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Waterfalls in India

Most of India’s big waterfalls are in the Western Ghats and the hills of the east, and they run fullest in and just after the monsoon. 167 waterfalls across 22 states and union territories.

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Jog Falls, KarnatakaDudhsagar Falls, GoaShivanasamudra Falls, KarnatakaHogenakkal Falls, Tamil NaduChitrakote Falls, ChhattisgarhAthirappilly Falls, KeralaNohsngithiang Falls, MeghalayaTeerathgarh Falls, ChhattisgarhPalaruvi Falls, Tamil NaduIrupu Falls, KarnatakaAgaya Gangai, Tamil NaduHundru Falls, JharkhandVantawng Falls, MizoramDassam Falls, JharkhandGokak Falls, KarnatakaKakolat Falls, BiharUnchalli Falls, KarnatakaNohkalikai Falls, MeghalayaKunchikal Falls, KarnatakaKhandadhar Falls, OdishaSoochipara Falls, KeralaHebbe Falls, KarnatakaMekedatu, KarnatakaPandav Falls, Madhya PradeshChachai Falls, Madhya PradeshDhuandhar Falls, Madhya PradeshHirni Falls, JharkhandVasudhara Falls, UttarakhandBarehipani Falls, OdishaThusharagiri Falls, KeralaPykara, Tamil NaduThalaiyar Falls, Tamil NaduVattaparai Falls, Tamil NaduLodh Falls, JharkhandLangshiang Falls, MeghalayaJonha Falls, JharkhandRajat Prapat, Madhya PradeshKuntala Waterfall, TelanganaKeoti Falls, Madhya PradeshKiliyur Falls, Tamil NaduSanaghagara Waterfall, OdishaMonkey Falls, Tamil NaduSiruvani Waterfalls, Tamil NaduTirparappu Waterfalls, Tamil NaduRaneh Falls, Madhya PradeshKynrem Falls, MeghalayaRajrappa, JharkhandAbbey Falls, KarnatakaUbbalamadugu Falls, Andhra PradeshBishop Falls, MeghalayaSuruli Falls, Tamil NaduLower Ghaghri Falls, JharkhandPanchghagh Falls, JharkhandSathodi Falls, KarnatakaBahuti Falls, Madhya PradeshUsri Falls, JharkhandBadaghagara Waterfall, OdishaSadni Falls, JharkhandVazhachal Falls, KeralaKune Falls, MaharashtraPurwa Falls, Madhya PradeshKempty Falls, UttarakhandEthipothala Falls, Andhra PradeshJoranda Falls, OdishaKutladampatti Falls, Tamil NaduCheeyappara Waterfalls, KeralaKumbakkarai Falls, Tamil NaduPathampuzha, KeralaKarkat Waterfall, BiharGatha Falls, Madhya PradeshTelhar, BiharMarble Rocks, Madhya PradeshElephant Falls, MeghalayaBogatha Waterfall, TelanganaToranmal, MaharashtraAruvikkuzhi Waterfalls, KeralaChumi Gyatse Falls, Arunachal PradeshChunchanakatte Falls, KarnatakaDuduma Waterfalls, OdishaAruvikkuzhy Falls, KeralaKailasakona Falls, Andhra PradeshMuthyala Maduvu, Tamil NaduNinai Falls, MaharashtraNuranang Falls, Arunachal PradeshPenchalakona, Andhra PradeshGodchinamalaki Falls, KarnatakaPerunthenaruvi Falls, KeralaMeenmutty Falls, KeralaAmritdhara Falls, ChhattisgarhDabhosa Waterfalls, MaharashtraKeralamkundu Waterfalls, KeralaSahasrakund Waterfall, TelanganaPatalpani Waterfall, Madhya PradeshJhari Falls, KarnatakaAnachadikuthu Waterfalls, KeralaKalhattigiri Falls, KarnatakaCharpa Falls, KeralaLakkom Falls, KeralaMallalli Falls, KarnatakaMallela Theertham, TelanganaMarmala Waterfall, KeralaPandavkada Falls, MaharashtraPochera Falls, TelanganaPandavgad Falls, MaharashtraAdyanpara Falls, KeralaWah Kaba Falls, MeghalayaSita Falls, JharkhandThommankuthu, KeralaKumbhavurutty Waterfalls, KeralaRehala Falls, Himachal PradeshPhurlijharan, OdishaAgasthiyar Falls, Tamil NaduAkashiganga Waterfalls, AssamDugarwadi waterfall, MaharashtraTiger Falls, UttarakhandThoseghar Waterfalls, MaharashtraSweet Falls, MeghalayaHanumana Gundi Falls, KarnatakaPaloor Kotta Falls, KeralaChangey Falls, West BengalAripara Falls, KeralaKatary Falls, Tamil NaduHajra Falls, MaharashtraDevkund Waterfall, MaharashtraKozhippara Waterfalls, KeralaKoosalli Waterfalls, KarnatakaKatiki Waterfalls, Andhra PradeshBanjhakri Falls and Energy Park, SikkimManjhar Kund, BiharThoovanam Waterfalls, KeralaVajrapoha Falls, KarnatakaDhua Kund, BiharCoutrallam Falls, Tamil NaduSissu Falls, Himachal PradeshAreekkal Waterfalls, KeralaCatherine Falls, Tamil NaduKaigal Water Falls, Andhra PradeshKalhatti Falls (Ooty), Tamil NaduKataldhar Lonavla, MaharashtraMadhe Ghat, MaharashtraBap Teng Kang Waterfall, Arunachal PradeshBadri Falls, Uttar PradeshNoori Chamb, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhSiar Baba Waterfall, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhTuirihiau Falls, MizoramDokarichanchara, OdishaKanthanpara Waterfalls, KeralaGaganachukki and Bharachukki Falls, KarnatakaVajrai Waterfall, MaharashtraDabbe Falls, KarnatakaGayatri Waterfalls, TelanganaChelavara Falls, KarnatakaBrihaspati Kund, Madhya PradeshMukkha Fall, Uttar PradeshValanjanganam Falls, KeralaManalar Waterfalls, Tamil NaduShivganga Falls, KarnatakaThottikallu, KarnatakaValara, KeralaVazhvanthol Waterfalls, KeralaGandahati Waterfall, OdishaKattikkayam Waterfalls, KeralaWei Sawdong Falls, MeghalayaBenne Hole Falls, KarnatakaPanimur, AssamAmitabh Bachchan Falls, SikkimKa Likai, Meghalaya

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The best-known waterfalls

Ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them.

Jog Falls

Karnataka

Second largest plunge falls located in Karnataka.

Where
Shimoga district

Wikipedia

Dudhsagar Falls

Goa

Tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa.

Where
Karnataka

Goa guide (21 km)Wikipedia

Shivanasamudra Falls

Karnataka

Waterfalls on the Kaveri River in India.

Wikipedia

Hogenakkal Falls

Tamil Nadu
Where
Dharmapuri district

Wikipedia

Chitrakote Falls

Chhattisgarh

Waterfall on the Indravati River in Chhattisgarh, India.

Where
Jagdalpur

Wikipedia

Teerathgarh Falls

Chhattisgarh

Wikipedia

Hundru Falls

Jharkhand

Waterfall on the Subarnarekha River in Jharkhand, India.

Where
Ranchi district

Wikipedia

Vantawng Falls

Mizoram

The highest waterfall in Mizoram state of India..

Where
Serchhip district

Wikipedia

Dassam Falls

Jharkhand
Where
Ranchi district

Wikipedia

Gokak Falls

Karnataka
Where
Konnur

Wikipedia

Kunchikal Falls

Karnataka

Wikipedia

All 167 waterfalls by state

Andhra Pradesh 6

Arunachal Pradesh 3

Assam 2

Bihar 5

Chhattisgarh 3

Goa 1

Himachal Pradesh 2

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh 2

Jharkhand 11

Karnataka 24

Kerala 28

Madhya Pradesh 12

Maharashtra 13

Meghalaya 10

Mizoram 2

Odisha 9

Sikkim 2

Tamil Nadu 20

Telangana 6

Uttar Pradesh 2

Uttarakhand 3

West Bengal 1

Frequently asked questions

Which state has the most waterfalls on this list?
Kerala, with 28 of the 167. Next come Karnataka (24) and Tamil Nadu (20).
What are the best-known waterfalls in India?
Measured by how many language editions of Wikipedia write about them, the best known are Jog Falls, Dudhsagar Falls, Shivanasamudra Falls, Hogenakkal Falls, Chitrakote Falls.
How did you choose these waterfalls?
They are the waterfalls in India that Wikidata, the free database behind Wikipedia, records with a location and articles in at least 3 Wikipedia languages. That keeps the list to places people actually look up. We checked the data on 19 Oct 2026.

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia, checked 19 Oct 2026. Spotted a mistake? Email namaste@india-4u.com.

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