INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ganges enters West Bengal near Rajmahal and then flows in a southeasterly direction. It divides into two near north of Dhulian in Murshidabad district. One branch enters Bangladesh as the Padma while the other flows through West Bengal as the Bhagirathi River and Hooghly River in a southern direction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ganges branches into two distributaries, the Hooghly and the Padma at Giria in Murshidabad district of India . The Hooghly River, which continues southwards in India is also known as the Ganga (traditionally) and Bhagirathi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ganges splits into the Padma and the Hooghly close to Giria, Murshidabad. There’s a similarly man-made bifurcation of the river upstream at Farakka. The Padma flows eastward into Bangladesh, while the Hooghly flows south thru West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -In West Bengal in India, as well as in Bangladesh, the Ganges is locally called the Padma. The westernmost distributaries of the delta are the Bhagirathi and the Hugli (Hooghly) rivers, on the east bank of which stands the huge metropolis of Kolkata (Calcutta).