{"id":39,"date":"2023-06-13T12:53:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/answers\/?p=39"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:33:46","slug":"which-is-the-longest-river-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/answers\/india\/which-is-the-longest-river-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is the longest river in India \u2013 Ganges or Brahmaputra?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Do you know, which is the longest river in India?<\/h2>\n<h3>The Ganges is the longest river in India if we consider the total distance covered by a river within India.<\/h3>\n<p>India is a land of rivers. Rivers are generally treated as mothers and almost every major river of India has a legend regarding its origin. There is a debate as to which is the longest river in India.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/rivers\/ganges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Ganges<\/a>\u00a0is the most sacred river to the Hindus. It originates from the Gangotri Glacier (Uttarakhand). The mainstream of this river begins at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers at Devprayag (Uttarakhand). The river flows through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and then enters Bangladesh. Major cities located at the banks of the Ganges are \u2013 Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Farakka Barrage (Malda). The total length that the Ganges covers during its journey is 2,525 kilometres (1569 miles) before it discharges in the Bay of Bengal. Major tributaries of the Ganges are \u2013 Yamuna, Son, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak and Koshi.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other rivers in India, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/rivers\/brahmaputra.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brahmaputra<\/a>\u00a0(Son of Brahma) is perhaps the only river in India which has a male name. The river originates from Angsi Glacier near Mansarovar Lake located in Tibet, China, as Yarlung Tsangpo River and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh. It flows southwest through Assam valley as the Brahmaputra before entering into Bangladesh. Major Indian cities located on the banks of Brahmaputra are \u2013 Dibrugarh and Guwahati. The total length of Brahmaputra is 3,848 kilometres as per new findings (earlier length was estimated at 2,900 kilometres).<\/p>\n<p>However, Brahmaputra flows only 916 kilometres within India.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;India&#8221; is derived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/rivers\/indus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indus<\/a>\u00a0(India is a Greek\/Latin term for the country of river Indus). Indus river originates near Lake Mansarovar and runs through areas of Ladakh, Gilgit, and Baltistan before entering into Pakistan. One of the earliest urban civilizations \u2013 Indus Valley Civilization flourished beside the Indus River. Major tributaries of river Indus are \u2013 Jansker, Soan, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. Major Cities located on the banks of Indus are \u2013 Leh, and Skardu. The total length of the Indus River is 3,610 kilometres. However, Indus flows only 1,114 kilometres within India.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as \u2018Dakshin Ganga\u2019 \u2013 the South Ganges, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/rivers\/godavari.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Godavari<\/a>\u00a0is the second-longest river of India. It originates from Triambakeshwar, Nasik (Maharashtra), and travels through Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, before discharging into the Bay of Bengal. It covers a total area of 1,465 kilometres during the journey. Major tributaries of river Godavari are \u2013 Banganga, Indravati, Purna, Pravara etc. Major cities located at the banks of river Godavari are \u2013 Nashik, Nanded, and Rajahmundry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/rivers\/krishna.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Krishna<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the third largest river of India \u2013 originates near Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra) and flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, before discharging into the Bay of Bengal. It covers approximately 1,400 kilometres during its journey. Major tributaries are \u2013 Bhima, Panchganga, Dudhaganga, Ghataprabha, Tungabhadra etc. Sangli and Vijayawada are the major cities located at the banks of this river.<\/p>\n<p>Ref:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/india\/india-river-map.htm\">Rivers Map of India<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know, which is the longest river in India? 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