip, the birth-place of Sri Chaitanya
 • coordinates
23°29′23″N 88°28′57″E / 23.48972°N 88.48250°E / 23.48972; 88.48250
Length233 km (145 mi)
Basin size2,815.33 km2 (1,087.00 sq mi)
Width 
 • minimum75.89 m (0.04716 mi) at Moktarpur–Chandpur
 • average162.58 m (0.10102 mi)
 • maximum224.21 m (0.13932 mi) at Moktarpur–Velanagar
Depth 
 • minimum0.82 m (0.00051 mi) at Jitpur-Saguna cross section
 • maximum7.74 m (0.00481 mi) at Sibpur-Hatishala cross section
Discharge 
 • locationBhagirathi-Hooghly
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBhairab Khal (different from Bhairab river and a different channel), Kesto-Raier Khal, Saraswati Khal, Anjana River
 • rightSialmari, Bhairab River, Chhoto Bhairab, Gobra-Suti Nala, Kalma Khal
Van den Brouck's map of 1660

Jalangi River (Bengali: জলঙ্গী নদী), is a branch of the Ganges river in Murshidabad and Nadia districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It flows into the Bhagirathi river and strengthens its lower channel, the Hooghly.[1]

The river below the point where the Jalangi meets the Ganges is known as the Hooghly and the course above it, from the point of its separation from the main flow of the Ganges to its confluence with the Jalangi, is called the Bhagirathi.[2]

Ghurni, a neighbourhood of Krishnanagar, a centre for the production of clay dolls, often referred to as Krishnanagar clay dolls, is located on the banks of the Jalangi. Nabadwip, the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is located in the west bank of the united flow of river Jalangi and Bhagirathi.[3] Mayapur is located at the confluence of the Jalanagi and Bhagirathi.

  1. ^ Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 4, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.
  2. ^ Bandopadhyay, Dilip Kumar, Bharater Nadi (Rivers of India), 2002, (in Bengali), p. 68, Bharati Book Stall, 6B Ramanath Mazumdar Street, Kolkata
  3. ^ Das, Balai Chandra; Ghosh, Sandipan; Islam, Aznarul; Roy, Suvendu (27 October 2020). Anthropogeomorphology of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System in India. CRC Press. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-000-19457-9.