Ichamati, Nadia

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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.

Ichamati, Nadia

River of Nadia District, Bengal. The Ichamati is in its present form a branch of the Matabhanga (an offshoot of the Ganges), which it leaves at Krishnaganj in 23° 24' N. and 88° 43 E. The Ichamati flows south till it enters the Twenty-four Parganas, where it takes the name of Jamuna (2). It is a deep river, navigable through- out the year by the largest trading boats. It was probably at one time a main outlet of the Ganges when it was forcing its way eastwards, and was possibly part of an older stream which was cut in half by that river, there being another river of the same name — Ichamati (i)— on the north bank of the Ganges in Pabna District.