city, northern West Bengal state, northeastern India, just east of the Atrai River. Connected by road with Ingraj Bazar (Angrezabad) in India and Dinajpur and Rajshahi in Bangladesh, it is a regional distributing centre, trading mainly in rice, jute, sugarcane, and oilseeds. It was declared a municipality in 1951 and has a college affiliated with the University of North Bengal. Pop. (2001) 135,737.