a town and seaport of Hindustan, in the Northern Circars, and capital of a cognominal district. It is situated on the N.E. bank of a river navigable only during the rainy season, when a great part of the surrounding country is inundated. It possesses a fort, which is a regular pentagon on plain ground, well fortified, and capable of making a respectable defence. This port is much frequented by country vessels. The district of which this town is the chief place is bounded S.E. by the Bay of Bengal, and on all other sides by the territory of Orissa. Area estimated at 6400 square miles: Pop. 226,930. The whole district is included within the territory called the Northern Circars, the possession of which was wrested from the French by Clive in 1759. The town of Ganjam is in Lat. 19. 23., Long. 85. 7.