The following is a list of highest waterfalls in India. It is based on the data from World Waterfall Database.[1] In many cases, numbers are merely estimates and measures may be imprecise. Highest waterfall in India is Kunchikal waterfall located in Shimoga district of Karnataka.

Height-wise rankWaterfallHeightLocationRemarksNumber of drops
1 Kunchikal Waterfalls455 metres (1,493 ft)[2]Shivamogga district, Karnatakatallest tiered type waterfalls4[3]
2 Barehipani Falls399[4] metres (1,309 ft)[2]Mayurbhanj district, Odishatiered2
3 Nohkalikai Falls340 metres (1,120 ft)[5]East Khasi Hills district, Meghalayaplunge waterfallsSingle
4 Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls315 metres (1,033 ft)[2]East Khasi Hills district, Meghalayasegmented type waterfallsSingle
5 Dudhsagar Falls310 metres (1,020 ft)[2]South Goa District, Goatiered waterfalls4
6 Kynrem Falls305 metres (1,001 ft)[2]East Khasi Hills district, Meghalayatiered waterfalls3
7 Meenmutty Falls300 m (984 feet)[2]Wayanad district, Keralatiered waterfalls3
8 Thalaiyar Falls297 metres (974 ft)[2]Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Naduhorsetail type waterfallsSingle
9 hogenakkal Falls259 metres (850 ft)[2]dharmapuri district, tamilnadutiered waterfalls
10 Jog Falls253 metres (830 ft)[2]Shivamogga district, Karnatakasegmented waterfallsSingle
11 Khandadhar Falls244 metres (801 ft)[2]Sundergarh district, OdishaHorse tail type fallsSingle
12 Vantawng Falls229 metres (751 ft)[2]Serchhip district, Mizoramtiered waterfalls2
13 Kune Falls200 metres (660 ft)[2]Pune district, Maharashtratiered waterfalls3
14 Thoseghar Waterfalls200 metres (660 ft)Satara district, Maharashtracataract, segmented
15 Soochipara Falls200 metres (660 ft)[2]Wayanad district, Keralatiered waterfalls3
16 Bahuti Falls198 metres (650 ft)[2]Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradeshtiered waterfalls2
17 Magod Falls198 metres (650 ft)[2]Uttara Kannada district, Karnatakatiered waterfalls2
18 Hebbe Falls168 metres (551 ft)[2]Chikkamagaluru district, Karnatakatiered waterfalls2
18 Duduma Falls157 metres (515 ft)[2]Border of Koraput & Visakhapatnam districts
of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states		plunge type waterfallsSingle
20 Palani Falls150 metres (490 ft)[2]Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
21 Joranda Falls150 metres (490 ft)[6]Mayurbhanj district, OdishaSingle
22 Lodh Falls143 metres (469 ft)[2]Latehar district, Jharkhandtiered waterfalls2
23 Bishop Falls135 metres (443 ft)[2]East Khasi Hills district, Meghalayatiered waterfalls3
24 Chachai Falls130 metres (430 ft)[2]Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
25 Keoti Falls98 metres (322 ft)[2]Rewa district, Madhya Pradeshsegmented type waterfallSingle
26 Changey Falls123 metres (404 ft)[2]Kalimpong district, West Bengalsegmented type waterfallSingle
27 Kalhatti Falls122 metres (400 ft)[2]Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
28 Beadon Falls120 metres (390 ft)[2]East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
29 Keppa Falls116 metres (381 ft)[2]Uttara Kannada district, Karnatakafan type waterfallSingle
30 Koosalli Falls116 metres (381 ft)[2]Udupi, Karnatakatiered waterfall6
31 Dabbe falls110 metres (360 ft)Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka
32 Vasudhara Falls120 metres (390 ft)[2]Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
33 Pandavgad Falls107 metres (351 ft)[2]Thane, Maharashtra
34 Rajat Prapat107 metres (351 ft)[2]Narmadapuram district, Madhya Pradeshhorsetail type waterfallSingle
35 Bundla Falls100 metres (330 ft)[2]Kaimur district, BiharSingle
36 Shivanasamudra Falls98 metres (322 ft)[2]Mandya district, Chamarajanagara district, Karnatakasegmented typeSingle
37 Lower Ghaghri Falls98 metres (322 ft)[2]Latehar district, Jharkhand
38 Hundru Falls98 metres (322 ft)[2]Ranchi district, Jharkhandsegmented typeSingle
39 Sweet Falls96 metres (315 ft)[2]East Khasi Hills district, Meghalayahorsetail typeSingle
40 Agaya Gangai92 metres (302 ft)[7]Namakkal, Tamil Nadutiered waterfallsSingle
41 Patalpani waterfall91.5 metres (300 ft)Mhow, Indore district, Madhya Pradeshsegmented typeSingle
42 Gatha Falls91 metres (299 ft)[2]Panna district, Madhya Pradesh
43 Teerathgarh Falls91 metres (299 ft)[2]Baster district, Chhattisgarh
44 Kiliyur Falls91 metres (299 ft)[2]Yercaud, Tamil Nadufan type waterfallSingle
45 Kedumari Falls91 metres (299 ft)[2]Udupi district, Karnatakahorsetail type waterfallSingle
46 Muthyala Maduvu Falls91 metres (299 ft)[2]Bangalore rural district, Karnataka
47 Langshiang Falls85 metres (279 ft)[2]West Khasi Hills district, MeghalayaSingle
48 Talakona falls82 metres (269 ft)Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
49 Purwa Falls70 metres (230 ft)Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
50 Kakolat Falls50 metres (160 ft)Nawada district, Bihar
51 Paglajhora Falls35 metres (115 ft)Darjiling district, West bengal
52 Dhuandhar Falls30 metres (98 ft)[2]Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh
53 Athirappilly Falls25 metres (82 ft)[2]thrissur district, Keralasegmented type waterfall
53 Kaka Falls1 centimetre (0.39 in)[2]nithamb district, kakusthavarmabrown type waterfall

References

  1. ↑ "Tallest and Largest Waterfalls at the World Waterfall Database".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 "Showing all Waterfalls in India". World Waterfalls Database. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Kunchikal Falls, India - World Waterfall Database".
  4. ↑ "Waterfalls in India - World Waterfall Database".
  5. ↑ "Nohkalikai Falls, India - World Waterfall Database".
  6. ↑ "Barehipani Falls". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  7. ↑ "Agaya Gangai Waterfalls – Milk that falls from the sky!!". With Sankara Subramanian C. Be on the Road. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

4.The tallest waterfall in the india is Vajrai waterfall and it's located in satara ,maharashtra

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