Dheel

Dheel
Interactive Map
The Dheel River (shown in red), a tributary of the Banas River (shown in Saffron)
Native nameढील (Hindi)
Location
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictsTonk, Sawai Madhopur
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPlains near Niwai, Tonk District
 • coordinates26°23′59″N 76°0′47″E / 26.39972°N 76.01306°E / 26.39972; 76.01306
MouthBanas-Dheel sangam confluence
 • location
near Rathod Village, Sawai Madhopur district
 • coordinates
26°10′36″N 76°10′46″E / 26.1767°N 76.1794°E / 26.1767; 76.1794
Length64 km (40 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftUnnamed River
 • rightGudia River, Unnamed River
Dheel
Legend
Niwai
 Gudia River
 Jamdoli Bridge
 Unnamed River
 Dheel Dam
 Dheel Dam Canal
 Tapur
 Rathod
 Banas River

The Dheel (also spelled Dhil) is a river in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It originates in the plains near Niwai in Tonk district and flows from north to south through the districts of Tonk and Sawai Madhopur. It is a tributary of the Banas River, itself a tributary of the Chambal River, which in turn merges into the Yamuna. According to the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the average annual flow of the Dheel River is 0.0043 m.ham.m.

The Dheel is approximately 64 kilometres in length. It has a catchment area of 890 sq.m. Dheel Dam is built on the Dheel River. The ancient archaeological site of Rairh (often referred to as the 'Tatanagar of Ancient India' due to the discovery of a massive hoard of ancient punch-marked coins) is located right on the banks of this river network in Tonk.

History

In the early 20th century, the Dheel River was the site of irrigation works in Jaipur State. In his 1924 paper, Ramgarh and Dhil River Irrigation Works, Jaipur State, Rajputana, Charles Egremont Stotherd described irrigation works carried out on the Dheel River between 1905 and 1912. The works included a masonry dam across the river, three earthen dams, a masonry escape, and a main irrigation canal.

The Dheel River became associated with irrigation development in Jaipur State in the early 20th century. The British Library's Charles Egremont Stotherd Collection records a masonry dam on the Dhil Nadi in 1906 and later photographs of the Dhil Nadi Irrigation Dam dated 5 January 1923. The photographs identify the dam as having been designed and constructed by C. E. Stotherd between 1905 and 1910.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Sawai Madhopur — Part B (Primary Census Abstract)".
  2. ↑ "produced by an autodesk educational product - 250".
  3. ↑ RajRAS (17 January 2018). Rajasthan Geography. RajRAS. p. 76.
  4. ↑ Hironi, Kalyan. Landuse Planning and Geomorphology A Study of Sawai Madhopur. p. 106. OL 1686502M. In the region of Banas and Dhil river are monsoon fed. The Dhil river has cut across the Aravalli hills and forms the Jamroli gap. The drainage pattern between two hills is more or less rectangular. Average drainage density and stream frequency of this region are 6-9 and 0.75, respectively. The Boanli hills are covered with moderate forests, which has been depleted in the last few years.
  5. ↑ Jain, S. Sharad Kumar (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India. The Netherlands: Springer. p. 352. ISBN 9781402051807. The main tributaries of the Banas River are Berach and Menali on the right bank, and Kothari, Khari, Dai, Dheel, Sohadara, Morel and Kalisil on the left bank.
  6. ↑ Misra, Virendra N. (2007). Rajasthan Prehistoric and Early Historic Foundations. Aryan Books International. p. 284. ISBN 978-81-7305-321-4. The site of Rairh (26" 20 N: 76° 10° E) is located 24 km south-east of Nawai Railway Station on the Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur railway line. It consists of several rolling mounds, which measure 2500 ft. east-west and 1800 ft. north-south and rise to a height of from 15 to 25 ft. above the bed of the river Dhil, a tributary of the Banas, which surrounds the mound on three sides except the west. The site was excavated by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni, Director of Archaeology and Historical Research, Jaipur State, during 1938-39 and by his successor K.N. Puri during 1939-40.
  7. ↑ National Council of Applied Economic Research (1980). Perspective Plan of Rajasthan, 1974–1989 — Volume 2. p. 47.
  8. ↑ "Rivers - Banas Basin". Department of Water Resources, Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013. River Dheel originates in the plains near Bauli village in Tonk District. The river flows generally from north to south in Jaipur, Tonk and Sawai Madhopur Districts, for about 64 km, before joining Banas river near Philpura village in Sawai Madhopur District.
  9. ↑ "Scientific Replenishment Study of Bajri/Sand Mining Leases" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "National Register of Specified Dams 2025" (PDF). National Dam Safety Authority and Central Water Commission, Government of India. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Dibyopama, Astha; Shinde, Vasant (2015). "EARLY HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY OF RAJASTHAN: RECENT PERSPECTIVES". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 75: 97–112. JSTOR 26264725. The site of Rairh is located 24km south-east of Nawai Railway station on the Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur railway line. It consists of several rolling mounds, which measure 2500 ft. east-west and 1800 ft. north-south and rise to height of from 15-25ft. above the bed of river Dhil, a tributary of the Banas, which surrounds the mound on three sides except the west.
  12. ↑ Gupta, Gyan Swarup (1999). India From Indus Valley Civilisation to Mauryas. Concept Publishing Company. p. 178. ISBN 978-81-7022-763-2. From the archaeological excavations conducted at Rairh a mound on the Dheel River in District Sawai Madhopur about 11 kilometers from the township of Bonli, revealed a site occupied by Malava tribe in the 3rd century B.C. A seal was also found containing the name of 'Senapati Vachchāg'.
  13. ↑ Stotherd, Charles Egremont (1924). "Ramgarh and Dhil River Irrigation Works, Jaipur State, Rajputana". Water and Water Engineering. 26–27. Fuel & Metallurgical Journals Limited: 116–117. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "Charles Egremont Stotherd Collection: Album of miscellaneous views and portraits in Rajasthan and the British Isles". British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. British Library. Retrieved 8 September 2026.