Rupnarayan River

Rupnarayan River
Country	India
State	West Bengal

City	Kolaghat, Tamluk

The Rupnarayan River is a river in India. It begins as the Dhaleswari (Dhalkisor) in the Chhota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of the town of Purulia. It then follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the town of Bankura, where it is known as the Dwarakeswar river. Near the town of Ghatal it is joined by the Shilabati river, where it takes the name Rupnarayan. Finally, it joins the Hoogli River. It is famous for the Hilsa fish that live in it and are used in Bengali cuisine. It is also notable for the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) thermal power plant built along its bank at Kolaghat in West Bengal.The river also passes through Bagnan in Howrah district.

Rupnarayan River forms the eastern boundary of district Purba Medinipur with district Haora.

Rivers in and around Bengal

Southeast Bangladesh	Dakatia Halda Karnaphuli Naf Sangu Thega Feni

Assam / Meghalaya / Tripura	Barak Brahmaputra Dhalai Feni Juri Kangsha Khawthlangtuipui Kushiyara Longai Manu Meghna Muhuri Myntdu Someshwari Surma Surma-Meghna Titas / Haora Gumti Khowai

Northern Bangladesh North Bengal	Atrai Balason Bangali Baral Chiri Dharla Dhepa Jaldhaka Karala Karatoya Karotoa Kazipur Khong Khola Mahananda Mechi Nagar Punarbhaba Raidak or Wong Chhu Rangeet Small Jamuna Shiba Sree Tangon Teesta Torsa/Machu/Amo Chhu

Central Bangladesh	Balu Bangshi Buriganga Chiknai Dhaleshwari Dhanu Gorai-Madhumati Jamuna Jinai Louhajang Padma Shitalakhya Turag

Chotanagpur	Ajay Bakreshwar Bansloi Barakar Brahmani Dakatia Damodar Dwarka Dwarakeswar Gandheswari Haldi Hinglo Kangsabati Keleghai Kopai Kosai Kumar Kunur Mayurakshi Mundeswari Rasulpur Rupnarayan Sali Shilabati Subarnarekha

South Bengal Ganges Delta	Adi Ganga Baleshwar Bhairab Bidyadhari Bishkhali Bura Gauranga Churni Dhanshiri Garai Gosaba Hariabhanga Hooghly Ichamati Jalangi Jamuna Kaliganga Kalindi Kirtankhola Kopothakho Makunda Mathabhanga Matla Muri Ganga Nabaganga Pasur Piyali Raimangal Rupsha Saptamukhi Saraswati Thakuran

Related topics	Beel Country boats in Bangladesh Chalan Beel Ganges Haor Haors in Bangladesh List of rivers of Bangladesh of India Waters of South Asia Damodar Valley Corporation

Hydrography of surrounding areas	Odisha Jharkhand Bihar Mizoram Nepal Sikkim Bhutan North-east India

Coordinates: 22°13′N 88°03′E / 22.217°N 88.050°E / 22.217; 88.050

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Rupnarayan River

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