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Dwarakeswar River

Coordinates: 23°08′21″N 87°17′11″E / 23.139097°N 87.286377°E / 23.139097; 87.286377
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Dwarakeswar River
Dhalkisor River
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
CityBankura, Arambag
Physical characteristics
SourceTilboni Hill
 • locationPurulia district, Chota Nagpur Plateau, West Bengal
Discharge 
 • locationRupnarayan River
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGandheswari River, Kukhra River, Birai River
 • rightShilabati River

The Dwarakeswar (also known as Dhalkisor) is a major river in the western part of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Course

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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 East Bardhaman District. It then passes through Hooghly District. The Dwarakeswar discharges into Rupnarayan River.[1]

See also

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List of rivers of India

References

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  1. ^ 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

23°08′21″N 87°17′11″E / 23.139097°N 87.286377°E / 23.139097; 87.286377