Bihar's Rivers — Every Confluence, and Why the Kosi Is Called a Sorrow

The Ganga in Bihar — The Master Stream

Everything in Bihar's drainage is described relative to the Ganga, so fix this first.

• ›Enters Bihar at Chausa, in Buxar district, from Uttar Pradesh
• ›Flows west → east, straight through the middle of the state
• ›Length inside Bihar: roughly 445 km — its longest run through any single state
• ›Leaves Bihar in the east, near Rajmahal / Farakka, into West Bengal
• ›Function: it divides the state into North Bihar and South Bihar

Cities on its banks:** **Buxar, Patna, Munger, Bhagalpur

⚠ Trap: the Ganga enters Bihar at Buxar, not at Patna. Patna is downstream, on the south bank.

1. The Ganga enters Bihar at which place?

2. Harihar Kshetra at Sonepur marks the confluence of the Ganga with which river?

3. The Kosi river joins the Ganga at:

4. Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

5. Which major river of North Bihar originates within Bihar itself?

6. The Bagmati and Kamla Balan rivers reach the Ganga:

7. Which barrage does Bihar hold responsible for aggravating flooding and silting in its eastern districts?

8. The largest tributary joining the Ganga from its south bank in Bihar is the: