JAGDALPUR

also called Jagadalpur, city, Madhya Pradesh state, central India, just south of the Indravati River. Surrounded by dense forests, it is connected by road with Raipur and Kanker and is heavily engaged in agricultural trade. Sometimes called Bastar, it served as the capital of the former Bastar princely state. There are two colleges affiliated with Ravishankar University. Pop. (1981) town, 51,286; metropolitan area, 63,632.