Kumar

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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.

Kumar

River of Bengal, locally known as the Pangasi. An offshoot of the Matahhanga, which leaves the main stream near Alamdanga, it flows in a tortuous easterly and south-easterly course first for a few miles through Nadia District and afterwards through Jessore. The head of the river is closed during the summer by a bar of sand, and the channel has silted up throughout, large boats being able to use it only during the rains. The Kumar is connected by a cross stream with the Garai, but its main stream is carried away by. the Nabaganga, into which it discharges at Magura.