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Rivers of India
There
are many Rivers and their Tributaries in India. We will give information about
all Rivers one by one.
Total Length: कुल लम्बाई
Basin Size: घाटी का आकार
Origin Place: उदगम स्थल
States: राज्य जिनसे होकर गुज़रती है
Country: देश जिनमें बहती है
Tributary: उप-नदियाँ या सहायक नदियाँ
1. Sindhu River (Indus River)
Total Length: 3,180 km
Basin Size: 1,165,000
km2
Origin Place: Near Man
Sarovar Lake, Tibet Plateau
States: Ladakh,
Punjab
Country: China,
India, Pakistan
Tributary: Satluj
River (Tibet), Vyas River, Jhelum River, Chenab River, Ravi River, Shingar
River, Gilgit River, Shyok River, Jammu and Kashmir River, Leh River
·
It is one of the longest
rivers in Asia.
·
It is also known as Indus
River.
2. Jhelum River
Total Length: 725 km
Basin Size: 33,342
km2
Origin Place: Shesh
Naag Lake, Jammu , and Kashmir
States: Punjab
& Kashmir Valley
Country: India,
Pakistan
Tributary: Kishan River, Ganga River,
Punch Lidar River, Karewal River, Sindh River (J&K)
3. Chenab River
Total Length: 960 km
Basin Size: 75,369 km2
Origin Place: Baralacha La Pass
States: Himachal
Pradesh
Country: India
Tributary: Chandrabhaga (J&K)
4. Ravi River
Total Length: 720 km
Basin Size: 14,442 km2
Origin Place: Bara Bangal, Himalaya
Mountain
States: Himachal
Pradesh
Country: India,
Pakistan
Tributary: Saho River, Siul Punjab
5. Sutlej River
Total Length: 1,450 km
Basin Size: 395,000 km2
Origin Place: Rakastaal Near Man Sarovar
States: Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab
Country: China,
India, Pakistan
Tributary: Beas River, Spiti River,
Baspa River
6. Beas River
Total Length: 470 km
Basin Size: 20,303 km2
Origin Place: Rohtang Pass, Beas Kund
States: Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab
Country: India
Tributary: Tirthan River, Parvati
River, Hurla River
7. Ganga River
Total Length: 2,525 km
Basin Size: 1,080,000 km2
Origin Place: Gaumukh Near Gangotri,
Uttarakhand
States: 11
Indian States – Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, and
Delhi.
Country: India,
Nepal, China, Bangladesh
Tributary: Yamuna River, Ramganga
River, Gomti River, Baghmati River, Gandak River, Koshi River, Son River,
Alaknanda River, Bhagirathi River, Pindaar River, Mandakini River
8. Yamuna River
Total Length: 1,376 km
Basin Size: 366,223 km2
Origin Place: Yamunotri Glacier,
Yamunotri
States: Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi.
Country: India
Tributary: Chambal River, Betwa
River, Ken River, Tonse River, Giri River, Kali River, Sindh River, Aasan River
9. Ram Ganga River
Total Length: 596 km
Basin Size: 30,641 km2
Origin Place: Namik Glacier, Himalayas
States: Uttarakhand,
Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Tributary: Khon River
10.
Ghaghara
River
Total Length: 1,080 km
Basin Size: 127,950 km2
Origin Place: Mapsatung Nepal, Himalayas
States: Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar
Country: China, Nepal, India
Tributary: Glacier Sharda, Karnali
River, Kuwana River, Rapti River, Chaunkiya River
11.
Gandak River
Total Length: 630 km
Basin Size: 46,300 km2
Origin Place: Nepal Tibet Border Near
Mustang
States: Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar
Country: China, Nepal, India
Tributary: Kaali Gandak River,
Trishul River, Ganga River
12.
Koshi River
(Saptkoshi River)
Total Length: 729 km
Basin Size: 74,500 km2
Origin Place: Saptakoshi (Gonsaidham),
Nepal
States: Bihar
Country: China, Nepal, India
Tributary: Indravati River, Taamur
River, Arun River
13.
Chambal River
Total Length: 1,024 km
Basin Size: 143,219 km2
Origin Place: Janapav Mountain near Mau
States: Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Tributary: Kali Sindhi River, Sipta
River, Parvati River, Banaas River
14.
Betwa River
Total Length: 590 km
Basin Size: 19,365 km2
Origin Place: Vindhya Range, Madhya
Pradesh
States: Madhya
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Tributary: Bina River, Dhasaan River
15.
Son River
Total Length: 784 km
Origin Place: Amarkantak Hills
States: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar
Country: India
Tributary: Rihand River, Kunhad
River, Gopad River
16.
Damodar River
Total Length: 592 km
Basin Size: 23,370 km2
Origin Place: South East Chhota Nagpur
Plateau
States: Jharkhand,
West Bengal
Country: India
Tributary: Konar River, Jamuniya
River, Barakar Jharkhand, West Bengal
17.
Brahmaputra
River
Total Length: 2,900 km
Basin Size: 712,035 km2
Origin Place: Bhagirath Glacier, Man
Sarovar Lake
States: Jharkhand,
West Bengal
Country: China, India, Bangladesh
Tributary: Ghansiri River, Kapili
River, Suwansiti River, Manas River, Lohit River, Nova River, Padma River,
Dihang River, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
18.
Mahanadi
River
Total Length: 858 km
Basin Size: 141,600 km2
Origin Place: Near Sinhawa Raipur
States: Chhattisgarh,
Odisha
Country: India
Tributary: Seonath River, Hasdeo
River, Ong River, ib River, Parry River, Jonk River, Telen River
19.
Vaitarna
River
Total Length: 154 km
Basin Size: 3,795 km2
Origin Place: Kyonjhar Palteau, Udissa
States: Odisha
Country: India
20.
Subarnarekha River
Total Length: 474 km
Basin Size: 18,951 km2
Origin Place: Chhota Nagpur Plateau,
Jharkhand
States: Jharkhand,
Odisha, West Bengal
Country: India
Tributary: Dulang River, Kanchi
River, Kharkai River, Raru, River, Garru River
21.
Godavari
River
Total Length: 1,465 km
Basin Size: 312,812 km2
Origin Place: Nasik Hills
States: Maharashtra,
Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
Country: India
Tributary: Pranhita River, Penganga
River, Vardha River, Venganga River, Indrawati River, Manjira River, Purna
River
22.
Krishna River
Total Length: 1,400 km
Basin Size: 258,948 km2
Origin Place: Near Mahabaleshwar
States: Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
Tributary: Koyna River, Yarla River,
Varna River, Panchganga River, Dudhganga River, Maalprabha River, Bhima River,
Tungbhadra River, Musi River
23.
Kaveri River
Total Length: 805 km
Basin Size: 81,155 km2
Origin Place: Brahmgiri Near Kerkara
States: Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Tributary: Hemavati River, Lokpawna
River, Shimla River, Bhavani River, Amravati River, Swarnvati River
24.
Narmada River
Total Length: 1,312 km
Basin Size: 97,410 km2
Origin Place: Narmada Kund, Amarkantak
Choti (Plateau)
States: Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Country: India
Tributary: Tawa River, Sher River,
Shakkar River, Dudhi River, Burhner River
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