Jonha Falls
title: "Jonha Falls" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["waterfalls-of-jharkhand", "ranchi"] topic_path: "general/waterfalls-of-jharkhand" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonha_Falls" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jonha Falls |
| native_name | जोन्हा जलप्रपात |
| photo | Jonha_falls.jpg |
| map | India Jharkhand |
| map_label | Jonha Falls |
| coords | |
| location | Ranchi district, Jharkhand |
| height | 43 m |
| watercourse | Raru River |
| :: |
| name = Jonha Falls | native_name = जोन्हा जलप्रपात | photo = Jonha_falls.jpg | photo_caption = | map = India Jharkhand | map_width = | map_label = Jonha Falls | coords = | coords_ref = | location = Ranchi district, Jharkhand | elevation = | type = | height = 43 m | height_longest = | average_width = | number_drops = | average_flow = | watercourse = Raru River The Jonha Falls (also called Gautamdhara Falls) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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Location
Jonha Falls is located at
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Jonha Fall can be seen without using 722 steps of stairs via Jonha Fall Resort.
The falls
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Situated at an edge of the Ranchi plateau, the Jonha Falls is an example of a hanging valley falls. The Gunga River hangs over its master stream, Radu River and forms the falls. One has to descend 722 steps to admire the surroundings. Water in the falls drops from a height of 43 m.
The Jonha Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation. Knick point, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. The break in channel gradient allows water to fall vertically giving rise to a waterfall. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Jonha_Falls,_Jharkhand,_India_01.jpg" caption="'''Jonha Falls'''" alt="Jonha Falls"] ::
Culture
There is a tourist rest house which encloses a Buddhist shrine with a deity of Lord Gautama Buddha. A fair is organized in Jonha every Tuesday and Saturday.
Many remains of Buddhism are present in Jonha Falls, situated on Gautam Hill, 38 km away from the capital Ranchi. There is an ancient temple of Lord Gautam Buddha on the hill of Jonha Falls. This temple was built hundreds of years ago by Raja Baldev Das Birla.
Transport
The Jonha Falls is 40 km from Ranchi. It is approachable by both road and train. Jonha Station is just 1.5 km from the fall. For travel by road, one has to take the Ranchi-Purulia Road and after travelling for about 20 mi one has to travel about 3 mi off the main road.
References
References
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- "Jonha Falls". must see India.
- "High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle". The Telegraph 29 April 2009.
- A.Z.Bukhari. (March 2023). "Encyclopedia of nature of geography". Anmol Publications Pvt. Limited.
- "Waterfall Around Ranchi". exoticindia.
- "Jonha Falls attracts tourists, Lord Buddha's temple is built near Jonha Falls.".
- "Johna Falls". Ranchi district administration.
- [[John Wardle Houlton. Sir John Houlton]], ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', p. 144, Orient Longmans, 1949
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