Highest Waterfalls In India Which is the highest waterfall in India? Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga District Karnataka is the highest ​ waterfall in India with the height of 1493 feets. What are the Types of Waterfalls? ● Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall. ● Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock. ● Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface. ● Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. ● Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool. ● Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends. ● Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps. ● Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool. ● Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls. ● Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock. The table highlights the list of top 50 highest waterfalls in India, their location, height, and the type or prominence they have. The list of waterfalls in India is available in pdf format for download. Highest Waterfalls In India Waterfalls in India Location Height Metre/Feet Feature Shimoga district, Tiered, Highest waterfall Kunchikal Falls Karnataka 455 metres (1,493 ft) in India Mayurbhanj district, Barehipani Falls Odisha 399 metres (1,309 ft) 2 tiered waterfalls East Khasi Hills district, tallest plunge type Nohkalikai Falls Meghalaya 340m (1115 feet) waterfalls Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai East Khasi Hills district, segmented type Falls Meghalaya 315 metres (1,033 ft) waterfalls Dudhsagar Falls Karnataka and Goa 310 m(1017 feet) 4 tiered waterfalls East Khasi Hills district, Kynrem Falls Meghalaya 305 metres (1,001 ft) 3 tiered waterfalls 3 tiered waterfalls/ Meenmutty Falls Wayanad district, Kerala 300 metres (984 feet) segmented type Batlagundu, Dindigul Thalaiyar Falls district, Tamil Nadu 297 metres (974 ft) horsetail type waterfalls Satara district, 3 tiered, 2nd tallest Vajrai Falls Maharashtra 260 metres (853 ft) plunge type waterfall Shimoga district, Barkana Falls Karnataka 259 metres (850 ft) tiered waterfalls Shimoga district, Jog Falls Karnataka 253 metres (830 ft) cascade waterfalls Kendujhar district & Sundergarh district, Khandadhar Falls Odisha 244 metres (801 ft) Horse tail type falls Vantawng Falls Serchhip district, Mizoram 229 metres (751 ft) 2 tiered waterfalls Pune district, Kune Falls Maharashtra 200 metres (660 ft) 3 tiered waterfalls Soochipara Falls, Wayanad district, Kerala, Thoseghar Satara district Waterfalls Maharashtra 200 metres (656 feet) 3 tiered waterfalls Uttara Kannada district, 2 tiered/Segmented Magod Falls Karnataka 198 metres (650 ft) waterfalls Mayurbhanj district, Joranda Falls Odisha 181 metres (594 ft) plunge type waterfalls Chikkamagaluru district, Hebbe Falls Karnataka 168 metres (551 ft) 2 tiered waterfalls the border of Koraput (Odisha) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Duduma Falls Pradesh) 157 metres (515 ft) plunge type waterfalls Kullu district, Himachal Palani Falls Pradesh 150 metres (490 ft) Surge waterfalls Latehar district, Lodh Falls Jharkhand 143 metres (469 ft) 2 tiered waterfalls 2 tiered waterfalls, tallest Mauganj, Rewa district, waterfall in madhya Bahuti Falls Madhya Pradesh 198 metres (650 ft) Pradesh East Khasi Hills district, Bishop Falls Meghalaya 135 metres (443 ft) 3 tiered waterfalls Rewa district, Madhya on bihad river, comes Chachai Falls Pradesh 130 metres (430 ft) down from Rewa Plateau Rewa district, Madhya Keoti Falls Pradesh 130 metres (430 ft) segmented type waterfall Chikkamagaluru district, Kalhatti Falls Karnataka 122 metres (400 ft) - East Khasi Hills district, 3 tiered waterfall, twin of Beadon Falls Meghalaya 120 metres (390 ft) Bishop Falls Uttara Kannada district, Keppa Falls Karnataka 116 metres (381 ft) fan type waterfall Koosalli Falls Udupi, Karnataka 116 metres (381 ft) 6 tiered waterfall Shivamogga, Sagar, Dabbe falls Karnataka 110 metres(360 ft) - Pandavgad Falls Thane, Maharashtra 107 metres (351 ft) Plunge waterfall Hoshangabad district, Rajat Prapat Madhya Pradesh 107 metres (351 ft) horsetail type waterfall Bundla Falls kaimur district bihar 100 metres (330 ft) - Vantawng Falls Serchhip district, Mizoram 230 metres (750 ft) 2 tiered waterfalls Shivanasamudra Chamarajanagar District, Falls Karnataka 98 metres (322 ft) segmented type Lower Ghaghri Latehar district, Falls Jharkhand 98 metres (322 ft) cascade waterfalls Hundru Falls Ranchi district, Jharkhand 98 metres (322 ft) segmented type East Khasi Hills district, Sweet Falls Meghalaya 96 metres (315 ft) horsetail type 1 tiered/segmented Agaya Gangai Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 92 metres (302 ft) waterfalls Panna district, Madhya Gatha Falls Pradesh 91 metres (299 ft) - Baster district, Teerathgarh Falls Chhattisgarh 91 metres (299 ft) Block type Waterfall Kiliyur Falls Yercaud, Tamil Nadu 91 metres (299 ft) fan type waterfall Kudumari Falls Udupi district, Karnataka 91 metres (299 ft) horsetail type waterfall Muthyala Maduvu Bangalore rural district, Falls Karnataka 91 metres (299 ft) - Bastar district, Tirathgarh Falls Chhattisgarh 91 metres (299 ft) horsetail type waterfall West Khasi Hills district, Langshiang Falls Meghalaya 85 metres (279 ft) - Chittoor district, Andhra highest waterfall in Talakona falls Pradesh 82 metres (269 ft) andhra pradesh Kakolat Falls Nawada district, Bihar 50 metres (160 ft) cataract waterfall Block/Segmented type Athirappilly Falls thrissur district, Kerala 25 metres (82 ft) waterfall Candidates can check similar important GK topics in the given links: Longest Bridges in India Largest Volcanoes in the World Highest Mountains in The World Largest Libraries in the World Highest Peaks in the States Of India Longest Rivers Of The World Important Lakes in India Important Boundaries & Lines of the World Candidates preparing for competitive exams can check relevant articles for the S​ SC General Awareness ​section. .