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{{Short description|River in India}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Ajay River
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| name_etymology     = Sanskrit: Unconquerable
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| pushpin_map        = India
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of mouth
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| subdivision_type1  = Country
| subdivision_name1  = [[India]]
| subdivision_type2  = State
| subdivision_name2  = [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]]
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| subdivision_type5  = Cities
| subdivision_name5  = [[Deoghar]], [[Jamtara]], [[Chittaranjan]], [[Pandabeswar]], [[Illambazar]], [[Bhedia]], [[Bolpur]], [[ Nutanhat]] 
 [[Katwa]]
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| length             = {{convert|334|km|mi|abbr=on}} 
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| discharge1_location= [[Hooghly River]]
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| source1            = 
| source1_location   = Tola Baridih[[Jamui]], [[Bihar]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|24|50|58|N|86|32|14|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation  = {{convert|400|m|ft}}
| mouth              = [[Katwa]] 
| mouth_location     = [[Katwa]], [[West Bengal]]
| mouth_coordinates  = {{coord|24|06|07|N|88|13|17|E|display=inline}}
| mouth_elevation    = {{convert|21|m|ft}}
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| tributaries_right  = Pathro and Jayanti in Jharkhand, Tumuni and Kunur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal
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The '''Ajay''' (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]. The catchment area of Ajay River is {{convert|6000|km2|mi2}}. It is a tributary of the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly river]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf| title = The Deluge 2000|  last=Roy| first=Jitendra| access-date = 2009-04-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090410035655/http://atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf| archive-date= 10 April 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Environment|Ecology}}
[[List of rivers of India]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

=== Bibliography ===
* https://riversgraphy.com/ajay-river/

{{Rivers in Bihar}}
{{Hydrography of Jharkhand}}
{{Rivers in and around Bengal}}

{{Coord|23|39|N|88|08|E|display=title|region:IN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}}<nowiki/>

[[Category:Rivers of Bihar]]
[[Category:Rivers of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Rivers of West Bengal]]


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