Complete List of Famous Indian Cities on River Banks
- Rivers, in general, embody many different values to different people.
- For example, rivers symbolize connections, since they touch everyone, and everybody in principle lives downstream.
- Rivers also symbolize human health, since freshwater from rivers is essential to our communities and ourselves. Another value embodied in a river is that of habitat, highlighting the importance of protecting freshwater ecosystems for fish and wildlife both in the river itself and along its banks.
- Hindus have always believed that the water of the Ganges River has purifying powers.
- Although millions of people bathe in the river regularly, it does not usually spread cholera, typhoid, or other water-borne diseases.
- Scientists have found that unique bacteriophage viruses that destroy bacteria kill germs in the water of the Ganges.
- In addition, the Ganges holds up to 25 times more dissolved oxygen than any other river in the world.
- The oxygen helps prevent putrefaction (rotting) of organic matter in the river.
- Scientists do not know why the river retains so much oxygen.
After learning about these important and interesting facts about rivers it becomes necessary to increase our knowledge about the cities which lie beside rivers. So, read these articles to know about the list of Indian cities on rivers.
State-wise List of Indian Cities on River Banks
| West Bengal | |
| Hooghly | Kolkata |
| Hooghly | Murshidabad |
| Barakar | Chittaranjan, Kulti, Burnpur, Asansol |
| Churni | Ranaghat |
| Damodar | Udayanarayanpur, Bagnan, Durgapur, Asansol |
| Dwarakeshwar | Bankura |
| Dwarka | Chandipur, Tarapith, Bishnupur, Margram |
| Ganga | Berhampore Kanchrapara, Hooghly, Naihati, Chandannagar, Bhatpara, Barrackpore, Baranagar, Kolkata, Howrah, Palta, Dakshineswar, Uluberia |
| Jalangi | Krishnanagar, Chapra |
| Kaljani | Hamiltonganj, Alipurduar |
| Kansi | Medinipur |
| Karola | Jalpaiguri |
| Mahananda | Siliguri |
| Mathabhanga | Majhdia, Krishnaganj, Durgapur, Swarnakali |
| Mayurkashi | Suri, Sainthia |
| Rupnarayan | Bagnan, Kolaghat, Tamluk |
| Silabati | Ghatal, Nischindipur |
| Teesta | Jalpaiguri, Siliguri |
| Vidhadhari | Haroa, Minakhan, Malancha |
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Andhra Pradesh |
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| Krishna | Vijaywada |
| Godavari | Rajahmundry |
| Pennar | Nellore |
| Tungbhadra | Kurnool |
| Krishna | Amaravati |
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Assam |
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| Brahmaputra | Guwahati |
| Brahmaputra | Dibrugarh |
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Bihar |
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| Koshi | Purnia |
| Ganges | Patna |
| Ganges | Munger |
| Ganges | Jamalpur |
| Ganges | Hajipur |
| Falgu | Gaya |
| Ganges | Bhagalpur |
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Delhi |
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| Yamuna | New Delhi |
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Gujarat |
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| Auranga | Valsad |
| Vishwamitri | Vadodara |
| Tapi | Surat |
| Aji | Rajkot |
| Saraswati | Patan |
| Purna | Navsari |
| Machchu | Morbi |
| Mazum | Modasa |
| Hathmati | Himmatnagar |
| Banas | Deesa |
| Narmada | Bharuch |
| Sabarmati | Ahmedabad |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Jhelum | Srinagar |
| Tawi | Jammu |
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Karnataka |
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| Tunga River | Shimoga |
| Netravati, Gurupura | Mangalore |
| Kali | Karwar |
| Tungabhadra | Hospet |
| Sharavathi | Honnavar |
| Bhadra | Bhadravathi |
| Vrishabhavathi | Bangalore |
| Ghataprabha | Bagalkot |
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Madhya Pradesh |
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| Shipra | Ujjain |
| Narmada | Jabalpur |
| Chambal | Gwalior |
| Parwati | Astha |
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Maharashtra |
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| Krishna | Sangli |
| Mula, Mutha | Pune |
| Godavari | Nashik |
| Godavari | Nanded |
| Girna River | Malegaon |
| Savitri | Mahad |
| Panchaganga | Kolhapur |
| Ulhas | Karjat |
| Krishna, Koyna | Karad |
| Godavari | Golegaon |
| Godavari | Gangakhed |
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Odisha |
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| Mahanadi | Sambalpur |
| Brahmani | Rourkela |
| Mahanadi | Cuttack |
| Rushikulya | Chhatrapur |
| Rushikulya | Brahmapur |
| Mahanadi | Banki |
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Punjab |
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| Sultej | Ferozpur |
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Rajasthan |
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| Chambal | Kota |
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Sikkim |
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| Teesta | Rangpo |
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Tamil Nadu |
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| Thamirabarani | Tirunelveli |
| Kaveri | Thiruchirapalli |
| Vennaaru, Vadavaaru | Thanjavur |
| Vaigai | Madurai |
| Vegavathi, Palar | Kanchipuram |
| Cooum, Adyar | Chennai |
| Noyyal | Coimbatore |
| Kaveri | Erode |
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Telangana |
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| Musi | Hyderabad |
| Godavari | Nizamabad |
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Uttar Pradesh |
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| Yamuna | Agra |
| At the Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati | Allahabad |
| Yamuna | Auraiya |
| Saryu | Ayodhya |
| Sot | Budaun |
| Ganges | Chakeri |
| Yamuna | Etawah |
| Ganges | Farrukhabad |
| Ganges | Fatehgarh |
| Rapti | Gorakhpur |
| Gomti | Jaunpur |
| Ganges | Kannauj |
| Ganges | Kanpur |
| Ganges | Kanpur Cantonment |
| Gomti | Lucknow |
| Yamun | Mathura |
| Ganga | Mirzapur |
| Ganges | Mirzapur |
| Ganges | Shuklaganj |
| Ganges | Varanasi |
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Uttarakhand |
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| Alaknanda | Badrinath |
| Ganges | Haridwar |
Famous Cities on River Banks in the World
| City | Country | River |
| Adelaide | Australia | Torrens |
| Alexandria | Egypt | Nile |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amstel |
| Ankara | Turkey | Kizil |
| Allahabad | India | Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati |
| Baghdad | Iraq | Tigris |
| Bangkok | Thailand | Chao Phraya |
| Berlin | Germany | Spree |
| Belgrade | Yugoslavia | Danube, Sava |
| Bristol | United Kingdom | Avon |
| Brussels | Belgium | Zenne |
| Budapest | Hungary | Danube |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | La Plata |
| Bogota | Colombia | Bogota |
| Cairo | Egypt | Nile |
| Chittagong | Bangladesh | Maiyani |
| Damascus | Syria | Barada |
| Delhi | India | Yamuna |
| Dublin | Ireland | Liffey |
| Glasgow | Scotland | Clyde |
| Hamburg | Germany | Elbe |
| Haridwar | India | Ganga |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Saigon |
| Hong Kong | China | Lam Tsuen |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Ci Liwung |
| Kabul | Afghanistan | Kabul |
| Karachi | Pakistan | Indus |
| Kiev | Ukraine | Dnieper |
| Khartoum | Sudan | Confluence of Blue and white Nile |
| Kolkata | India | Hooghly |
| Lahore | Pakistan | Ravi |
| Lima | Peru | Rimac |
| Lisbon | Portugal | Tagus |
| Liverpool | England | Mersey |
| London | England | Thames |
| Madrid | Spain | Manzanares |
| Montreal | Canada | St. Lawrence |
| Moscow | Russia | Moskva |
| Melbourne | Australia | Yarra |
| Nanking | China | Yangtze |
| New Orleans | United States | Mississippi |
| New York | United States | Hudson |
| Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa |
| Paris | France | Seine |
| Perth | Australia | Swan |
| Philadelphia | United States | Delaware |
| Prague | Czech Republic | Vltava |
| Quebec | Canada | St. Lawrence |
| Rome | Italy | Tiber |
| Rotterdam | The Netherlands | New Mass |
| Saint Luis | United States | Mississippi |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | Neva |
| Santiago | Chile | Mapocho |
| Seoul | South Korea | Han River |
| Shanghai | China | Huangpu |
| Sidney | Australia | Parramatta |
| Tokyo | Japan | Arakava |
| Vienna | Austria | Danube |
| Warsaw | Poland | Vistula |
| Washington D.C. | United States | Potomac |
| Yangoon | Myanmar | Irrawaddy |
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