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See also: town of See also: British See also: India, in See also: Murshidabad See also: district, See also: Bengal, situated on the Bhagirathi
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Pop
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(1901), 10,921
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The town is said to have been founded by the See also: Mogul emperor See also: Jahangir
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During the early years of British See also: rule it was an important centre of the See also: silk See also: trade, and the site of one of the See also: East India See also: Company's commercial residencies
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See also: Jangipur is now best known as the See also: toll station for registering all the See also: traffic on the Bhagirathi
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The number of boats registered annually is about 10,000
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