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Surface water holds immense significance, providing sustenance, transportation, recreation, and supporting life forms. Pollutants in water bodies pose a severe threat to human health as well as aquatic ecosystem. Jashpur district is bestowed with many rivers which are used for irrigation and drinking purposes. Nine physicochemical parameters including pH, turbidiy, alkalinity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, chloride, fluoride, Calcium and magnesium were analysed in surface water samples collected from four different sampling sites of Jashpur district with the objective of evaluating the quality of the water. This paper presents a comparison of water quality across different sampling sites of study area based on calculations using weighted arithmetic water quality index. Result reveals that overall water quality of S2 and S3 is good while S1 and S4 are poor. Although water of S1 and S2 can be used for irrigation and other purposes, implementation of effective water treatment processes along with regular monitoring and testing of water quality are vital for improving water quality and to identify potential issues and take appropriate actions in future.