Tungabhadra
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Overview
The Tungabhadra is formed by the Tunga and the Bhadra at Koodli in Karnataka and flows into Andhra Pradesh to join the Krishna, of which it is a major tributary.
Vijayanagara (Hampi), the capital founded by Harihara I and Bukka I in 1336, stood on the Tungabhadra, and the Bahmani kingdom lay to its north. The two fought for nearly two centuries over the fertile Raichur doab between the Krishna and the Tungabhadra. Devaraya I built a dam on the river.
Geography and key facts
- Formed by the Tunga and Bhadra at Koodli (Karnataka)
- A tributary of the Krishna
- Hampi (Vijayanagara capital, 1336) stands on it
- Raichur doab: between the Krishna and Tungabhadra
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the Vijayanagara ruler who built a dam across the Tungabhadra (2023), the Gandikota canyon (2022), river linking (2016) and a river-course question (1996).
Note for UPSC
Formed by the Tunga and Bhadra at Koodli; Hampi stands on it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2023 · Q48Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to …
- UPSC Prelims 2022 · Q24Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2016 · Q85Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?…
- UPSC Prelims 1996 · Q19Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattnam, Sivasamudram and Srirang…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Tungabhadra.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Krishna
- Extent on map
- 14.0°–16.0°N, 75.6°–78.2°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 4 questions · 2023, 2022, 2016, 1996
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.