» 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.
» India is blessed with
immense and incredible natural beauty. Waterfalls are just one of the great
natural gifts that this great nation’s landscape is decorated with.
» 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.
» There is no standard way
to measure the height of a waterfall. Since there is no standard, no
ranking of a waterfall should be assumed because of its position in the list.
» In the below list some
of the highest and beautiful waterfalls of India are listed
List of
Famous Waterfalls in India
Waterfall
|
Height
|
Location
|
Thoseghar Waterfalls
|
500
metres (1,600 ft)
|
Satara
district, Maharashtra
|
Nohkalikai
Falls
|
340
metres (1,120 ft)
|
East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
Nohsngithiang Falls
|
315
metres (1,033 ft)
|
East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
Dudhsagar
Falls
|
310
metres (1,020 ft)
|
Karnataka/
Goa
|
Kynrem
Falls
|
305
metres (1,001 ft)
|
East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
Meenmutty Falls
|
300
metres (980 ft)
|
Wayanad
district,Kerala
|
Thalaiyar
Falls
|
297
metres (974 ft)
|
Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
|
Barkana
Falls
|
259
metres (850 ft)
|
Shimoga
district, Karnataka
|
Jog Falls
|
253
metres (830 ft)
|
Shimoga
district, Karnataka
|
Khandadhar
Falls
|
244
metres (801 ft)
|
Sundargarh district, Odisha
|
Vantawng
Falls
|
229
metres (751 ft)
|
Serchhip district, Mizoram
|
Barehipani
Falls
|
399
metres (1,309 ft)
|
Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
|
Kune Falls
|
200
metres (660 ft)
|
Pune
district, Maharashtra
|
Soochipara
Falls
|
200
metres (660 ft)
|
Wayanad
district, Kerala
|
Magod Falls
|
198
metres (650 ft)
|
Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka
|
Kunchikal
Falls
|
183
metres (600 ft)
|
Udupi
district,Karnataka
|
Joranda
Falls
|
181
metres (594 ft)
|
Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
|
Hebbe Falls
|
168
metres (551 ft)
|
Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
|
Duduma
Falls
|
157
metres (515 ft)
|
Koraput
district, Odisha
|
Palani Falls
|
150
metres (490 ft)
|
Kullu
district, Himachal Pradesh
|
Lodh Falls
|
143
metres (469 ft)
|
Latehar
district,Jharkhand
|
Bahuti
Falls
|
142
metres (466 ft)
|
Rewa
district,Madhya Pradesh
|
Bishop Falls
|
135
metres (443 ft)
|
East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
Chachai
Falls
|
130
metres (430 ft)
|
Rewa
district, Madhya Pradesh
|
Keoti Falls
|
130
metres (430 ft)
|
Rewa
district, Madhya Pradesh
|
Kalhatti
Falls
|
122
metres (400 ft)
|
Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
|
Athirappilly Falls
|
120
metres (390 ft)
|
thrissur district,Kerala
|
Beadon Falls
|
120
metres (390 ft)
|
East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
Keppa Falls
|
116
metres (381 ft)
|
Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka
|
Koosalli
Falls
|
116
metres (381 ft)
|
Udupi, Karnataka
|
Pandavgad
Falls
|
107
metres (351 ft)
|
Thane, Maharashtra
|
Rajat
Prapat
|
107
metres (351 ft)
|
Hoshangabad district, Madhya
Pradesh
|
Bundla Falls
|
100
metres (330 ft)
|
Kangra
district, Himachal Pradesh
|
Shivanasamudra Falls
|
98
metres (322 ft)
|
Mysore
district, Karnataka
|
Lower Ghaghri Falls
|
98
metres (322 ft)
|
Latehar
district, Jharkhand
|
Hundru
Falls
|
98
metres (322 ft)
|
Ranchi
district, Jharkhand
|
Sweet Falls
|
96
metres (315 ft)
|
East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
Agaya
Gangai
|
92
metres (302 ft)
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Gatha Falls
|
91
metres (299 ft)
|
Panna
district,Madhya Pradesh
|
Teerathgarh Falls
|
91
metres (299 ft)
|
Baster
district,Chhattisgarh
|
Kiliyur
Falls
|
91
metres (299 ft)
|
Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
|
Kedumari Falls
|
91
metres (299 ft)
|
Udupi
district, Karnataka
|
Muthyala Maduvu Falls
|
91
metres (299 ft)
|
Bangalore rural district, Karnataka
|
Tirathgarh Falls
|
91
metres (299 ft)
|
Bastar
district, Chattisgarh
|
Langshiang
Falls
|
85
metres (279 ft)
|
West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
|
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