Geography

• Ganges

  • Originates in the Himalayas
  • Flows through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal
  • Empties into the Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 2,525 km
• Brahmaputra


  • Originates in Tibet
  • Flows through Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and West Bengal
  • Empties into the Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 2,900 km
• Mahanadi


  • Originates in Chhattisgarh
  • Flows through Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
  • Empties into the Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 858 km
• Godavari


  • Originates in Maharashtra
  • Flows through Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha
  • Empties into the Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 1,465 km
• Krishna

  • Originates in Mahabaleshwar
  • Flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh
  • Empties into the Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 1,400 km
• Cavery

  • Originates in Karnataka
  • Flows through Tamil Nadu
  • Empties into the Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 800 km
• Indus


  • Originates in Tibet
  • Flows through Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Pakistan
  • Empties into the Arabian Sea
  • Length: 3,180 km
• Narmada

  • Originates in Madhya Pradesh
  • Flows through Gujarat and Maharashtra
  • Empties into the Arabian Sea
  • Length: 1,312 km
• Tapti

  • Originates in Maharashtra
  • Flows through Gujarat
  • Empties into the Arabian Sea
  • Length: 724 km
• Mahi

  • Originates in Madhya Pradesh
  • Flows through Gujarat
  • Empties into the Arabian Sea
  • Length: 587 km
• Sabarmati

  • Originates in Gujarat
  • Flows through Rajasthan
  • Empties into the Arabian Sea
  • Length: 371 km
• Yamuna


  • Originates in Uttarakhand
  • Flows through Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
  • Empties into the Ganges
  • Length: 1,376 km
• Ghaghara


  • Originates in Tibet
  • Flows through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
  • Empties into the Ganges
  • Length: 1,080 km
• Chambal

  • Originates in Madhya Pradesh
  • Flows through Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
  • Empties into the Yamuna
  • Length: 960 km
• Purna

  • Originates in Maharashtra
  • Flows through Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
  • Empties into the Godavari
  • Length: 724 km
• States and Capitals of India

  • Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati
  • Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
  • Assam - Dispur
  • Bihar - Patna
  • Chhattisgarh - Raipur
  • Goa - Panaji
  • Gujarat - Gandhinagar
  • Haryana - Chandigarh
  • Himachal Pradesh - Shimla
  • Jharkhand - Ranchi
  • Karnataka - Bengaluru
  • Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
  • Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
  • Maharashtra - Mumbai
  • Manipur - Imphal
  • Meghalaya - Shillong
  • Mizoram - Aizawl
  • Nagaland - Kohima
  • Odisha - Bhubaneswar
  • Punjab - Chandigarh
  • Rajasthan - Jaipur
  • Sikkim - Gangtok
  • Tamil Nadu - Chennai
  • Telangana - Hyderabad
  • Tripura - Agartala
  • Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow
  • Uttarakhand - Dehradun
  • West Bengal - Kolkata
• Union Territories and Capitals of India

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair
  • Chandigarh - Chandigarh
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - Daman
  • Delhi - New Delhi
  • Lakshadweep - Kavaratti
  • Puducherry - Puducherry
  • Ladakh - Leh
  • Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
• Tropic of Cancer passes through India
• Mount Everest is 8848m tall and Godwin Austen is the tallest peak in the Himalayas
• Passes in the Himalayas are Bara-Lacha-La, Shipki-la, Nathu-la Zoji-la
• Aravallis mountain range extends from Gujrat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
• River Narmada divides Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• Malwa Plateu and Chhota Nagpur plateu are parts of the central highlands
• Important rivers in the central highlands is Betwa, Chambal, Ken