Indian Cities on River Banks (State-wise List)
Indian Cities Situated on River Banks
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- River is a large natural stream of flowing water, which flows from its origin till its merger with another river or to the sea/oceans.
- Many cities, states and even countries are depended on them for their domestic and industrial supply of water. Eg. Indus River System is the sole water source for Pakistan. Similarly Indian States like Tamil Nadu & Kerala depends on the water of River Kaveri and its Tributaries.
- Anciently, Cities and towns were settled along the rivers to facilitate the supply of water for their use. Later, people learned that the fertile soil along rivers is good for growing crops.
- When towns and industries developed, the rushing water of rivers supplied power to operate machinery.
- Rivers are also called cradles of civilizations and this is the reason why many famous cities were developed on river banks.
Major Cities on the Bank of Major Rivers
Following list shows details of most famous Indian cities on river banks. The list also shows river wise based cities.
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Major Cities on the Bank of Major Rivers |
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Cities on banks of River Ganga |
Rishikesh, Haridwar, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Buxar, Balia, Patna, Hazipur, Munger, Bhagalpur etc. |
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Cities on banks of River Yamuna |
Delhi, Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Kalpi, Allahabad |
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Cities on banks of river Brahmaputra |
Guwahati |
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Cities on banks of River Damodar |
Bokaro, Asansol, Raniganj, Durgapur, Bardhman |
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Cities on banks of river Narmada |
Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Mandhata, Barwani, Omkareshwar, Dewas, Maheshwar, Mandla, Bharuch, Dharampuri |
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Cities on banks of river Godavari |
Nashik, Nanded, Nizamabad, Rajahmundry |
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Cities on banks of river Krishna |
Satara, Sangli, Raichur, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Krishna district |
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Cities on banks of river Kaveri
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Kushalnagar, Srirangapatna, Erode, Karur, |
River Map of India
List of Indian Cities on River Banks (State-wise)
So, Here we are going to discuss various cities and towns that are situated on River Banks all over India. Letâs StartâĤ!!!
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Rivers |
Cities |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Godavari |
Kakinada, Rajahmundry |
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Penner |
Nellore |
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Krishna |
Vijayawada |
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Tungabhadra |
Kurnool |
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Krishna |
Amravati |
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Assam |
Brahmaputra |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat |
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Dikhow |
Sivasagar |
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Bihar |
Ganga |
Patna, Bhagalpur, Hajipur, Jamalpur |
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Falgu (Neeranjana) |
Gaya |
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Kosi |
Purnia |
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Delhi |
Yamuna |
New Delhi |
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Gujarat |
Narmada |
Bharuch |
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Sabarmati |
Ahmedabad |
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Tons |
Porbandar |
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Aji and Nyari |
Rajkot |
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Vishwamitri |
Vadodara |
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Tapti |
Surat |
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Auranga |
Valsad |
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Hathmati |
Himmatnagar |
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Banas |
Deesa |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
Tawi |
Jammu |
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Jhelum |
Sri Nagar |
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Jharkhand |
Damodar |
Dhanbad |
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Subarnrekha |
Ranchi |
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Karnataka |
Netravati, Gurupura |
Mangalore |
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Kapila (Kabini) |
Mysore |
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Ghataprabha |
Bagalkot |
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Vrishabhavathi |
Bangalore |
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Bhadra |
Bhadravathi |
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Sharavathi |
Honnavar |
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Tungabhadra |
Hospet |
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Tunga River |
Shimoga |
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Kerala |
Periyar |
Kochi, Idukki |
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Meenachil |
Kottayam |
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Bharathappuzha |
Palakkad |
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Karamana |
Thiruvananthapuram |
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Mananthavady Puzha |
Wayanad |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Narmada |
Jabalpur, Itarsi |
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Shipra |
Ujjain |
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Chambal |
Gwalior, Neemuch |
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Khan and Saraswati |
Indore |
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Maharashtra |
Godavari |
Nashik, Nanded, Golegaon, Gangakhed |
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Mithi |
Mumbai |
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Tapti |
Jalgaon |
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Panjhra |
Dhule |
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Mutha |
Pune |
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Krishna, Koyna |
Karad |
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Ulhas |
Karjat |
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Savitri |
Mahad |
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Girna River |
Malegaon |
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Krishna |
Sangli |
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Panchaganga |
Kolhapur |
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Odisha |
Daya |
Bhubaneshwar |
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Mahanadi |
Cuttack, Sambalpur |
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Brahmani |
Rourkela |
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Rushikulya |
Chhatrapur |
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Punjab |
Beas |
Amritsar |
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Ghaggar |
Chandigarh |
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Sutlej |
Ludhiana, Ferozpur |
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Rajasthan |
Chambal |
Kota |
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Luni |
Ajmer |
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Gambhir and Banganga |
Bharatpur |
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Sikkim |
Teesta |
Rangpo |
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Tamil Nadu |
Noyyal |
Coimbatore |
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Coovum, Adyar |
Chennai |
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Vegavathi |
Kanchipuram |
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Pazhayar |
Kanyakumari |
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Vaigai |
Madurai |
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Palar |
Vellore |
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Kaveri |
Erode, Thiruchirapalli |
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Thamirabarani |
Tirunelveli |
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Vennaaru, Vadavaaru |
Thanjavur |
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Telangana |
Godavari |
Adilabad, Nizamabad |
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Musi |
Hyderabad |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Yamuna |
Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Auraiya, Allahabad |
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Ganga |
Kannauj, Kanpur, Allahabad, Balia, Farrukhabad, Fatehgarh, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Mirzapur |
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Ramganga |
Bareily |
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Rapti |
Gorakhpur |
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Gomti |
Lucknow, Jaunpur |
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Sot |
Budaun |
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Sarayu |
Ayodhya |
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Uttarakhand |
Ganga |
Badrinath, Haridwar |
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Alaknanda |
Badrinath |
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West Bengal |
Ajay |
Bardhaman |
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Barakar |
Asansol |
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Teesta |
Darjeeling |
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Hooghly |
Haldia, Howrah, Kolkata, Murshidabad |
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Rasulpur |
Kharagpur |
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Kushabhadra, Daya, Bhargavi, Kadua, Prachi, Devi |
Puri
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So, this was all about the list of Major Indian cities Situated on the river banks.
Meanwhile, if you want to study more about Rivers of India, you can follow following Links –
Ganga Brahmaputra Drainage System
Peninsular Drainage System – River Flowing to East
Peninsular Drainage System – River Flowing to West
Difference between Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System
In the Next Post (Click Here), we will discuss about Origin and End point of Various Indian Rivers.
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