After this in medieval period i.e., in Pathan age (First phase of 13th century) Sagardighi was an important place.

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.

It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, geography, political science, philosophy and education.