general | March 30, 2026

What are the 8 major rivers in India?

8 important rivers of India: Stories behind famous rivers of India. Rivers in India can be classified as Himalayan Rivers and Peninsular Rivers, and every river has a story to tell.

  • GANGA. Ganga is the most sacred river to Hindus and is worshipped as goddess Ganga.
  • INDUS RIVER.
  • YAMUNA.
  • BRAHMPUTRA.
  • MAHANADI.
  • GODAVARI.
  • KRISHNA.

    What is the name of the main river in India?

    Ganga
    Ganga is the largest river system in India. However these rivers are just three among many. Other examples are Narmada, Tapathi, and Godavari.

    How many rivers name in India?

    There are 8 major river systems in India, with more than 400 rivers in total.

    Is Brahmaputra river male or female?

    Brahmaputra is famously known as Brahma’s child. Yarlung Tsangpo or Brahmaputra, the only male river that literally translates as ‘Son of Brahma’, is revered by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.

    Which state has no river in India?

    Chandigarh
    Chandigarh has no river but it has large lake, Sukhana.

    Which river is called male river in India?

    Brahmaputra River
    The Brahmaputra River has a male name whereas all other majors rivers of India have female names.

    What’s the world’s oldest river?

    According to the Riverkeeper, the Susquehanna River is geologically considered to be the oldest major river system in the world. It is older than the Nile (30 million years old), the Colorado River (6-70 million years old), and the Ganges River (50 million years old), according to oldest.org.

    Which is the biggest river in Asia?

    Yangtze River
    Yangtze River, Chinese (Pinyin) Chang Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ch’ang Chiang, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km).

    Which is the oldest river in India?

    the Narmada river
    The 70-year-old former Chief Minister and his wife Amrita started the “parikrama” (circumambulation ) of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh as a “religious and spiritual” exercise. Singh said the Narmada is the “oldest” river in India and advocated its revival.

    Which is our national river?

    The Ganga or Ganges is the longest river of India flowing over 2,510 kms of mountains, valleys and plains.

    Which is the longest dam in India?

    Tehri Dam
    Large Dam

    #NameState
    1Tehri DamUttarakhand
    2Lakhwar DamUttarakhand
    3Idukki (Eb)/Idukki Arch DamKerala
    4Bhakra DamHimachal Pradesh

    Which is the smallest river in Asia?

    Asia

    • Tamborasi River, in Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia, approximately 20 meters long.
    • Singapore River, 3.2 kilometers long.
    • Pasig River, 25.2 kilometers long.

      What is biggest river in the world?

      WORLD