List of Rivers in India PDF with names, touching states, length, originates from and merge / ends to improve General Knowledge and General Awareness for UPSC, SSC and all competitive exams.
| Name of Rivers | Touching States | Length | Originates From | Ends in |
| Alaknanda | Uttarakhand | 190 K.M | Satopanth & Bhagirathi-Kharak glacier | Merge in Ganga, Devprayag, Uttarakhand |
| Beas | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 470 K.M. | Rises at Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh | Joins Sutlej river in Punjab, India |
| Benas | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | 512 K.M | Rohtang Pass | Chambal |
| Betwa | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh | 590 K.M. | Vindhya Range | Joins Yamuna at Hamirpur in UP |
| Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand, | 205 K.M | Gaumukh, Uttarakhand | Merge in Ganga, Devprayag, Uttarakhand |
| Bhima | Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana | 861 K.M | Bhimashankar | Krishna river, near raichur |
| Brahmani | Odisha | 480 | Bay of Bengal | Ganga |
| Brahmaputra | Assam, Arunachal,Tibet | 1800 K.M. | Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, but enters India in Arunachal Pradesh | Merges with Ganga and ends in Bay of Bengal |
| Chenab | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 960 K.M. | Upper Himalayas in the Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh | Merges with Indus |
| Damodar | Jharkhand, Bengal | 592 K.M | Tributary of Hugli near Chandwara, Jharkhand | Merges with Hugli in West Bengal |
| Gandak | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar | 630 K.M. | Nepal; Ganges tributary at Indo-Nepal border (Triveni Sangam) | Joins Ganga near Patna |
| Ganga | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal | 2,525 K.M. | Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand | Bay of Bengal |
| Ghaghara | Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan | 1080 K.M | Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, tributary of Ganga | Joins Ganga in Bihar |
| Godavari | Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry | 1,465 K.M. | Starts in Maharashtra and passes through 7 Indian states | Empties in Bay of Bengal |
| Gomti | Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, | 900 K.M. | Tributary of Ganga, starting at Gomat Taal, UP | Joins Ganga in Varanasi district |
| Hugli (Hooghly) | West Bengal, Kolkata | 260 K.M | Tributary of Ganga near West Bengal | Merges with Ganga at Bay of Bengal |
| Indravati | Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra | 535 K.M | Dandakaranya range, Kalahandi district, Odisha | Godavari near border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana |
| Indus | Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh Tibet | 3180 K.M | Originates in Tibetan plateau, Enters India in J&K | Merges into Arabian sea near Sindh |
| Jhelum | Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, | 725 K.M. | Tributary of Chenab River, Punjab | Merges with Chenab at Jhang (Pakistan) |
| Kaveri | Karnataka, Tamilnadu, | 765 K.M. | Talakaveri in Western Ghats in Karnataka | Ends in Bay of Bengal |
| Konya | Maharashtra | 130 K.M | Krishna Rive | Maharashtra |
| Kosi | Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar | 720 K.M. | Starts from Bihar near Indo-Nepal border | Joins Ganga near Katihar district of Bihar |
| Krishna | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh | 1,400 K.M. | Originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra | Ends in Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh |
| Mahanadi | Chhattisgarh, Odisha | 858 K.M. | Dhamtari, Dandakaranya, Chhattisgarh | Bay of Bengal, near False Point, Kendrapara, Odisha |
| Mahananda | West Bengal, Bihar | 360 K.M | Paglajhora falls, Darjeeling, West Bengal | Merge in Ganga |
| Mahi | Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas | 580 K.M | Rises in Madhya Pradesh | Flows into Arabian sea from Gujarat |
| Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat | 1,315 K.M. | Starts from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | Drains into Arabian sea via Gulf of Cambay |
| Penner (Penna) | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka | 597 K.M | Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka | Bay of Bengal, near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh |
| Periyar | Kerala, Tamil Nadu | 244 K.M | Sivagiri hills, Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu | Lakshadweep sea, Kerala |
| Ramganga | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh | 596 K.M | Ganga | Ramganga Dam |
| Ravi | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 720 K.M. | Starts from Bara Bhangal, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh | Joins Chenab in Pakistan |
| Sabarmati | Aravalli Range, Udaipur | 371 K.M | Dhebar lake, Aravalli range, near Udaipur, Rajasthan | Gulf of Khambhat |
| Sharda | Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh | 350 K.M | Ganga | Ghaghra River |
| Son | Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand,Bihar | 784 K.M. | Tributary of Ganga, starting at Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | Joins Ganga just above Patna – also considered part of Vindhya river system |
| Subarnarekha | Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal | 395 K.M | Chota Nagpur plateau, near Ranchi, Jharkhand | Kirtania Port, near Talsari, Bay of Bengal |
| Sutlej | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 1,500 K.M. | Tributary of Indus River, originates at Rakshastal, Tibet | Meets Beas River in Pakistan and ends at Arabian sea |
| Tapti | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat | 724 K.M. | Rises in Eastern Satpura Ranges, Madhya Pradesh | Empties into Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat |
| Teesta | Sikkim, India, West Bengal, India,Rangpur, Bangladesh | 309 K.M | Brahmaputra | Rangeet River. |
| Tungabhadra | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana | 531 K.M | Tributary of Krishna River staring at Karnataka | Joins Krishna River along the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |
| Vaigai | Tamil Nadu, | 258 K.M | Varusanadu Hills, Tamil Nadu | Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu |
| Yamuna | Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi | 1,376 K.M. | Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand | Merges with Ganga at Allahabad (Triveni Sangam – Kumbh Mela spot |
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Name : Rivers in India – Length and Touching states
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