Indian Rivers and their Places of Origin

India has lots of rivers which are not only fulfilling the need of drinking water of increasing population of India but also used for electricity generation.

Apart from that these rivers are main source of water for agriculture.

India has Ganga, Yamuna, Kaveri, Mahi,Godavari,Chambal, Godavri, Sabarmati, Krishna etc.

The major rivers of India are:

• Flowing into the Arabian Sea : Narmada, Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna
• Flowing into the Bay of Bengal : Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Ganga (with its main tributaries Ramganga, Gangan, Kali or Sharda, Gomti, Yamuna, Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Tons, Ghaghara, Gandaki, Burhi-Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda,Tamsa,  Son, Baghmati), Meghna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna (and their main tributaries), Kaveri.

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Here we compiled the list of India rivers and their origin. You can download pdf file of this article.

List of Important Indian Rivers and their Origin