River Systems of India Name Length (km) Area Originates From Ends in Places Benefited Indus 3180/ 1114 in India 3,21,289 Sq.Km. in Tibet in northern slopes of Mount Kailash Arabian sea India and Pakistan Ganga (Bhagirathi) 2525 1.08 million Sq.Km. Gangotri in Uttrakhand Bay of Bengal Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bihar, West Bengal Yamuna (Jamuna) 1376 366223 Sq.Km. Yamunotri in Garhwall Bay of Bengal Delhi, Haryana and UP Brahmaputra 916 - in India 194413 Sq.Km. - in India Angsi glacier in Tibet Bay of Bengal Assam, Arunachal Pradesh Kaveri (Dakshina Ganga or Ganges of the south) 765 81155 Sq.Km. Brahmagiri hills in Kogadu, Karnataka Bay of Bengal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Godavari 1465 3,12,812 Sq.Km. Triambakeshwar in Maharashtra Bay of Bengal South-eastern part of Andhra Pradesh Krishna 1400 258948 Sq.Km. Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra Bay of Bengal Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh Narmada 1312 98,796 Sq.Km. Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh Arabian Sea Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Tapti 724 65,300 Sq.Km. Betul district of Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura range Arabian Sea Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Mahanadi 858 1,41,600 Sq.Km. Sihava mountains of Chhattisgarh Bay of Bengal Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa Vaigai 258 7,741Sq.Km. Varusanadu Hills Bay of Bengal Madurai in Tamil Nadu Periyar 244 5,398 Sq.Km. Sivagiri peaks of Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu. Bay of Bengal Tamil Nadu and Kerala Thamirabarani 185 4,400 Sq.Km. Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu

 River Systems of India 


NameLength (km)AreaOriginates FromEnds inPlaces Benefited
Indus3180/ 1114 in India3,21,289 Sq.Km.in Tibet in northern slopes of Mount KailashArabian seaIndia and Pakistan
Ganga (Bhagirathi)25251.08 million Sq.Km.Gangotri in UttrakhandBay of BengalUttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bihar, West Bengal
Yamuna (Jamuna)1376366223 Sq.Km.Yamunotri in GarhwallBay of BengalDelhi, Haryana and UP
Brahmaputra916 - in India194413 Sq.Km. - in IndiaAngsi glacier in TibetBay of BengalAssam, Arunachal Pradesh
Kaveri (Dakshina Ganga or Ganges of the south)76581155 Sq.Km.Brahmagiri hills in Kogadu, KarnatakaBay of BengalKarnataka and Tamil Nadu
Godavari14653,12,812 Sq.Km.Triambakeshwar in MaharashtraBay of BengalSouth-eastern part of Andhra Pradesh
Krishna1400258948 Sq.Km.Mahabaleshwar in MaharashtraBay of BengalMaharashtra & Andhra Pradesh
Narmada131298,796 Sq.Km.Amarkantak in Madhya PradeshArabian SeaMadhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Tapti72465,300 Sq.Km.Betul district of Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura rangeArabian SeaMadhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Mahanadi8581,41,600 Sq.Km.Sihava mountains of ChhattisgarhBay of BengalJharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa
Vaigai2587,741Sq.Km.Varusanadu HillsBay of BengalMadurai in Tamil Nadu
Periyar2445,398 Sq.Km.Sivagiri peaks of Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu.Bay of BengalTamil Nadu and Kerala
Thamirabarani1854,400 Sq.Km.Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats,Gulf of MannarTamil Nadu

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