Here is a list of Indian cities/towns those are on rivers. Important for different competitive exams like SSC, Banking, UPSC and other government exams.
| City | River | State |
|---|---|---|
| Agra | Yamuna | Western Uttar Pradesh |
| Ahmedabad | Sabarmati | Gujarat |
| Allahabad | At the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ayodhya | Saryu | Uttar Pradesh |
| Badrinath | Alaknanda | Uttarakhand |
| Banki | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Brahmapur | Rushikulya | Odisha |
| Chhatrapur | Rushikulya | Odisha |
| Bhagalpur | Ganges | Bihar |
| Kolkata | Hooghly | West Bengal |
| Cuttack | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| New Delhi | Yamuna | Delhi |
| Dibrugarh | Brahmaputra | Assam |
| Ferozpur | Sutlej | Punjab |
| Guwahati | Brahmaputra | Assam |
| Haridwar | Ganges | Uttarakhand |
| Hyderabad | Musi | Telangana |
| Jabalpur | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kanpur | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kota | Chambal | Rajasthan |
| Kottayam | Meenachil | Kerala |
| Jaunpur | Gomti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Patna | Ganges | Bihar |
| Rajahmundry | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Srinagar | Jhelum | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Surat | Tapi | Gujarat |
| Varanasi | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vijayawada | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh |
| Vadodara | Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada | Gujarat |
| Mathura | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mirzapur | Ganga | Uttar Pradesh |
| Auraiya | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Etawah | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Bangalore | Vrishabhavathi | Karnataka |
| Farrukhabad | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Rangpo | Teesta | Sikkim |
| Gaya | Falgu (Neeranjana) | Bihar |
| Fatehgarh | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kannauj | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
List of Indian cities on rivers (Continued…)
| City | River | State |
|---|---|---|
| Mangalore | Netravati, Gurupura | Karnataka |
| Shimoga | Tunga River | Karnataka |
| Bhadravathi | Bhadra | Karnataka |
| Hospet | Tungabhadra | Karnataka |
| Karwar | Kali | Karnataka |
| Bagalkot | Ghataprabha | Karnataka |
| Honnavar | Sharavathi | Karnataka |
| Gwalior | Chambal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Gorakhpur | Rapti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Lucknow | Gomti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kanpur Cantonment | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shuklaganj | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Chakeri | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Malegaon | Girna River | Maharashtra |
| Sambalpur | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Rourkela | Brahmani | Odisha |
| Pune | Mula, Mutha | Maharashtra |
| Daman | Daman Ganga River | Daman |
| Madurai | Vaigai | Tamil Nadu |
| Thiruchirapalli | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Chennai | Cooum, Adyar | Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore | Noyyal | Tamil Nadu |
| Erode | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Tirunelveli | Thamirabarani | Tamil Nadu |
| Bharuch | Narmada | Gujarat |
| Karjat | Ulhas | Maharashtra |
| Nashik | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Mahad | Savitri | Maharashtra |
| Nanded | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Kolhapur | Panchaganga | Maharashtra |
| Nellore | Pennar | Andhra Pradesh |
| kurnool | Tungabhadra River | Andhra Pradesh |
| Nizamabad | Godavari | Telangana |
| Sangli | Krishna | Maharashtra |
| Karad | Krishna, Koyna | Maharashtra |
| Hajipur | Ganges | Bihar |
| Ujjain | Shipra | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ashta | Parwati | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kanchipuram | Vegavathi, Palar | Tamil Nadu |
| Thanjavur | Vennaaru, Vadavaaru | Tamil Nadu |
| Murshidabad | Hooghly | West Bengal |
| Munger | Ganges | Bihar |
| Jamalpur | Ganges | Bihar |
| Purnia | Koshi | Bihar |
| Budaun | Sot | Uttar Pradesh |
