List of Waterfalls in India

A waterfall is an area where water flows vertically from some height. It flows in the form of a drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls can have an immense area of widths and depths. Waterfalls can occur along the edge of a glacial crib, where a stream or river flowing into a glacier continues to flow into a valley after the glacier has receded or melted. The huge waterfalls in Yosemite Valley are examples of this phenomenon, which is referred to as a hanging valley. Tourists from all over the world visit India to see these waterfalls. The beautiful view can make people spend hours watching the free flow of spouting water in the lap of Mother Nature. The following is a list of waterfalls in India by height. This data is based on the World Waterfall Database.


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Sr. No.Waterfall Height Location 
1Kunchikal Falls 455 metres (1,493 ft)Shivamogga, Karnataka 
2Barehipani Falls 399 metres (1,309 ft)Mayurbhanj district, Odisha 
3Nohkalikai Falls 340 metres (1115 ft)East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
4Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls 315 metres (1,033 ft)East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
5Dudhsagar Falls 310 metres (1,020 ft)Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka and South Goa District, Goa 
6Kynrem Falls 305 metres (1,001 ft)East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
7Meenmutty Falls 300 metres (984 ft)Wayanad district, Kerala 
8Thalaiyar Falls 297 metres (974 ft)Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu 
9Barkana Falls 259 metres (850 ft)Shimoga district, Karnataka 
10Jog Falls 253 metres (830 ft)Shimoga district, Karnataka 
11Khandadhar Falls 244 metres (801 ft)Kendujhar district & Sundergarh district, Odisha 
12Vantawng Falls 229 metres (751 ft)Serchhip district, Mizoram 
13Kune Falls 200 metres (660 ft)Pune district, Maharashtra 
14Soochipara Falls, Thoseghar Waterfalls 200 metres (656 ft)Wayanad district, Kerala, Satara district Maharashtra 
15Magod Falls 198 metres (650 ft)Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 
16Joranda Falls 181 metres (594 ft)Mayurbhanj district, Odisha 
17Hebbe Falls 168 metres (551 ft)Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka 
18Duduma Falls 157 metres (515 ft)Border of Koraput & Visakhapatnam districts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states 
19Palani Falls 150 metres (490 ft)Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh 
20Lodh Falls 143 metres (469 ft)Latehar district, Jharkhand 
21Bahuti Falls 198 metres (650 ft)Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 
22Bishop Falls 135 metres (443 ft)East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
23Chachai Falls 130 metres (430 ft)Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 
24Keoti Falls 130 metres (430 ft)Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 
25Changey Falls 123 metres (404 ft)Kalimpong district, West Bengal 
26Kalhatti Falls 122 metres (400 ft)Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka 
27Beadon Falls 120 metres (390 ft)East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
28Keppa Falls 116 metres (381 ft)Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 
29Koosalli Falls116 metres (381 ft)Udupi, Karnataka 
30Dabbe falls 110 metres (360 ft)Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka 
31Pandavgad Falls 107 metres (351 ft)Thane, Maharashtra 
32Rajat Prapat 107 metres (351 ft)Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh 
33Bundla Falls 100 metres (330 ft)kaimur district bihar 
34Vantawng Falls 230 metres (750 ft)Serchhip district, Mizoram 
35Shivanasamudra Falls 98 metres (322 ft)Chamarajanagaradistrict, Karnataka 
36Lower Ghaghri Falls 98 metres (322 ft)Latehar district, Jharkhand 
37Hundru Falls 98 metres (322 ft)Ranchi district, Jharkhand 
38Sweet Falls 96 metres (315 ft)East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
39Agaya Gangai 92 metres (302 ft)Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 
40Gatha Falls 91 metres (299 ft)Panna district, Madhya Pradesh 
41Teerathgarh Falls 91 metres (299 ft)Baster district, Chhattisgarh 
42Kiliyur Falls 91 metres (299 ft)Yercaud, Tamil Nadu 
43Kedumari Falls 91 metres (299 ft)Udupi district, Karnataka 
44Muthyala Maduvu Falls 91 metres (299 ft)Bangalore rural district, Karnataka 
45Tirathgarh Falls 91 metres (299 ft)Bastar district, Chhattisgarh 
46Langshiang Falls 85 metres (279 ft)West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 
47Talakona falls 82 metres (269 ft)Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh 
48Kakolat Falls 50 metres (160 ft)Nawada district, Bihar 
49Paglajhora Falls 35 metres (115 ft)Darjiling district, West bengal 
50Dhuandhar Falls 30 metres (98 ft)Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh 
51Athirappilly Falls 25 metres (82 ft)thrissur district, Kerala 

Highest and Tallest waterfall in India

The highest and tallest waterfall in India is Kunchikal, height 455 metres (1,493 ft), located in Karnataka.


Smallest Waterfall in India

The smallest waterfall in India is Athirappilly Falls, height 25 metres (82 ft), located in Kerala.


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