West Sundarban

West Sundarban belongs to the tidal delta country of Bengal, where mangrove forests, rivers, creeks, and shifting islands create a landscape between land and sea. Salinity and water levels vary, shaping the possibilities of cultivation, fishing, and travel. Boats are central to movement, while forest products and aquatic resources support communities adapted to difficult and changing conditions.

In the wider Sundarbans, settlement reached back before the period of the Bengal sultanates. During the Mughal era, local rulers leased forest tracts for new settlements. In 1757 the East India Company obtained rights over the region, and a survey of the area was completed in 1764. These records concern the wider delta; the history of this particular western tract remains less certain.