Hundru Falls
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Overview
Hundru Falls is on the Subarnarekha in Ranchi district, Jharkhand.
The falls are on the Subarnarekha river, near Ranchi.
The river drops about 98 m off the edge of the Ranchi plateau.
Jonha and Dassam falls are nearby, typical of scarp falls on the Chota Nagpur plateau.
It is about 45 km from Ranchi.
The waterfall forms where the river falls from the edge of the plateau to the lower ground, typical of the Chota Nagpur area.
It is busiest in the monsoon and is a picnic spot in winter.
The Subarnarekha later flows through Jamshedpur and reaches the sea in Odisha.
Geography and key facts
- Subarnarekha
- Ranchi, Jharkhand
- About 98 m
- Ranchi plateau scarp
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in waterfall–river matches (2024).
Note for UPSC
Subarnarekha, Jharkhand.
Waterfalls are usually asked as falls–river pairs.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2024 · Q9Consider the following information : Waterfall | Region | River…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Hundru Falls.
Key facts
- Type
- Waterfall
- State / UT
- Jharkhand
- Basin
- East-flowing (Odisha–Jharkhand)
- River
- Subarnarekha
- Coordinates
- 23.450°N, 85.650°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2024
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.