Dwarakeswar River
Dwarakeswar River Dhalkisor River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Bankura, Arambag |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Tilboni Hill |
• location | Purulia district, Chota Nagpur Plateau, West Bengal |
Discharge | |
• location | Rupnarayan River |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gandheswari River, Kukhra River, Birai River |
• right | Shilabati River |
Dwarakeswar River (also known as Dhalkisor) is a major river in the western part of the Indian state of West Bengal.
Course[]
The river originates near Madhabpur in Purulia district and enters Bankura district near Chhatna. It cuts across the district flowing past the district headquarters and enters the southeastern tip of . It then passes through Hooghly District.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp 33-34, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
Coordinates: 23°08′21″N 87°17′11″E / 23.139097°N 87.286377°E
Categories:
- Rivers of West Bengal
- Rivers of India