Shilabati River
Sunset on the Shilabati in December
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
CityPurulia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Chak Gopalpur, Hura Block, Purulia District
 • coordinates23°14′11″N 86°38′41″E / 23.2363°N 86.6448°E / 23.2363; 86.6448
Mouth 
 • location
Rupnarayan River
 • coordinates
22°40′17″N 87°46′41″E / 22.6714°N 87.7781°E / 22.6714; 87.7781
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftJaipanda River near Amlasuli

The Shilabati River (also known as Shilai) originates near Chak Gopalpur village of Hura block in the Purulia district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It flows in an almost southeasterly direction through the districts of Bankura and Paschim Medinipur. The Shilabati joins the Dwarakeswar near Ghatal and afterwards is known as Rupnarayan. It finally joins the Hooghly River, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.[1]

Course

The Shilabati originates near Chak Gopalpur village of Hura block in the Purulia district of the state of West Bengal.

Others

At source location of Shilabati river, a temple named Maa Shilabati Temple is located. Almost every year, the Shilabati causes flooding, particularly in Banka, Khirpai and Ghatal areas. There is a small reservoir on the Shilabati near Khatra known as Kadam Dewli Dam where a canal from Mukutmanipur Kangsabati dam meets. Simlapal block town of Bankura district is located on the bank of this river. Every year, a famous Hindu religious fair called 'Ganga Mela of Simlapal' is held at the river front of Simlapal.

Gongoni Danga, a tourist spot on the bank of the Shilabati is located in Paschim Medinipur District.

Tourists on the banks of Silabati on New Year's Eve at Gongoni Danga

References

  1. ↑ O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 7, 1995 reprint, Government of West Bengal


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