Jamunia River

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Jamunia River
Location
Country India
State Jharkhand
City Gomoh
Physical characteristics
Mouth Damodar River
  coordinates
23°43′41″N86°10′52″E / 23.72806°N 86.18111°E / 23.72806; 86.18111 Coordinates: 23°43′41″N86°10′52″E / 23.72806°N 86.18111°E / 23.72806; 86.18111

The Jamunia River is a tributary of the Damodar River. It flows through the Hazaribagh, Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Course

The Jamunia River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, near Bishungarh. It runs near the Grand Trunk Road from around Bagodar to past Dumri and then turns towards Gomoh in south, forms the border between Dhanbad and Bokaro districts and joins the Damodar near Jamuniatand. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Edward Lister (October 2009). Hazaribagh. BiblioBazaar. p. 9. ISBN   978-1-115-79277-6.
  2. "Name and Situation" (PDF). Jharkhand Forest Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.