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Indian Cities and their Rivers

1. Cities on the Ganga River

• Largest City: Kanpur (Population: ~2.92 million as of 2011).
• Other Major Cities (in descending order of population):
  • Patna
  • Varanasi
  • Allahabad (Prayagraj)
• Other Cities:
  • Fatehpur
  • Bhagalpur
• Clarification:
  • Uttarkashi is not on the Ganga; it is on the Bhagirathi River (a source stream).

2. Cities on Other Himalayan Rivers

• Leh: Located on the right bank of the Indus River.
• Pahalgam: Situated on the bank of the Lidder River.

3. Correctly Matched City-River Pairs

5. River Confluences and Locations

• The Ganga River is formed at Devprayag by the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
• Govindghat is located at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Lakshman Ganga rivers (not on the Mandakini).

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