The Durgavati River which flows through Kaimur district

Kaimur District

Kaimur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district headquarters are located at Bhabua. The district occupies an area of 3363 km² and has a population of 1,284,575 ....

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 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

, is a tributary of the Karmanasa.

Course

The source of the Durgavati is about 7 miles east of that of the Karmanasa. In its upper reaches it is a rocky channel 20 to 30 feet wide. It runs nearly north for about 9 miles when it plunges down the rocky boundary of the table land in to the head of deep glen named Kadhar Kho. There it is joined by three other torrents that like itself rise on the table land of the Turkan Kharawars and fall down the rocks at the head of the same glen. These three torrents are the Lohara, Hatiyadub and Kothas.The Durgavati joins the Karmanasa as a right bank tributary.

Waterfalls

The Durgavati Falls (80m) on the Durgavati River is at the edge of the Rohtas Plateau

Rohtas Plateau

The Rohtas Plateau lies in the south-western part of the Indian state of Bihar.A series of plateaux runs along the Kaimur Range...

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