Sengupta is a surname found among Bengalis of West Bengal and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste. The surname is a compound of Sen and Gupta. Baidyas, a caste (jāti) of Ayurvedic physicians, along with Brahmins and Kayasthas, are regarded among the top three higher castes that comprise the "upper layer of Hindu society". In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks of Bengal were drawn from these three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in West Bengal. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 67.8% of all known bearers of the surname Sengupta were residents of India and 22.5% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories: 1. West Bengal (1: 1,621) 2. Tripura (1: 9,413) 3. Arunachal Pradesh (1: 10,887) 4. Delhi (1: 11,950) 5. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1: 14,613) Notables Achintyakumar Sengupta (1903–1976), Bengali author Aditya Vikram Sengupta (born 1983), Indian film director, cinematographer and graphic designer Anasuya Sengupta, Indian poet, author, activist Anita Sengupta, British-born American aerospace engineer Anup Sengupta, Bengali film director and producer Apoorva Sengupta (1939–2013), Indian cricketer Arjun Kumar Sengupta (1937–2010), Indian politician and Member of the Parliament of India Arunabha Sengupta (born 1973), Indian novelist Atiha Sen Gupta (born 1988), British playwright and screenwriter Barkha Sengupta (born 1979), Indian television and film actress Barun Sengupta (1934–2008), Bengali journalist and founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper Biswatosh Sengupta (born 1944), Indian academic from Kolkata Bonny Sengupta, Indian Bengali film actor Bratin Sengupta (born 1963), Indian politician Deep Sengupta (born 1988), Indian chess grandmaster Gurunath Sengupta (1848–1914), Sanskrit scholar from the Jessore District of Bangladesh Hindol Sengupta, (born 1979), Indian historian and journalist Hiranmay Sen Gupta (born 1934), Bangladeshi nuclear physicist Indraneil Sengupta, Indian model and actor, born in Assam Jatindra Mohan Sengupta (1885–1933), Indian revolutionary, President of then Bengal Provincial Congress Committee and Bengal Swaraj Party Jatindranath Sengupta (1887–1954), Bengali poet and writer Jisshu Sengupta, also known as Jisshu, Bengali film actor Joy Sengupta (born 1968), Indian film and stage actor Joya Sengupta, Bangladesh Awami League politician, doctor Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta (born 1953), Indian lawyer, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Krishnendu Sengupta (born 1970), Indian professor of theoretical physics Mallika Sengupta (1960–2011), Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata Mihir Sengupta, Bengali Indian writer Moinak Sengupta (born 1973), Indian cricketer N. C. Sen Gupta, the eleventh