Khairabera Dam

Khairabera Dam is an earthen irrigation dam on the Khairabera River near Khairabera village in Baghmundi block, Purulia district, West Bengal. Set against the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills, it forms a large reservoir surrounded by forested hills and open countryside. Built for irrigation and water conservation, the dam is now a popular day-trip and picnic spot offering scenic views, calm waters and a tranquil rural landscape near Purulia town.

Visitors can expect a broad earthen dam wall and a large reservoir bordered by low forested hills of the Ajodhya range. The area offers open views of calm water, rural fields and hill slopes. Visitors can walk along the dam, enjoy sightseeing and photography, and picnic in open areas near the reservoir. The setting is quiet and natural with limited development, typical of a rural irrigation reservoir.

Constructed as an earthen irrigation dam across the Khairabera River in Purulia district to support irrigation and water conservation in the semi-arid Baghmundi region. The project created a sizable reservoir that serves local agricultural needs and has subsequently developed as a scenic water body in the Ajodhya Hills foothills.