India is a land of many rivers. Its geographical area is intersected by a large number of big and small rivers. Rivers are our lifeline. It may not be an exaggeration to say that the rivers are the heart and soul of Indian life. Here is a list of the major rivers in all Indian states and union territories.
| No | State | Major Rivers |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Gautami Godavari Godavari Krishna River Palar Pennar Tungabhadra |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Subansiri Lohit/ Tellu R Dihang/Siang Kameng |
| 3 | Assam | Subansiri Lohit/ Tellu R Dihang/Siang Kopili Dhaleswari Barak Dhaleswari Kameng Brahmaputra Kameng |
| 4 | Bihar | Ghaghara Ganga Ajay N Burhi Gandak Mahananda Kosi Gandak Son River |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Mahanadi Godavari Indravati Hasdeo Son River |
| 6 | Goa | More details |
| 7 | Gujarat | Yamuna Sahibi River |
| 8 | Haryana | Yamuna Ghagghar Sahibi River |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Yamuna Ghagghar Beas Satluj Chenab |
| 11 | Jharkhand | Damodar Baitarani Ganga Barakar Ajay N Son River Southkoel Subarnarekha |
| 12 | Karnataka | Krishna River Cauvery Pennar Netravati Kalinadi Manjra Palar Sharavati Bhima River Tungabhadra |
| 13 | Kerala | Bharathapuzha Kallada Kalpathi Puzha Koraiyar R Mannuaur R Periyar Ponnan R Pulantod Varattar |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Betwa River Chambal River Dhasan River Ken River Mahi Narmada Parbati River Son River Tapi Tons Wainganga Wardha |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Amba Ambika Bhima River Girna Godavari Indravati Krishna River Manjra Narmada Pranhitha Purna Tapi Wainganga Wardha |
| 16 | Manipur | Barak |
| 17 | Meghalaya | Kopili |
| 18 | Mizoram | Barak Dhaleswari |
| 19 | Nagaland | Barak |
| 20 | Odisha | Baitarani Brahmani Indravati Mahanadi Southkoel Subarnarekha |
| 21 | Punjab | Beas Ghagghar Satluj |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Banas Banas River Chambal River Luni River Mahi Parbati River Sabarmati Sahibi River |
| 23 | Sikkim | Teesta |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | Cauvery Palar Ponnaiyar Vaigai Varattar |
| 25 | Tripura | – |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Betwa River Chambal River Dhasan River Gandak Ganga Ghaghara Gomti Ken River Ramganga Son River Tons Yamuna |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Ganga Ramganga Yamuna |
| 28 | West Bengal | Ajay N Barakar Bhagirathi Bhairab R Damodar Ganga Ganga or Padma Hooghly River Jalangi N Jaldhaka Mahananda Subarnarekha Teesta Torsa |
| 29 | Telangana | Bhima River Godavari Krishna River Manjra Pranhitha Tungabhadra Wainganga Wardha |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | – |
| 2 | Chandigarh | – |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | – |
| 4 | Jammu & Kashmir | Indus Chenab |
| 5 | Laddakh | Indus |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | – |
| 7 | Delhi | Sahibi River Yamuna |
| 8 | Puducherry | Gautami Godavari Ponnaiyar |
