The Rivers of India play a significant role in the lives of Indian society as well as in the lives of the students pursuing various Government Exams. The river systems provide irrigation, drinking water, economical transportation, power, as well as grant livelihoods to a large number of population. This straightforwardly demonstrates why all the major cities of India are positioned by the banks of the river. Here is a table providing the details of all the major rivers of India and their lenghts as well as the states and regions they flow through.
|
Name of Rivers |
Touching States |
Length |
Originates From |
Ends in / Meeting Point |
|
Ganga |
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal |
2,525 K.M. |
Gangotri |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Yamuna |
Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi |
1,376 K.M. |
Garhwall in Yamunotri |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Brahmaputra |
Assam, Arunachal,Tibet |
2,900 K.M. |
Lake Manasarovar |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Mahanadi |
Chhattisgarh, Odisha |
858 K.M. |
Amarkantak Plateau |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Godavari |
Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry |
1,465 K.M. |
Nasik Hills |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Krishna |
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |
1,400 K.M. |
Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Narmada |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
1,315 K.M. |
Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh |
Arabian sea |
|
Tapti |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
724 K.M. |
Bettul |
Arabian sea |
|
Gomti |
Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, |
900 K.M. |
Gomat Taal |
Saidpur,Ghazipur |
|
Koshi |
Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar |
720 K.M. |
|
Ganga |
|
Gandaki |
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar |
630 K.M. |
Nepal |
Ganga |
|
Betwa |
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
590 K.M. |
Vindhya Range |
Rajghat Dam |
|
Son |
Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand,Bihar |
784 K.M. |
Ganga |
Yamuna |
|
Sutlej |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
1,500 K.M. |
Mount Kailash |
Ropar |
|
Ravi |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
720 K.M. |
Himachal Pradesh |
Chenab |
|
Beas |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
470 K.M. |
Sutlej |
Mandi Plain |
|
Chenab |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
960 K.M. |
Panjnad |
Jammu and Kashmir |
|
Jehlam |
Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, |
725 K.M. |
Pir Panjal Range |
Chenab |
|
Kaveri |
Karnataka, Tamilnadu, |
765 K.M. |
Hills of Coorg, Karnataka |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Ghaggar |
Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan |
1080 K.M |
Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh |
Indus |
|
Hugli (Hooghly) |
West Bengal, Kolkata |
260 K.M |
Ganga |
Bay of Bengal; |
|
Damodar |
Jharkhand, Bengal |
592 K.M |
Hoogly River, Howrah |
Chota Nagpur plateau. |
|
Indus |
Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir |
3180 K.M |
In Tibet Kalish Range 5080 mts. |
Arabian sea |
|
Tungabhadra |
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana |
531 K.M |
Krishna |
Krishna |
|
Mahi |
Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas |
580 K.M |
Gulf of Khambhat , Arabian Sea |
Sevalia |
|
Bhagirathi |
Uttarakhand, |
205 K.M |
Ganga |
Ganga |
|
Sabarmati |
Aravalli Range, Udaipur |
371 K.M |
Dhebar Lake |
Gujarat |
|
Alaknanda |
Uttarakhand |
190 K.M |
Ganga |
Nanda Devi |
|
Teesta |
Sikkim, India, West Bengal, India,Rangpur, Bangladesh |
309 K.M |
Brahmaputra |
Rangeet River. |
|
Indravati |
Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra |
535 K.M |
Kalahandi |
Godavari |
|
Bhima |
Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana |
861 K.M |
|
Pandharpur |
|
Subarnarek |
Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal |
395 K.M |
Bay of Bengal |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Konya |
Maharashtra |
130 K.M |
Krishna Rive |
Maharashtra |
|
Ramganga |
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh |
596 K.M |
Ganga |
Ramganga Dam |
|
Peena |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka |
597 K.M |
Nandi Hills |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Brahmani |
Odisha |
480 |
Bay of Bengal |
Ganga |
|
Periyar |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
244 K.M |
Cardaman Hills |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Mahanada |
West Bengal, Bihar |
360 K.M |
Lakshadweep Sea, Vembanad Lake |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Benas |
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
512 K.M |
Rohtang Pass |
Chambal |
|
Vaigai |
Tamil Nadu, |
258 K.M |
Periyar Plateau |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Sharda |
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh |
350 K.M |
Ganga |
Ghaghra River |
