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The '''Kharkai River''' is a river in eastern [[India]]. It is one of the major [[tributary|tributaries]] of the [[Subarnarekha River]]. It flows through Adityapur region of Jamshedpur

It arises in [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Odisha]], on the north slopes of Darbarmela Parbat and the western slopes of Tungru Pahar,<ref name="NF-45-6">[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/nf-45-06.jpg Jamshedpur quadrandle], NF-45-6, October 1959, India and Pakistan 1:250,000, Series U502, U.S. Army Map Service</ref> of the Simlipal Massif.<ref>"Himalaya and Ganges Plain" Plate 30 ''The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World'' (2008 edition) Times Books, London, {{ISBN|978-0-00-723670-1}}</ref> It flows past [[Rairangpur]] and heads north to about [[Saraikela]]<ref name="Karan-236">Karan, Pradyumna P. (July 1953) "Economic Regions of Chota Nagpur, Bihar, India" ''Economic Geography'' '''29(3)''': pp. 216-250, page 236</ref> and then east, entering the Subarnarekha in northwestern [[Jamshedpur]]. Its tributaries in Orissa include the Kardkai, on the [[:wikt:left bank|left]]; the Kandria, Nusa and Barhai on the right; and the Karanjia on the left.<ref name="NF-45-6"/> For about {{convert|9|km|mi|0}} below the junction with the Karanjia, the Kharkai forms the boundary between Odisha and [[Jharkhand|Jharkhand State]].<ref name="NF-45-6"/> After entering Jharkhand its tributaries include the Torlo and Ili Gara on the left.<ref name="NF-45-6"/> Its last major tributary is the Sanjai,<ref name="Karan-248">Karan, Pradyumna P. (July 1953) "Economic Regions of Chota Nagpur, Bihar, India" ''Economic Geography'' '''29(3'''): pp. 216-250, page 248</ref> entering from the left, {{convert|17|km|mi|0}}, as the river flows, above its mouth.<ref name="NF-45-6"/>

The valley of the lower Kharkai is quite wide and rice is the primary crop.<ref name="Karan-248" /> Iron ore is mined in the mountains of the headwaters of the Kharkai, and there is a steel plant at Jamshedpur.<ref name="Karan-236"/> The Kharkai Dam is located at Ichha, Odisha.<ref>Gupta, Amit and Majumdar, Pinaki (19 June 2008) [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080619/jsp/frontpage/story_9432297.jsp "Record rain in steel city, flash floods in districts"] ''The Telegraph'' (Calcutta, India)</ref>

==Name==
Some think that ''Kharkāi'' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''Kharakāyā'' meaning "fast flowing river" (''khara'' means "fast" and ''kāyā'' means "body").{{Citation needed|reason=probably [[WP:OR|original research]]|date=March 2011}}

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{{Hydrography of Odisha}}
{{Hydrography of Jharkhand}}

[[Category:Rivers of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Rivers of Odisha]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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->DrKay at 10:27, 4 April 2021