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{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Sadni Falls
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| map = India Jharkhand
| map_width =
| map_label = Sadni Falls
| coords = {{coord|23.2833|N|84.2333|E|format=dms}}<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Rajadera.html
| title = Rajadera, India Page|publisher =Falling Rain Genomics |accessdate = 2010-04-20 }}</ref>
| location = Rajadera, [[Gumla district]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
| elevation = {{convert|934|m}}
| type = Snake
| height = {{convert|60|m}}
| height_longest =
| average_width =
| number_drops =
| average_flow =
| watercourse = [[Sankh River]]
}}

'''Sadni Falls''' (also called Sadnighagh Falls) is a [[waterfall]] located about {{convert|3|km}} from Rajadera village in [[Gumla district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.india9.com/i9show/Rajadera-15124.htm| title = Rajadera |publisher = india9 |accessdate = 2010-04-20 }}</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=350| zoom=9
| coord={{coord|23|6|0|N|84|32|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Gumla district in South Chotanagpur Division'''<br/>M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre, B: Bauxite mining centre<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

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|mark-coord7={{coord|22|54|45|N|84|54|58|E}} | label-pos7=top|label7= Kamdara| numbered7=R| mark-title7=[[Kamdara]] (R)
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|mark-coord10={{coord|23|10|9|N|84|45|37|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Sisai| numbered10=R| mark-title10=[[Sisai, Gumla]] (R)
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===Location===
Sadni Falls is located at {{coord|23.2833|N|84.2333|E|display=inline}}

==The Falls==
The {{convert|60|m}} falls on the [[Sankh River]] is a [[Escarpment|scarp]] fall. It is referred to as a snake type falls and is a popular picnic spot.<ref name=govt>{{cite web|url =http://jharkhand.nic.in/access.htm | title =Jharkhand |publisher =Jharkhand Govt. |accessdate = 2010-04-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T1Y_Ytx9wp4C&q=hundru+falls&pg=PA161 | title = Physical Geography: Hydrosphere By K. Bharatdwaj | isbn = 9788183561679 |accessdate = 2010-04-20 | last1 = Bharatdwaj | first1 = K. | year = 2006 }}</ref> Its surroundings are spectacular with hillocks, forests and streams.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Jharkhand/Gumla/Sadani-Waterfalls-15105.htm | title = Sadani Falls |publisher = india9 |accessdate = 2010-04-20 }}</ref>

==History==
Once upon a time, active [[diamond]] mines existed at Sadni Falls. These mines yielded many large and fine stones in the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://nitishpriyadarshi.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html| title = History of Diamond mining in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh|publisher = Environment and Geology |accessdate = 2010-04-20 }}</ref>

==Transport==
===By Rail===
The nearest town [[Netarhat]] does not have a railway station. The closest railway station is at [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]], which is 110 kilometres away.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sadni Waterfalls|url=https://beautyspotsofindia.com/sadni-waterfalls/|last=Guru|first=Travel|date=2014-03-20|website=Beautiful Indian Tourist Spots|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

===By Road===
There are regular bus services between Ranchi, the state [[Capital city|capital]] and Netarhat. Sadni falls lie at a distance of 35 kilometres from Netarhat.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]

==References==
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{{Hydrography of Jharkhand}}
{{South Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Waterfalls of Jharkhand]]

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