| Western Himalayas | Eastern Himalayas |
| 1. The Western Himalayas lie in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. | 1. The Eastern Himalayas lie in West Bengal, Sikkim, Aarunachal Pradesh and Bhutan |
| 2. This part of the Himalayas is very high. | 2. This part of the Himalayas is of medium h |
| 3. The major rivers of the Western Himalayas— Indus and Satluj—flow into the Arabian Sea. | 3. The major rivers of the Eastern Himalayas— Brahmaputra flows into the Bay of Beng |
| 4. The Western Himalayas get less rainfall. | 4. The Eastern Himalayas get more rainf |
