RAJSHAYE, a district of British India, in the presidency of Bengal, bounded on the N. by the district of Dinajpur, N.E. by that of Bogra, E. and S.E. by that of Pubna, S. by that of Nuddea, W. and N.W. by those of Moorshedabad and Malda; length, from E. to W., about 62 miles; breadth, 50; area, 2084 square miles. It is a very moist region, being traversed by numerous rivers from the Himalayas in the north. The largest of these is the Ganges, which washes the S.W. border of the district. There are also many swampy lakes, some of them of large size; and in the periodical inundations to which the country is subject, many channels, generally dry, are filled with water. Rice is the chief crop raised here, but corn and pulse of various kinds are also grown. Indigo and silk are the most important commercial products of the country. Pop. 671,000.