a town and district in Northern Hindustan, tributary to the rajah of Nepaul, and situated between the 28th and 29th degrees of north latitude, and about the 83d of east longitude. The country is mountainous, and little more is known of it than that it is one of the confederated states called the country of the twenty-four rajahs. The town is situated in long. 82. 49. E. and lat. 28. 42. N.