Where is the river Ganges and where is its source and length
Ganges River. The Ganges River (Ganga River) is 1,560 mi (2,510 km) in length, with its source high in the Himalayas.The river carries a very high sediment load and has unstable banks that frequently migrate.he Ganges Basin, which includes parts of India, Nepal, China, and Bangladesh, has one of the highest human population densities in the world. The river generally flows eastward and in Bangladesh empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Ganga is the longest river of India. The total length of the Ganga river from its source to its mouth (measured along the Hughli) is 2525 km of which 1450 km is in the Uttar Pradesh, 445 km in Bihar and 520 km in West Bengal. The remaining 110 km stretch of the Ganga forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.t Allahabad, about 770 km south-east of Haridwar, Ganga is joined by Yamuna, which is its most important tributary. After Farraka in West Bengal, the river ceases to be known as the Ganga. It bifurcates itself into Bhagirathi-Hughli in West Bengal and Padma-Meghna in Bangladesh.