The River Sunar (also called Sonar) is a rain-fed

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in the

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Geography

The Sunar flows in the Bundelkhand region in

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. Its overall length is more than 250 kilometres. It flows south to north like all Vindhyan rivers and

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system tributaries of central Indian rivers. It drains an approximately 12,000 square kilometre area of the southern boundary of Bundelkhand.

Sources

Sunar River originates in Sagar District from a small hilly region in kesli block. So its initial source is near Tada village around 80 kilometers from Sagar District.

Tributaries

There are many small tributaries of the Sunar. The most notable are the Bewas, Judi and Kopra Byarma rivers.

Settlements

Villages and towns situated on the bank of the Sunar are kesli, Gadhakota, Hatta, Rehhli, Madiyado, Rangir narsighgarh and Maiher.

References

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