Subarnarekha
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Overview
The Subarnarekha rises near Ranchi and flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha to the Bay of Bengal. It is one of the east-flowing rivers of the Odisha–Jharkhand region.
Hundru Falls lies on it. Like Jog on the Sharavati and Dhuandhar on the Narmada, such falls mark the edges of hard rock on the plateau and are used for hydropower.
Geography and key facts
- Source: near Ranchi (Jharkhand)
- States: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
- Hundru Falls is on the Subarnarekha
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on waterfalls and their rivers (2024), rivers rising in the Eastern Ghats (2021) and the order of east-flowing peninsular rivers (2002).
Note for UPSC
Rises near Ranchi and flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha; Hundru Falls is on it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2024 · Q9Consider the following information : Waterfall | Region | River…
- UPSC Prelims 2021 · Q55Consider the following rivers : Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats?…
- UPSC Prelims 2002 · Q89The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Subarnarekha.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- East-flowing (Odisha–Jharkhand)
- Extent on map
- 21.6°–23.5°N, 85.2°–87.4°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 3 questions · 2024, 2021, 2002
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.