Jamuna

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Jamuna

River of Eastern Bengal and Assam, probably repre- senting one of the old channels of the Tista. It rises in Dinajpur Dis- trict, not far from the boundary of Rangpur (25 degree 38' N. and 88° 54' E.), and, flowing due south along the border of Bogra, finally falls into the Atrai, itself a tributary of the Ganges, near the village of Bhawanlpur in Rajshahi District (2 4 degree38' N. and 88° 57' E.), after a total length of 89 miles. In the lower part of its course the Jamuna is navigated all the year round by country boats of considerable burden, but higher up it is navigable only during the rainy season. The chief river marts on the banks of the Jamuna are Phulbari and Birampur in Dinajpur District, and Hilli in Bogra, just beyond the Dinajpur boundary.