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| location = [[West Singhbhum]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
| location = [[West Singhbhum]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
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| watercourse = Ramgarha River
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'''Hirni Falls''' is a [[waterfall]] located in [[West Singhbhum]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://chaibasa.nic.in/bandgaon.html |title = Bandgaon Block, West Singhbhum |publisher = District administration |access-date = 2010-04-29 |archive-date = 10 April 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410014335/http://www.chaibasa.nic.in/bandgaon.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
'''Hirni Falls''' is a [[waterfall]] located in [[West Singhbhum]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://chaibasa.nic.in/bandgaon.html | title = Bandgaon Block, West Singhbhum |publisher = District administration |accessdate = 2010-04-29 }}</ref>


==Falls==
==Falls==
At an edge of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau#Ranchi plateau|Ranchi plateau]], around Bandgaon, the Ramgarha River plunges down {{convert|37|m}} in a broad torrent as the Hirni Falls.<ref>Sir John Houlton, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', p. 145, Orient Longmans Ltd., 1949</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://go4indya.blogspot.com/2010/01/waterfall-around-ranchi.html | title =Waterfall Around Ranchi |publisher = exoticindia  |accessdate = 2010-04-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090429/jsp/jharkhand/story_10889766.jsp | title = High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle |publisher = The Telegraph 29 April 2009 |accessdate = 2010-04-29 }}</ref> Situated in a dense forest area, Hirni has been favoured by nature for scenic beauties.<ref name=hirni>{{cite web |url = http://www.jharkhandonline.in/TouristPlaces/Places/Ranchi.asp |title = Ranchi |publisher = jharkhandonline |accessdate = 2010-04-29 |archive-url = https://archive.is/20090624142505/http://www.jharkhandonline.in/TouristPlaces/Places/Ranchi.asp |archive-date = 24 June 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
At an edge of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau#Ranchi plateau|Ranchi plateau]], around Bandgaon, the Ramgarha River plunges down {{convert|37|m}} in a broad torrent as the Hirni Falls.<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir John Houlton|title=Bihar, the Heart of India|page=145|publisher=Orient Longmans Ltd.|date=1949}}<br>- {{cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090429/jsp/jharkhand/story_10889766.jsp | title = High and dry - Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle|author=Santosh K. Kiro |work = The Telegraph |date=29 April 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024053918/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090429/jsp/jharkhand/story_10889766.jsp |archivedate=24 October 2012 |access-date = 11 November 2021|via=Wayback Machine }}</ref> Situated in a dense forest area, Hirni has been favoured by nature for scenic beauties.<ref name=hirni>{{cite web |url = http://www.jharkhandonline.in/TouristPlaces/Places/Ranchi.asp |title = Ranchi |website =Jharkhand Online |access-date = 2010-04-29 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20090624142505/http://www.jharkhandonline.in/TouristPlaces/Places/Ranchi.asp |archive-date = 24 June 2009 |url-status = dead|via=archive today}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
Hirni Falls is {{convert|20|km}} from [[Khunti]], {{convert|62|km}} from [[Ranchi]]<ref name=hirni/> and {{convert|68|km}} from [[Chaibasa]], off Ranchi-Chaibasa Road.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.indiatravelmall.com/jharkhand.shtml | title = Jharkhand |publisher = indiatravelmall |accessdate = 2010-04-29 }}</ref>
Hirni Falls is {{convert|20|km}} from [[Khunti]], {{convert|62|km}} from [[Ranchi]]<ref name=hirni/> and {{convert|68|km}} from [[Chaibasa]], off Ranchi-Chaibasa Road.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.indiatravelmall.com/jharkhand.shtml | title = Jharkhand |publisher = India Travel Mall |access-date = 2010-04-29 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Waterfalls of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Waterfalls in India]]




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Hirni Falls
LocationWest Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates22°52′00″N 85°20′00″E / 22.8667°N 85.3333°E / 22.8667; 85.3333[1]
Elevation608 metres (1,995 ft)
Total height37 metres (121 ft)
WatercourseRamgarha River

Hirni Falls is a waterfall located in West Singhbhum in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[2]

Falls

At an edge of the Ranchi plateau, around Bandgaon, the Ramgarha River plunges down 37 metres (121 ft) in a broad torrent as the Hirni Falls.[3] Situated in a dense forest area, Hirni has been favoured by nature for scenic beauties.[4]

Transport

Hirni Falls is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Khunti, 62 kilometres (39 mi) from Ranchi[4] and 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Chaibasa, off Ranchi-Chaibasa Road.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Bandgaon, India Page". Falling Rain Software. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. "Bandgaon Block, West Singhbhum". District administration. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  3. Sir John Houlton (1949). Bihar, the Heart of India. Orient Longmans Ltd. p. 145.
    - Santosh K. Kiro (29 April 2009). "High and dry - Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Ranchi". Jharkhand Online. Retrieved 29 April 2010 – via archive today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. "Jharkhand". India Travel Mall. Retrieved 29 April 2010.