town, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India, on the left bank of the Hugli (Hooghly) River (Hugli River). Connected by road and rail with Alipore and Kolkata (Calcutta) (Calcutta), it is a jute- and cotton-milling centre and serves as the oil depot for Kolkata. A major boot and shoe factory is nearby in Batanagar. Remains of a fort captured by the British general Robert Clive (Clive, Robert, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey) in 1756 are still visible. Budge Budge was constituted a municipality in 1900. Pop. (2001) 75,531.