List of waterfalls in India by height

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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 Vajrai Waterfalls 560 metres (1,840 ft) [2] Satara district, Maharashtra tallest tiered type waterfalls3 [3]
2 Barehipani Falls 399 [4] metres (1,309 ft) [2] Mayurbhanj district, Odisha tiered2
3 Nohkalikai Falls 340 metres (1,120 ft) [5] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya plunge waterfallsSingle
4 Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls315 metres (1,033 ft) [2] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya segmented type waterfallsSingle
5 Dudhsagar Falls 310 metres (1,020 ft) [2] South Goa District, Goa tiered waterfalls4
6 Kynrem Falls 305 metres (1,001 ft) [2] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya tiered waterfalls3
7 Meenmutty Falls 300 m (984 feet) [2] Wayanad district, Kerala tiered waterfalls3
8 Thalaiyar Falls 297 metres (974 ft) [2] Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu horsetail type waterfallsSingle
9 Hogenakkal Falls 259 metres (850 ft) [2] Dharmapuri district, tamilnadu tiered waterfalls
10 Jog Falls 253 metres (830 ft) [2] Shivamogga district, Karnataka segmented waterfallsSingle
11 Khandadhar Falls 244 metres (801 ft) [2] Sundergarh district, Odisha Horse tail type fallsSingle
12 Vantawng Falls 229 metres (751 ft) [2] Serchhip district, Mizoram tiered waterfalls2
13 Kune Falls 200 metres (660 ft) [2] Pune district, Maharashtra tiered waterfalls3
14 Thoseghar Waterfalls 200 metres (660 ft) Satara district, Maharashtra cataract, segmented
15 Soochipara Falls 200 metres (660 ft) [2] Wayanad district, Kerala tiered waterfalls3
16 Bahuti Falls 198 metres (650 ft) [2] Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh tiered waterfalls2
17 Magod Falls 198 metres (650 ft) [2] Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka tiered waterfalls2
18 Hebbe Falls 168 metres (551 ft) [2] Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka tiered waterfalls2
18 Duduma Falls 157 metres (515 ft) [2] Border of Koraput & Visakhapatnam districts
of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states
plunge type waterfallsSingle
20 Palani Falls 150 metres (490 ft) [2] Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
21 Joranda Falls 150 metres (490 ft) [6] Mayurbhanj district, Odisha Single
22 Lodh Falls 143 metres (469 ft) [2] Latehar district, Jharkhand tiered waterfalls2
23 Bishop Falls 135 metres (443 ft) [2] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya tiered waterfalls3
24 Chachai Falls 130 metres (430 ft) [2] Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
25 Keoti Falls 98 metres (322 ft) [2] Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh segmented type waterfallSingle
26 Changey Falls 123 metres (404 ft) [2] Kalimpong district, West Bengal segmented type waterfallSingle
27 Kalhatti Falls 122 metres (400 ft) [2] Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
28 Beadon Falls 120 metres (390 ft) [2] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
29 Keppa Falls 116 metres (381 ft) [2] Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka fan type waterfallSingle
30 Koosalli Falls 116 metres (381 ft) [2] Udupi, Karnataka tiered waterfall6
31 Dabbe falls 110 metres (360 ft) Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka
32 Vasudhara Falls 120 metres (390 ft) [2] Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
33 Pandavgad Falls 107 metres (351 ft) [2] Thane, Maharashtra
34 Rajat Prapat 107 metres (351 ft) [2] Narmadapuram district, Madhya Pradesh horsetail type waterfallSingle
35 Bundla Falls 100 metres (330 ft) [2] Kaimur district, Bihar Single
36 Shivanasamudra Falls 98 metres (322 ft) [2] Mandya district, Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka segmented typeSingle
37 Lower Ghaghri Falls 98 metres (322 ft) [2] Latehar district, Jharkhand
38 Hundru Falls 98 metres (322 ft) [2] Ranchi district, Jharkhand segmented typeSingle
39 Sweet Falls 96 metres (315 ft) [2] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya horsetail typeSingle
40 Agaya Gangai 92 metres (302 ft) [7] Namakkal, Tamil Nadu tiered waterfallsSingle
41 Patalpani waterfall 91.5 metres (300 ft) Mhow, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh segmented typeSingle
42 Gatha Falls 91 metres (299 ft) [2] Panna district, Madhya Pradesh
43 Teerathgarh Falls 91 metres (299 ft) [2] Baster district, Chhattisgarh
44 Kiliyur Falls 91 metres (299 ft) [2] Yercaud, Tamil Nadu fan type waterfallSingle
45 Kedumari Falls 91 metres (299 ft) [2] Udupi district, Karnataka horsetail type waterfallSingle
46 Muthyala Maduvu Falls 91 metres (299 ft) [2] Bangalore rural district, Karnataka
47 Langshiang Falls 85 metres (279 ft) [2] West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya Single
48 Talakona falls 82 metres (269 ft)[ citation needed ] Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
49 Purwa Falls 70 metres (230 ft) Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
50 Kakolat Falls 50 metres (160 ft)[ citation needed ] Nawada district, Bihar
51 Paglajhora Falls 35 metres (115 ft)[ citation needed ] Darjiling district, West bengal
52 Dhuandhar Falls 30 metres (98 ft) [2] Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh
53 Chitrakote Falls 29 metres (95 ft) [2] Bastar district, Chhattisgarh cataract waterfall

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