Waterfalls of India
Posted on : 04-02-2018 Posted by : Admin

Waterfalls is a place where the water drops vertically down. Waterfalls may originate from ice glaciers and make their way into other water body like sea. India is a home to large number of beautiful waterfalls. The following is the list of waterfalls of India in decreasing order of height.

 

List of National Parks of India

 

No. Waterfalls name
 Location Height
1 Kunchikal Falls Shimoga district, Karnataka 455 m (1,493 ft)
2 Barehipani Falls Mayurbhanj district, Odisha 399 m (1,309 ft)
3 Langshiang Falls West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 337 m (1,106 ft)
4 Nohkalikai Falls East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 335 m (1,099 ft)
5 Nohsngithiang Falls East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 315 m (1,033 ft)
6 Dudhsagar Falls Karnataka-Goa border 310 m (1,020 ft)
7 Kynrem Falls East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 305 m (1,001 ft)
8 Meenmutty Falls Wayanad district, Kerala 300 m (980 ft)
9 Thalaiyar Falls Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu 297 m (974 ft)
10 Barkana Falls Shimoga district, Karnataka 259 m (850 ft)
11 Jog Falls Shimoga district, Karnataka 253 m (830 ft)
12 Khandadhar Falls Sundargarh district, Odisha 244 m (801 ft)
13 Vantawng Falls Serchhip district, Mizoram 229 m (751 ft)
14 Penchalakona Falls Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh 219 m (719 ft)
15 Kune Falls Lonavla, Maharashtra 200 m (660 ft)
16 Soochipara Falls Wayanad district, Kerala 200 m (660 ft)
17 Magod Falls Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 198 m (650 ft)
18 Hebbe Falls Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka 168 m (551 ft)
19 Duduma Falls Koraput district, Odisha 175 m (574 ft)
20 Joranda Falls Mayurbhanj district, Odisha 157 m (515 ft)
21 Palani Falls Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh 150 m (490 ft)
22 Lodh Falls Latehar district, Jharkhand 143 m (469 ft)

  

No. Waterfalls  name
 Location Height
23 Bishop Falls Shillong, Meghalaya 135 m (443 ft)
24 Chachai Falls Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 130 m (430 ft)
25 Keoti Falls Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 130 m (430 ft)
26 Kalhatti Falls Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka 122 m (400 ft)
27 Beadon Falls Shillong, Meghalaya 120 m (390 ft)
28 Keppa Falls Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 116 m (381 ft)
29 Koosalli Falls Udupi district, Karnataka 116 m (381 ft)
30 Pandavgad Falls Thane, Maharashtra 107 m (351 ft)
31 Rajat Prapat Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh 107 m (351 ft)
32 Bundla Falls Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh 100 m (330 ft)
33 Shivanasamudra Falls Mysore, Karnataka 98 m (322 ft)
34 Lower Ghaghri Falls Latehar district, Jharkhand 98 m (322 ft)
35 Hundru Falls Ranchi district, Jharkhand 98 m (322 ft)
36 Sweet Falls Shillong, Meghalaya 98 m (322 ft)
37 Agaya Gangai Tamil Nadu 92 m (302 ft)
38 Gatha Falls Panna district, Madhya Pradesh 91 m (299 ft)
39 Teerathgarh Falls Baster district, Chhattisgarh 91 m (299 ft)
40 Kiliyur Falls Yercaud, Tamil Nadu 91 m (299 ft)
41 Kedumari Falls Udupi district, Karnataka 91 m (299 ft)
42 Muthyala Maduvu Falls Bangalore, Karnataka 91 m (299 ft)
43 Palaruvi Falls Kollam district, Kerala 91 m (299 ft)
44 Kuntala Falls Nirmal, Telangana 45 m (148 ft)

  

Important points

State with highest number of Waterfalls: Karnataka

Highest Waterfalls: Kunchikal Falls (455 m or 1493 ft in Shimoga District Karnataka)

Lowest Waterfalls: Kuntala Falls (45 m or 148 ft in Nirmal,  Telangana)

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