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India · Ramgarh district
Rajrappa
Rajrappa is a waterfall and a pilgrimage centre in the Chitarpur CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Essentials guide
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Rajrappa drops over a series of steps. It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Ramgarh district, India. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a block waterfall, a wide sheet of water falling from a broad river.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Rajrappa itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Ramgarh district are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Monsoon-fed: flow builds from July and the falls are fullest, and usually safest to approach, from late August to November once the rains ease.
Getting there
- Base town Ramgarh district, India
- Country India
- Region Ramgarh district, South Asia, Asia
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Rajrappa
India
Height—Width—
Most similar
Athirappilly Falls
India
Height24 mWidth100 m
Also a block waterfall and in India too
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
24 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Athirappilly FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Athirappilly Falls
100 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Rajrappa yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
23.632, 85.711
Quick answers
Where is Rajrappa?
Rajrappa is in India (Ramgarh district). The nearest base is Ramgarh district, India. Its coordinates are 23.6320, 85.7110.
When is the best time to visit Rajrappa?
Peak flow is August to November. Monsoon-fed: flow builds from July and the falls are fullest, and usually safest to approach, from late August to November once the rains ease.
What can you do at Rajrappa?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Rajrappa?
The usual base is Ramgarh district, India. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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