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{{Short description|River in Arrah, India}}
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| name = The Gangi
| name_other = {{native name|bho| 𑂏𑂰𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂲 }}
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| image_caption = [[Chhath]] celebration at Gangi
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Bihar]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Bhojpur District, India|Bhojpur District]]
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'''Gangi''' is a [[perennial river]] channel and an offshoot of the [[Ganges|Ganga]] which mainly flows near the town of [[Arrah]] in [[Bihar]] in India. It originates in 5 miles west of Arrah, when [[Banas River (Arrah)|Banas]] fall into it, and flows in a northerly direction, running parallel to the main channel of the Ganga. After passing east of Arrah, it joins the Ganga at Keshavpur, near the border of the Bhojpur district.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Imam |first=Saiyyad Rahat |title=A study on water quality of river Gangi at Ara town |journal=Asian Journal of Environmental Science}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Khan |first=Tajuddin Ahmed |title=Social Structure of Migrant Population |publisher=Rajesh Publications |year=1999 |isbn=8185891214}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Archaeological Survey of India Reports, Volume 3 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing |year=1873}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mithileshwar |title=Jaag Chet Kuchh Karou Upai |publisher=Vani Prakashan |year=2015 |isbn=9350729237}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BIHAR RIVER ATLAS |url=https://cganga.org/river-atlases/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
It is believed it is the ancient stream of the river Ganga.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bihāra kī nadiyām̐, Volume 1|publisher=Bihāra Hindī Grantha Akādamī|year=1977}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Cunningham|first=Alexander|title=Cunningham Report: Report for the year 1871-72}}</ref> Huien Tsang has written in his account that Ganga was {{cvt|10|km|mi}} from the village of [[Masarh]] which also indicates that earlier the Ganga used to flow faster in the South than present which is the present route of Gangi.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bihar District Gazetteer: Shahabad|publisher=Secretariat Press|year=1966|location=Patna|pages=14}}</ref> The high bank of old river bed can still be traced in Bhojpur and Buxar.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

== Course ==
The Gangi's course is entirely within the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Gangetic plains]]. It originates 5 miles west of Arrah and in the present state seem to the continuation of the [[Banas River (Arrah)|Banas]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Francis Buchanan |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281772 |title=An Account Of The District Of Shahabad In 1812-13 |date=1934}}</ref> The river's channel is [[meandering]] and passes several villages in the plains north to Arrah. After crossing Arrah, it takes a northward turn and it journey ends at Keshavpur, where it flows into the River Ganga.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

During its journey, the Gangi serves as a primary drainage channel for the region, collecting water from several other rivers and man-made watercourses such as the '''Nagri River''', '''Malai Drain''', and the [[Banas River (Arrah)|Banas River]]. Additionally, the [[Ara Canal]] joins it from the east near the village of Ramsagar.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Ganges]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bihar]]
[[Category:Arrah]]

Gangi River - Revision history

Vikv10 at 20:08, 13 October 2025