Ajay River Explained

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]

See also

List of rivers of India

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Deluge 2000. Roy. Jitendra. 2009-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410035655/http://atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf. 10 April 2009 . live.