a town in Hindustan, the principal place of a district of the same name, situated in the territory constituting the lieutenant-governorship of Agra. The town is built at the base of a hill rising 300 or 400 feet above the surrounding plain, but though of considerable size and a thriving place, being the great mart for cotton, the houses, with the exception of the palace of the Nawab of Banda, are of inferior construction. This prince is a descendant of the former native governors of Bundelcund. He has no hereditary dominions; but enjoys an allowance of L40,000 per annum, guaranteed to him and his heirs in perpetuity by the British government. The district of Banda has an area of 2878 square miles, and a population of 552,556. The town is distant from Calcutta 560 miles. Lat. 25. 28. Long. 80. 23. (v. t.)