Ajay River | |
Name Etymology: | Sanskrit: Unconquerable |
Pushpin Map: | India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | India |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Subdivision Type5: | Cities |
Subdivision Name5: | Deoghar, Jamtara, Chittaranjan, Pandabeswar, Illambazar, Bhedia, Bolpur, Katwa |
Length: | 300km (200miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Bhagirathi River |
Source1 Location: | Jamui, Bihar |
Source1 Coordinates: | 24.8494°N 86.5372°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 400m (1,300feet) |
Mouth Location: | Katwa, West Bengal |
Mouth Coordinates: | 24.1019°N 88.2214°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 21m (69feet) |
Tributaries Right: | Pathro and Jayanti in Jharkhand, Tumuni and Kunur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal |
The Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is 6000km2.[1]