Waterfalls of India

26 falls, each tied to its river and state, with the tallest ones and the wrong pairs examiners have set.

On this map (26)

Kunchikal · Karnataka — Varahi river · Shivamogga. On the Varahi river
Jog Falls (Gersoppa) · Karnataka — Sharavati river · Shivamogga–Uttara Kannada. On the SHARAVATI river (west-flowing)
Barkana · Karnataka — Sita river · Agumbe. On the Sita river, near Agumbe
Gokak · Karnataka — Ghataprabha river · Belagavi. On the GHATAPRABHA river (a Krishna tributary)
Shivanasamudra Falls · Karnataka — Cauvery river · Mandya–Chamarajanagar. On the CAUVERY river
Dudhsagar · Goa — Mandovi river · Goa–Karnataka border. On the MANDOVI river
Athirappilly · Kerala — Chalakudy river · Thrissur. On the CHALAKUDY river
Vazhachal · Kerala — Chalakudy river · Thrissur. Also on the Chalakudy river, 5 km upstream of Athirappilly
Meenmutty · Kerala — Wayanad. Wayanad, Kerala; a three-tier fall (~300 m in total)
Hogenakkal · Tamil Nadu — Cauvery river · Dharmapuri. On the CAUVERY, where it enters Tamil Nadu
Dhuandhar · Madhya Pradesh — Narmada river · Bhedaghat, Jabalpur. On the NARMADA river at Bhedaghat, Jabalpur
Kapildhara · Madhya Pradesh — Narmada river · Amarkantak. First waterfall of the NARMADA, just below its source at Amarkantak
Keoti · Madhya Pradesh — Mahana river · Rewa. On the Mahana river (Tons basin), Rewa plateau
Chachai · Madhya Pradesh — Bihad river · Rewa. On the BIHAD river (a Tons tributary), Rewa
Chulia · Rajasthan — Chambal river · Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh. On the CHAMBAL river near Rawatbhata
Chitrakote · Chhattisgarh — Indravati river · Bastar. On the INDRAVATI river, Bastar district
Amritdhara · Chhattisgarh — Hasdeo river · Koriya. On the HASDEO river (a Mahanadi tributary), Koriya district
Hundru · Jharkhand — Subarnarekha river · Ranchi. On the SUBARNAREKHA river, near Ranchi
Dassam · Jharkhand — Kanchi river · Ranchi. On the KANCHI river (a Subarnarekha tributary)
Jonha · Jharkhand — Raru river · Ranchi. On the Raru (Gunga) river; also called Gautamdhara
Budha Ghagh (Lodh Falls) · Jharkhand — Burha river · Latehar. On the BURHA river, NOT the Kanchi
Barehipani · Odisha — Budhabalanga river · Similipal, Mayurbhanj. On the Budhabalanga river, inside Similipal
Khandadhar · Odisha — Korapani stream · Sundargarh. Sundargarh district; about 244 m, second in Odisha only to Barehipani
Duduma · Odisha — Machkund river · Koraput (Odisha–AP border). On the MACHKUND river, on the Odisha–Andhra border
Nohkalikai · Meghalaya — near Sohra (Cherrapunji). Near Sohra (Cherrapunji), East Khasi Hills
Langshiang · Meghalaya — West Khasi Hills. West Khasi Hills; about 337 m

Asked in exams

UPPCS 2009Tallest waterfall of India? → Kunchikal
UPPCS 2015Kunchikal height → 455 m
UPSC 2024Gersoppa – Western Ghats – Netravati → wrong (it is the Sharavati)
UPSC 2008Jog Falls – Sharavati → correct
UPPCS 2017Jog → Sharavati
UPPCS 2005Jog – Krishna → the wrong pair
UPPCS 2017Gokak → Ghataprabha
UPSC 2008Sivasamudram Falls – Cauvery → correct
UPPCS 2005Shivasamudram → Cauvery
UPPCS 2017Dudhsagar → Mandovi
UPPCS 2014Which waterfall is in Goa? → Dudhsagar
UPPCS 2009Distractor in “tallest waterfall of India” (answer: Kunchikal)
UPSC 2024Dhuandhar – Malwa – Narmada → wrong (Jabalpur is not in Malwa)
UPPCS 2021Dhuandhar → Narmada
UPPCS 2005Dhuandhar → Narmada
UPSC 2008Kapildhara Falls – Godavari → wrong (it is the Narmada)
MPPCS 2019Kapildhara → Narmada
UPPCS 2021Chachai → Bihad
UPPCS 2005Chulia → Chambal
UPPCS RO/ARO 2016Chitrakote → Indravati
UPPCS RO/ARO 2017Chitrakote is in → Bastar
CGPCS 2019Amritdhara → Hasdeo
UPSC 2024Hundru – Chota Nagpur – Subarnarekha → correct (the only correct row)
UPPCS 2021Hundru → Subarnarekha
JPSC 2016Dassam → Kanchi
JPSC 2016Jonha → Raru
UPPCS 2021Budha Ghagh – Kanchi → wrong (it is on the Burha)
UPPCS 2017Duduma → Machkund
UPPCS 2014Distractor in “which waterfall is in Goa” (answer: Dudhsagar)

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