an extensive district of Hindustan, in the province of Orissa, lying chiefly between the twentieth and twenty-second degrees of north latitude. To the north it is bounded by Midnapoor and Mohurbunge, on the south by the Circars, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, and on the west by different small states in the interior of Orissa. Its length is computed at about 140 or 150 miles, and its average breadth at about sixty miles. The country varies in the quality of its soil; in some parts it is fertile and highly cultivated, other parts are sandy and barren, and that lying near the hills is overrun with brushwood. This district is inhabited by a great many weavers, who manufacture muslins, in pieces chiefly for turbans. But its chief source of gain is the celebrated temple of Juggernaut, which is annually visited by some hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, who, besides offerings to their idol, pay a considerable tribute to government, in addition to the sums of money spent on their route. Many Brahmins are dependents on this temple, and do not therefore attend to agriculture. The country is well watered by the Mahanuddy and Brannce or Bonnee rivers, and their branches, and many small streams. Its chief towns are Cuttack, Juggernaut, Balasore, and Jagapore. This district is mentioned so early as the year 1212, under the title of Jagapore, by the Mahommedan historians; and it was not properly subdued till the year 1569, when it was conquered and annexed to Bengal. It was ceded in the year 1751 to the Mahrattas, and came into the possession of the British in the year 1803, during the administration of Marquis Wellesley, who subdivided it into the southern and northern districts of Juggernaut and Balasore. The inhabitants are estimated at 1,200,000, almost wholly professing Brahminical doctrines.

the capital of the above district, which was formerly fortified, and contained a number of good houses and bazaars; but during the period when it was possessed by the Mahrattas it fell into decay. Its position is naturally strong, being on a neck of land washed by the Mahanuddy and Gunjoory rivers, and it is a place of some consequence, being the only road between Bengal and the Northern Circars. The low country round the town is under water during the rainy season for a circuit of ten miles, and the station is considered unhealthy. In the year 1592 it withstood the Mogul arms for nearly a month. Long. 86° 10'. E. Lat. 20° 31'. N.