Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur, or BOGLIPOOR, a town of Bengal, stands on the right bank of the Ganges, here 7 miles wide, and by rail is 265 miles NW. of Calcutta. Pop. (1891) 69,106.—The long, narrow district of Bhagalpur, lying S. of Nepal, has an area of 4226 sq. m., and is divided into two nearly equal portions by the Ganges. The lowlands are fertile and well cultivated. Indigo is the chief manufacture, and rice and other cereals are the principal articles of export. Of the population (over two millions) 90 per cent. are Hindus.—The division of Bhagalpur comprises five districts.