| Parban River | |
| Source1 Location: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Mouth Location: | Baran District, Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | India |
| Source2 Location: | Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh |
| Source3 Location: | Sehore, Shajapur, and Rajgarh districts, Madhya Pradesh |
| Source4 Location: | Jhalawar, Kota, and Baran districts, Rajasthan |
| Tributaries Right: | Kali Sindh |
Parban River originates in Madhya Pradesh and flows through Rajasthan. It is a tributary of the Kali Sindh. Parban/Parvan originates in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh and flows through Sehore, Shajapur and Rajgarh districts in Madhya Pradesh. It also flows through Jhalawar, Kota, Baran districts of Rajasthan. Before it joins the Kali Sindh it cuts a 10 km long valley of significant depth right across Ratibar Dungar near Akawad Kalan in Jhalawar district.[1] It meets Kali Sindh in Baran district of Rajasthan. Shergarh wildlife Sanctuary situated at the bank of Parban river in Baran district.
Since 2017, the Parban Dam Project is being developed on Parban river. Parts of Baran district and Jhalawar district will be affected by the dam.
The Parvan river is joined by the Kalikhaad River in Manohar Thana, with Nevaj in Chachorni Jhalawar and it finally merges with the Kali Sindh River in Baran District near Palaita village.
In rainy season, the river gets flooded and in remote locations of many areas of Baran and Jhalawar, people often died while crossing the river by boats.[2]