Indian and World Cities on River Banks: Static GK plays an important role in the general knowledge section of all the competitive exams. The major cities of the world are located on the banks of the river. If we analyze, most of the civilization has taken place near the river only. Cities built near water bodies have many advantages. Here we have provided you the full list of the cities in India through which major rivers flow. Check out the full list of Indian and World Cities on River Banks.
List of the Indian Cities on River Banks
| City | River | State |
|---|---|---|
| Rajahmundry | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Rajahmundry | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Vijayawada | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh |
| Nellore | Pennar | Andhra Pradesh |
| Kurnool | Tungabhadra | Andhra Pradesh |
| Dibrugarh | Brahmaputra | Assam |
| Guwahati | Brahmaputra | Assam |
| Darbhanga | Bagmati | Bihar |
| Muzaffarpur | Burhi Gandak | Bihar |
| Bhagalpur | Ganges | Bihar |
| Patna | Ganges | Bihar |
| Gaya | Falgu (Neeranjana) | Bihar |
| Munger | Ganges | Bihar |
| Jamalpur | Ganges | Bihar |
| Purnia | Koshi | Bihar |
| Hajipur | Ganges | Bihar |
| Deesa | Banas | Gujarat |
| Surat | Tapi | Gujarat |
| Ahmedabad | Sabarmati | Gujarat |
| Modasa | Mazum | Gujarat |
| Vadodara | Vishwamitri | Gujarat |
| Morbi | Machchu | Gujarat |
| Rajkot | Aji | Gujarat |
| Navsari | Purna | Gujarat |
| Bharuch | Narmada | Gujarat |
| Himmatnagar | Hathmati | Gujarat |
| Valsad | Auranga | Gujarat |
| Patan | Saraswati | Gujarat |
| Gwalior | Chambal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ujjain | Shipra | Madhya Prades |
| Multai | Tapti | Madhya Pradesh |
| Mandala | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ashta | Parwati | Madhya Pradesh |
| Jabalpur | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Malegaon | Girna River | Maharashtra |
| Karjat | Ulhas | Maharashtra |
| Nashik | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Mahad | Savitri | Maharashtra |
| Nanded | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Golegaon | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Sangli | Krishna | Maharashtra |
| Karad | Krishna, Koyna | Maharashtra |
| Kolhapur | Panchaganga | Maharashtra |
| Gangakhed | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Pune | Mula, Mutha | Maharashtra |
| Sambalpur | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Rourkela | Brahmani | Odisha |
| Rairangpur | Khadkhai | Odisha |
| Banki | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Cuttack | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Brahmapur | Rushikulya | Odisha |
| Chhatrapur | Rushikulya | Odisha |
| Cuttack | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Ferozpur | Sutlej | Punjab |
| Ludhiana | Sutlej | Punjab |
| Kota | Chambal | Rajasthan |
| Barmer | Luni | Rajasthan |
| Jammu | Tawi | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Srinagar | Jhelum | Jammu & Kashmir |
| New Delhi | Yamuna | Delhi |
| Rangpo | Teesta | Sikkim |
| Bangalore | Vrishabhavathi | Karnataka |
| Kalaburagi, Raichur | Krishna | Karnataka |
| Mangalore | Netravati, Gurupura | Karnataka |
| Shimoga | Tunga River | Karnataka |
| Bhadravathi | Bhadra | Karnataka |
| Hospet | Tungabhadra | Karnataka |
| Karwar | Kali | Karnataka |
| Bagalkot | Ghataprabha | Karnataka |
| Honnavar | Sharavathi | Karnataka |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Karamana | Kerala |
| Malappuram | Kadalundipuzha | Kerala |
| Kasargod | Chandragiri | Kerala |
| Palakkad | Bharatappuzha | Kerala |
| Kanchipuram | Vegavathi, Palar | Tamil Nadu |
| Thanjavur | Vennaaru, Vadavaaru | Tamil Nadu |
| Madurai | Vaigai | Tamil Nadu |
| Thiruchirapalli | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Chennai | Cooum, Adyar | Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore | Noyyal | Tamil Nadu |
| Erode | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Kanchipuram | Vegavathi, Palar | Tamil Nadu |
| Thanjavur | Vennaaru | Tamil Nadu |
| Tirunelveli | Thamirabarani | Tamil Nadu |
| Nizamabad | Godavari | Telangana |
| Hyderabad | Musi | Telangana |
| Karimnagar | Maner | Telangana |
| Ramagundam | Godavari | Telangana |
| Allahabad | At the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ayodhya | Sarayu | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kanpur | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Jaunpur | Gomti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Varanasi | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mathura | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Etawah | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mirzapur | Ganga | Uttar Pradesh |
| Agra | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Auraiya | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Farrukhabad | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Fatehgarh | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kannauj | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Gorakhpur | Rapti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Lucknow | Gomti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kanpur Cantonment | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shuklaganj | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Chakeri | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Budaun | Sot | Uttar Pradesh |
| Badrinath | Alaknanda | Uttarakhand |
| Haridwar | Ganges | Uttarakhand |
| Rishikesh | Ganges | Uttarakhand |
| Devprayag | on the confluences of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda River | Uttarakhand |
| Karnaprayag | on the confluences of Pindar River and Alaknanda River | Uttarakhand |
| Nandaprayag | on the confluences of Nandakini River and Alaknanda River | Uttarakhand |
| Rudraprayag | on the confluences of Mandakini River and Alaknanda River | Uttarakhand |
| Vishnuprayag | on the confluences of Dhauliganga River and Alaknanda River | Uttarakhand |
| Murshidabad | Hooghly | West Bengal |
| Kolkata | Hooghly | West Bengal |
| Baranagar | Ganges | West Bengal |
| Midnapore | Kangsabati | West Bengal |
| Kharagpur | Kangsabati | West Bengal |
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Cities on River Banks in the World
| City | Country | River |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Australia | Torrens |
| Alexandria | Egypt | Nile |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amstel |
| Ankara | Turkey | Kizil |
| 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 |
| Caracas | Venezuela | Guaire |
| Chittagong | Bangladesh | Maiyani |
| Damascus | Syria | Barada |
| Dublin | Ireland | Liffey |
| Glasgow | Scotland | Clyde |
| Hamburg | Germany | Elbe |
| Dresden | 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 |
| 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 | Australia | Danube |
| Yangon | Myanmar | Convergence of the Yangon and Bago Rivers |
| Bagdad | Iraq | Tigris |
| Washington DC | USA | Potomac |
| Basra | Iraq | Shatt-al-Arab |
| Cologne | Germany | Rhine |
| Stalingrad | Russia | Volga |
| New Orelans | United States | Mississipi |
| Leningrad | Russia | Neva |
| Dandzing | Germany | Vistula |
| Cologne | Germany | Rhine |
| Chung King | China | Yang-tse-king |
| Canton | China | Chu-Kiang |
| Bonn | Germany | Rhine |
| Basra | Iraq | Shatt-al-Arab (Elupharates and Tigris) |
| Warsaw | Poland | Vistula |
