Greater Jessore district is located between 88°40 ‘to 89°50’ east longitude and 22°47 ‘to 23°48’ north latitude. Jessore is a part of the dying delta, a large delta between the rivers Padma and Hooghly. In short, the delta between the Ganges and the Brahmaputra is divided into three equal parts along the north-south, except for the west-north and southeast part of the middle part of Jessore. At that time the length of the district was 244 km or 140 miles and the width was 7.8 km or 48 miles. Accordingly, the area of Adi Jessore was 14570 sq. km or 5600 sq. miles. Of which 4461.6 sq. km or 180 sq. miles is part of Sundarbans. From this period to the pre-Pakistan period, the area of Jessore district was 650 sq. km or 2525 sq. miles. At present there is no forest in this district. Among the rivers in Jessore district are Bhairab, Chitra, Kopotaksh, Harihar, Dadra, Betravati, Kodla and Ichhamati.