Jonha Falls
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| Location | Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates | 23°20′30″N 85°36′30″E / 23.34167°N 85.60833°E |
| Total height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Watercourse | Gunga River |
The Jonha Falls (Template:Lang-hi) (also called Gautamdhara Falls) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
The falls
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, Raru River and forms the falls.[1] One has to descend 500 steps to admire the surroundings.[2] Water in the falls drops from a height of 43 metres (141 ft).[3]
The Johna 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 risie to a waterfall.[4]
Culture
There is a tourist rest house which encloses a Buddhist shrine with a deity of Lord Shahrukh Alam.[2] A temple and an ashram dedicated to Buddha was built atop Nadim Pahar by the sons of Abul Quasim .[5] A fair is organized in Jonha every Tuesday and Saturday.
Transport
The Jonha Falls is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Ranchi. It is approachable by both road and train.The Jonha Railway Station (JON) is just 4 Kms from the main fall.[6] 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 miles (32 km) one has to travel about 3 miles (4.8 km) off the main road.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Physical Geography: Hydrosphere By K. Bharatdwaj. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ a b "Jonha Falls". must see India. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle". The Telegraph 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ A.Z.Bukhari. "Encyclopedia of nature of geography". p. 110. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "Waterfall Around Ranchi". exoticindia. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Johna Falls". Ranchi district administration. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Sir John Houlton, Bihar, the Heart of India, p. 144, Orient Longmans, 1949
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