Medinipur

Medinipur

(mĕdĭn`ĭpo͝or'), formerly

Midnapore

(mĭd`nəpûr'), town (1991 pop. 125,498), West Bengal state, E India, on the Kasai River. It is a district administrative center and has textile and chemical manufactures. A canal links Medinipur with Kolkata (Calcutta).