a town of Bengal, on the northern bank of one of the numerous streams which constitute the delta of the Ganges. At this place boats generally stop to take in a stock of fresh water and provisions, and to procure a pilot to convey them through the intricate navigation of the Sunderbunds. Long. 89.32. E. Lat. 22.50. N. There is another town of this name in the province of Bengal, and district of Jessore, seventy miles east-north-east from Calcutta. Long. 89.32. E. Lat. 22.50. N.