KATWÁ, or Cutwa, a town in Bardwân district, Bengal, India, situated at the confluence of the Bhâgirathi and Ajâi rivers, 23° 38' 55" N. lat., 88° 10' 40" E. long. It is one of the principal seats of district trade, and the residence of many wealthy native merchants. Now a purely commercial town, it was formerly regarded as the key to Murshidâbâd. The old fort, of which scarcely a vestige now remains, is noted as the scene of the defeat of the Marhattâs by All Vardi Khân. Population in 1872, 7963.