| Barakar River | |
|---|---|
 Barakar River at Barano, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Padma, Hazaribagh |
| • location | Hazaribagh district, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand |
| Length | 225 km (140 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Usri River |
| • right | Barsoti River |
The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for 225 kilometres (140 mi) across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before joining the Damodar near Dishergarh in Asansol, Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It has a catchment area of 6,159 square kilometres (2,378 sq mi). Its main tributaries Barsoti and Usri flow in from the south and north, respectively. Apart from the two main tributaries, some 15 medium or small streams also join it.[1]
The Barakar skirts the northern portion of Parasnath Hills, 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level, the highest hill in the region, located in Giridih district of Jharkhand and a centre of Jain pilgrimage.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, p 26, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3