List of Cities on Banks of Rivers in India

Studying for competitive exams can be hard, especially when you need to remember things like cities and the rivers they are on. But don’t worry! It can be much easier if you learn step by step. In many exams, they ask about cities and their rivers because these are important parts of India’s geography. Rivers help cities grow and are used for things like farming, travel, and trade.

In this blog, we’ve made a simple list to help you learn these cities and rivers without any confusion. The table is easy to read and will help you remember them quickly. Just spend a little time every day going through the list. Soon, you’ll remember everything with no trouble. Using this simple method will make it much easier to answer these questions in your exam.

List of Cities on Banks of Rivers in India:

Sl. No.	City	River Name	State
1	Agra	Yamuna	Uttar Pradesh
2	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati	Gujarat
3	Allahabad (Prayagraj)	Ganga, Yamuna	Uttar Pradesh
4	Amritsar	Ravi	Punjab
5	Ayodhya	Saryu	Uttar Pradesh
6	Badrinath	Alaknanda	Uttarakhand
7	Cuttack	Mahanadi	Odisha
8	Delhi	Yamuna	Delhi (Union Territory)
9	Guwahati	Brahmaputra	Assam
10	Haridwar	Ganga	Uttarakhand
11	Hyderabad	Musi	Telangana
12	Kanpur	Ganga	Uttar Pradesh
13	Kolkata	Hooghly	West Bengal
14	Lucknow	Gomti	Uttar Pradesh
15	Patna	Ganga	Bihar
16	Pune	Mula, Mutha	Maharashtra
17	Srinagar	Jhelum	Jammu & Kashmir
18	Surat	Tapi	Gujarat
19	Thiruvananthapuram	Karamana	Kerala
20	Varanasi	Ganga	Uttar Pradesh
21	Vijayawada	Krishna	Andhra Pradesh
22	Jabalpur	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh
23	Nashik	Godavari	Maharashtra
24	Madurai	Vaigai	Tamil Nadu
25	Jamshedpur	Subarnarekha	Jharkhand
26	Tiruchirappalli	Cauvery	Tamil Nadu
27	Dibrugarh	Brahmaputra	Assam
28	Kota	Chambal	Rajasthan
29	Jodhpur	Luni	Rajasthan
30	Nagpur	Nag	Maharashtra
31	Vadodara	Vishwamitri	Gujarat
32	Rajahmundry	Godavari	Andhra Pradesh
33	Puri	Bhargavi	Odisha
34	Ludhiana	Sutlej	Punjab
35	Panaji	Mandovi	Goa
36	Ujjain	Shipra	Madhya Pradesh
37	Dharmapuri	Cauvery	Tamil Nadu
38	Jamnagar	Nagmati	Gujarat
39	Bhopal	Upper Lake (artificial, connected to Kaliasot river)	Madhya Pradesh
40	Bhagalpur	Ganga	Bihar
41	Ratlam	Mahi	Madhya Pradesh
42	Tirunelveli	Thamirabarani	Tamil Nadu
43	Shillong	Umshyrpi, Umkhrah	Meghalaya
44	Imphal	Imphal River	Manipur
45	Alappuzha	Vembanad Lake	Kerala
46	Gandhinagar	Sabarmati	Gujarat
47	Rajkot	Aji	Gujarat

TOP 10 FAQ ON BANK OF RIVERS IN INDIA:

1. Which cities in India are located on the banks of the Ganges River?

• Answer: Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Allahabad (Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh), Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Kolkata (West Bengal).

2. Which major cities are situated on the banks of the Yamuna River?

• Answer: Delhi, Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Etawah (Uttar Pradesh).

3. Name some cities located along the banks of the Godavari River.

• Answer: Nashik (Maharashtra), Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), Nanded (Maharashtra).

4. Which cities in India are situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River?

• Answer: Guwahati (Assam), Tezpur (Assam), Dibrugarh (Assam).

5. Which cities in India are located on the banks of the Narmada River?

• Answer: Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Bharuch (Gujarat), Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh).

6. Which cities are situated along the banks of the Mahanadi River?

• Answer: Cuttack (Odisha), Sambalpur (Odisha), Bhubaneswar (Odisha).

7. Which cities in India are located on the banks of the Tapi (Tapti) River?

• Answer: Surat (Gujarat), Nasik (Maharashtra), Buldhana (Maharashtra).

8. Which major cities are situated on the banks of the Indus River in India?

• Answer: Amritsar (Punjab), Lahore (now in Pakistan, historically part of undivided India).

9. Name cities on the banks of the Krishna River.

• Answer: Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telangana), Raichur (Karnataka).

10. Which cities in India are situated on the banks of the Cauvery River?

• Answer: Mysuru (Karnataka), Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), Trichy (Tamil Nadu).