The Amanat River flows through the Chatra and

Palamu Palamu may refer to: * Palamu division, a division of Jharkhand state, India * Palamu district, a district in Palamu division * Palamu Fort, forts in the forests of the Palamau Tiger Reserve * Palamu (Lok Sabha constituency) a parliamentary const ...

districts in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

Course

The Amanat originates on the Hazaribagh plateau, and then forms the southern boundary of

Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Lawalong CD block in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary was earlier under the control of the Raja of Ramgarh and oth ...

, in Simaria police station area of

Chatra district Chatra district is district one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers a ...

. Thereafter, it flows almost due west through Palamu district till it joins the

North Koel River North Koel River flows through the Indian state of Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgar ...

five miles north of

Daltonganj Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city and municipal corporation in Palamu district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarter of Palamu district and divisional headquarters of Palamu division, as well a ...

. It flows through a rich, well cultivated valley; and is the principal drainage channel of the east of the

Palamu district Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarters of the district is Medininagar, situated on the South Koel River, Koel River. Palamu district lies in north-western par ...

Tributaries

Its tributaries are: Jinjoi, Sapni, Maila and Piri.

References

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