Figure 1 . Flow Diagram of the Ganga Basin
The Ganga Basin, one of the world’s largest river basins, is home to a
massive population, with the highest population density when compared to
other river basins. With the average population density of 951 people
per Sq. km across the states, Bihar holds the record of highest
population density (1106 people per people Sq. km), followed by West
Bengal (1028), Uttar Pradesh (821), and Uttarakhand (189) being the
lowest of all, as shown in Figure 2 (Sati, 2021).