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List of Famous Waterfalls in India

List of Famous Waterfalls in India

What is a Waterfall?

  • A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
  • Waterfalls are commonly formed in the upper course of a river where lakes flow into valleys in steep mountains.

List of Famous Waterfalls in India, What is a Waterfall?, Types of Waterfalls, Interesting Facts about Waterfalls of India, General Knowledge

Types of Waterfalls

  • Cataract – A large, powerful waterfall.
  • Horsetail – Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
  • Plunge – Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
  • Block – Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
  • Multi-step – A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
  • Ledge waterfall – Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.
  • Segmented – Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
  • Cascade – Water descends a series of rock steps.
  • Punchbowl – Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
  • Tiered – Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
  • Fan – Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.

Waterfalls in India

  • India is blessed with a diverse climate and most of the parts of the country receive good rainfall throughout the year.
  • Monsoons are the major water providers to many waterfalls. The rains power the rivers and they create gushing waterfalls.
  • Thus, there are thousands of waterfalls that are not only spectacular but also are among the tallest waterfalls in the world. In fact, each state of the country has a small or big List of Famous Waterfalls in India.
  • Most of the highest waterfalls are found in the mountains area of North East India. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills with its unique landscape, climatic phenomenon of heavy cloud cover and torrential rainfall host the highest waterfalls in India.

List of Famous Waterfalls in India according to their Height

  • In the below list some of the highest and beautiful waterfalls of India are listed.
  • Note that since, there is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall.
  • No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise.

Waterfall

Height

Location

Waterfall Type

River

Kunchikal Falls

455 m

(1,493 ft)

Shimoga, Karnataka

Tiered, Highest waterfall in India

Varahi river

Barehipani Falls

399 m

(1,309 ft)

Mayurbhanj, Odisha

2 tiered waterfalls

 

Nohkalikai Falls

340m

(1115 ft)

East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

tallest plunge type waterfalls

 

Langshiang Falls

337 m

(1,106 ft)

West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

plunge type waterfalls

Budhabalanga River

Nohsngithiang Fall (Mawsmai Fall)

315 m

(1,033 ft)

East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

segmented type waterfalls

Seetha River

Dudhsagar Falls

310 m

(1020 ft)

Karnataka and Goa

4 tiered waterfalls

 

Kynrem Falls

305 m

(1,001 ft)

East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

3 tiered waterfalls

tributary of the Umiam River

Meenmutty Falls

300 m

(984 ft)

Wayanad, Kerala

3 tiered waterfalls/ segmented type

 

Thalaiyar Falls

297 m

(974 ft)

Batlagundu, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

horsetail type waterfalls

Bihad River, tributary of Tons River

Vajrai Falls

260 m

(853 ft)

Satara, Maharashtra

3 tiered, 2nd tallest plunge type waterfall

 

Barkana Falls

259 m

(850 ft)

Shimoga, Karnataka

tiered waterfalls

Maandavi

Jog Falls

253 m

(830 ft)

Shimoga, Karnataka

cascade waterfalls

Machhkund

Khandadhar Falls

244 m

(801 ft)

Kendujhar & Sundergarh, Odisha

Horse tail type falls

 

Vantawng Falls

230 m

(750 ft)

Serchhip, Mizoram

2 tiered waterfalls

River Bhadra

Penchalakona Fall

219 m

(719 ft)

Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

 

Subarnarekha River

Kune Falls

200 m

(660 ft)

Pune, Maharashtra

3 tiered waterfalls

Sharavati River

Soochipara Falls (Sentinel Rock Waterfalls)

200 m

(656 ft)

Wayanad, Kerala

3 tiered waterfalls

 

Thoseghar Waterfall

200 m

(650 ft)

Satara, Maharashtra

 

 

Bahuti Falls

198 m

(650 ft)

Mauganj, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

2 tiered waterfalls, tallest waterfall in MP

 

Magod Falls

198 m

(650 ft)

Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

2 tiered/Segmented waterfalls

 

Joranda Falls

181 m

(594 ft)

Mayurbhanj, Odisha

plunge type waterfalls

Mahana river, tributary of Tons

Duduma Falls

175 m

(574 ft)

at border of Koraput, Odisha & Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

plunge type waterfalls

 

Hebbe Falls

168 m

(551 ft)

Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

2 tiered waterfalls

Korapani Nala

Palani Falls

150 m

(490 ft)

Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

Surge waterfalls

Yercaud Lake

Lodh Falls

143 m

(469 ft)

Latehar, Jharkhand

2 tiered waterfalls

 

Bishop Falls

135 m

(443 ft)

East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

3 tiered waterfalls

 

Chachai Falls

130 m

(430 ft)

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

on bihad river, comes down from Rewa Plateau

 

Keoti Falls

130 m

(430 ft)

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

segmented type waterfall

 

Kalhatti Falls

122 m

(400 ft)

Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

 

 

Beadon Falls

120 m

(390 ft)

East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

3 tiered waterfall, twin of Bishop Falls

 

Vasudhara Falls

120 m

(390 ft)

Badrinath, Uttarakhand

 

Kynshi River

Keppa Falls

116 m

(381 ft)

Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

fan type waterfall

Burha River

Koosalli Falls

116 m

(381 ft)

Udupi, Karnataka

6 tiered waterfall

Ghaghri River

Dabbe falls

110 m

(360 ft)

Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka

river Bedti

Pandavgad Falls

107 m

(351 ft)

Thane, Maharashtra

Plunge waterfall

Vamanapuram River

Rajat Prapat

107 m

(351 ft)

Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

horsetail type waterfall

 

Bundla Falls

100 m

(330 ft)

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

 

 

Nuranang Falls (Bong Bong Falls)

100 m

(330 ft)

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

Curtain

 

Hundru Falls

098 m

(322 ft)

Ranchi, Jharkhand

segmented type

 

Lower Ghaghri Falls

098 m

(322 ft)

Latehar, Jharkhand

cascade waterfalls

 

Shivanasamudra Falls

098 m

(322 ft)

Chamarajanagar, Karnataka

segmented type

 

Sweet Falls

098 m

(322 ft)

Shillong, Meghalaya

horsetail type

 

Agaya Gangai

092 m

(302 ft)

Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

1 tiered waterfalls

 

Agasthiyar Falls

091 m

 (300 ft)

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

segmented plunges

 

Gatha Falls

091 m

(299 ft)

Panna, Madhya Pradesh

 

Chaliyar River

Patalpani waterfall

091 m

(300 ft)

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

segmented

 

Kedumari Falls

091 m

(299 ft)

Udupi, Karnataka

 

 

Kiliyur Falls

091 m

(299 ft)

Yercaud, Tamil Nadu

fan type waterfall

Kanger River

Kudumari Falls

091 m

(299 ft)

Udupi, Karnataka

horsetail type waterfall

Manjalar River

Muthyala Maduvu Falls

091 m

(299 ft)

Bangalore rural, Karnataka

 

Palaruvi Falls

091 m

(299 ft)

Kollam district, Kerala

 

Vanva River

Teerathgarh Falls

091 m

 (299 ft)

Baster, Chhattisgarh

Block type Waterfall

Hasdeo River

Talakona falls

082 m

(269 ft)

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh

highest waterfall in andhra pradesh

Indravati River

Purwa Falls

070 m

(230 ft)

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

nick point

Bablang stream

Sadni Falls

060 m

(200 ft)

Gumla, Jharkhand

scarp fall

Nuranang river

Bhimlat falls

060 m

(200 ft)

Bundi, Rajasthan

Cataract, segmented

Mangali river

Gokak Falls

052 m

(171 ft)

Belagavi, Karnataka

Ledge Waterfall

Kanchi River

Irupu Falls (Lakshmana Tirtha Falls)

052 m

(171 ft)

Kodagu, Karnataka

Cascade waterfalls

Sankh River

Kakolat Falls

050 m

(160 ft)

Nawada, Bihar

cataract waterfall

Ghataprabha River

Menal waterfall

045 m

(150 ft)

Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Plunge waterfall

 

Kuntala Falls

045 m

(148 ft)

Nirmal, Telangana

 

Tons

Dassam Falls

044 m

(144 ft)

Ranchi, Jharkhand

 

Choral River

Akashiganga

043 m

(140 ft)

Hojai, Assam

 

Sagada river

Dhuandhar Falls

030 m

(90 ft)

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Plunge waterfall

Tamiraparani River

Chitrakoot Falls

029 m

(95 ft)

Baster, Chhattisgarh

Cataract

 

Amrit Dhara

027 m

(90 ft)

Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh

 

Alaknanda

Athirappilly Falls

025 m

(82 ft)

Thrissur, Kerala

Block/Segmented type waterfall

Narmada River

Hanuman Gundi Falls

022 m

(72 ft)

Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Tiered

Mangali river

Hogenakkal Falls

020 m

(65 ft)

border bw Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu and Chamrajnagar, Karnataka

 

River Menal

Phurlijharan Falls

015 m

(49 ft)

Kalahandi, Odisha

 

Kaveri river

Kempty Falls

 

Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

 

Lakshmana Tirtha River

Interesting Facts about Waterfalls of India

  • Dudhsagar falls is known as the ‘Sea of milk’, it is formed from the Mandovi River.
  • Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga, Karnataka is the highest waterfall in India with a height of 1493 feet. The highest waterfall in India (Kunchikal Falls) is formed by the Varahi River.
  • Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand is known as the city of waterfalls in India.
  • Nohkalikai Falls located near Cherrapunji is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. Its height is 1115 feet (340 metres) and is one of the wettest places on Earth.
  • The Western Ghats are known as the Cherrapunji of South India.
  • Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall located 1 kilometre south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
  • Athirappally Waterfalls largest waterfall in Kerala, which stands tall at 80 feet and is nicknamed “The Niagara of India”.
  • Jog Falls is the highest untiered (Single Plunge) falls (253m) of India, located on the Sharavati River in the Shimoga, Karnataka.
  • Shivasamudram (Cauvery falls) is the Second biggest waterfalls of India located in the Mandya, Karnataka.
  • Kutralam Falls located on the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu is nicknamed as ‘the Spa of the South India’ as its water is believed to have medical properties.

 

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