Keleghai River originates at Baminigram, near Dudhkundi, under Sankrail police station, in Jhargram subdivision

Jhargram subdivision

Jhargram subdivision , is a subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Jhargram municipality and eight community development blocks: Binpur–I, Binpur–II, Jamboni, Jhargram, Gopiballavpur–I, Gopiballavpur–II, Nayagram and...

 of Paschim Medinipur district in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

.. It flows past Keshiari

Keshiari

Keshiari is an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Keshiari police station serves this block...

, Narayangarh, Sabang and Patashpur to join the Kasai

Kangsabati River

Kangsabati River rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of Jharkhand, India and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal before draining in the Hooghly River.-Course:After rising near Jhalda in the Chota Nagpur plateau in Purulia district,...

 at Tangrakhali under Mahisadal police station of Purba Medinipur district. The combined stream is called Haldi

Haldi River

Haldi River is a tributary of Hooghly River flowing through Purba Medinipur district . The Keleghai joins the Kasai at Tangrakhali under Mahisadal police station in Tamluk subdivision. The combined stream is called Haldi River. It is long. It is the last major river to flow into the Hooghly...

. It is 121 kilometres (75.2 mi) long. The steep slope of the river in Guptamani and Sankrail causes floods. The river has been so named by the Lodhas

Lodha people

Lodha people are a tribal/Adivasi people living primarily in the Indian states of West Bengal and Orissa, mostly in the Paschim Medinipur district. A section of the Lodha has converted to Islam, and form a distinct community of Lodha Muslims.-Demographics:...

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