a large division of India, lying between N. Lat. 29. 3. and 31. 24., E. Long. 73. 50. and 77. 39.; bounded on the N. by the Punjab; E. by Sirnoor and other native states, and the British districts of Saharanpoor, Rohituck, and Panipat; S. by those of Rohituck and Hurreeans; and W. by the state of Bahawulpore. Length, about 220 miles from E. to W.; breadth 160; area, 17,000 square miles. A very small portion of the surface in the extreme north-east is occupied by the lowest range of the Himalayas; but the rest of the surface consists of a uniform plain, sloping very gradually towards the south-west, and interrupted only by sand-hills or water-courses. The mountains in the N.E. of Sirhind separate the Sutlej from the Jumna, the former the chief affluent of the Indus, and the latter of the Ganges. The whole of the region may thus be regarded as a sort of ridge, separating these two rivers, the one of which forms its northern and north-western, and the other its south-eastern boundary. The land is also traversed by a number of smaller streams, whose beds are all more elevated than those of the great rivers. These streams inundate the country during the rainy season, and tend to enhance the fertility of the soil; but a much greater benefit is derived from a series of artificial channels along the banks of the Jumna, in the east of Sirhind. The country is inhabited by Sikhs, and divided among a number of chieftains, differing in the extent of their territory and the amount of their power. Several parts of the land have, at various times, come into the possession of the British, and now form the districts of Ferozepoor, Umballah, Loodiana, and Kythul. These yield an annual revenue of L180,000 or L1,190,000.