The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand.

At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.

[3] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).

[5][6] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision.

The 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station of NTPC at Nabarun was commissioned between 1986 and 2011.