List of River Bank Cities in West Bengal

Kolkata Bridge/PDPics

The state of West Bengal is blessed with several rivers. From the ancient times, these rivers have fueled the economy of the region by providing the cheap transportation. They are also the reason behind the growth of several industries such as cotton and jute in the state. The City of Joy Kolkata is located on the bank of Hooghly river and known India's only riverine port.

River	Cities/Towns/Districts
Ganga	Baranagar (North 24 Parganas)
Hooghly-Bhagirathi River	Jiaganj Azimganj, Murshidabad and Baharampur (Murshidabad district), Katwa and Kalna (Purba Bardhman), Navadwip (Nadia), Halisahar and Kamarhati (North 24 Parganas), Serampore and Hooghly (Hooghly District) and Kolkata.
Damodar River	Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Bankura and Purulia
Teesta River	Teesta Bazaar (Darjeeling), Jalpaiguri, Mekhliganj (Cooch Behar)
Mahananda River	Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinajpur and Malda
Subarnarekha	Paschim Medinipur
Ajay River	Purba Bardhman and Birbhum
Churni River	Nadia
Haldi River	Purba Medinipur
Kangsabati River	Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur

*Hooghly-Bhaghirathi River is the distributary of Ganga.