A village near Cālikā; close by was the river Kimikālā with the mango-grove on its banks.
Meghiya, while staying with the Buddha at Cālikā, once went to Jantugāma for alms (A.iv.354; Ud.iv.1).
The Anguttara Commentary (AA.i.163) says the village was in Pācinavamsamigadāya. v.l. Janagāma. UdA.217.