| Kopai River | |
|---|---|
 River Kopai at Ballavpur, Birbhum | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Cities | Santiniketan, Kirnahar (Mirati), Labhpur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mayurakshi River |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bakreshwar River |
The Kopai River (also called Sal River) is a tributary of the Bakreshwar River.[1][2] It flows past such towns as Santiniketan, Bolpur, Kankalitala, Kirnahar and Labhpur in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3] It is a small river in dry season but overflows its banks during the monsoon.[4][5] There is a village name Chhora (ছোড়া) beside this river. Also Barghata (বড়ঘাটা), Nichinta (নিচিন্তা), Rupuspur (রুপুসপুর), Perua, (পেরুয়া) etc depend on this river. হাসুলি বাঁকের উপকথা তে শাল নদীর নাম উল্লেখ করা হয়েছে ।
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