| Height-wise rank | Waterfall | Height | Location | Remarks | Number of drops |
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| 1 | Kunchikal Waterfalls | 455 metres (1,493 ft)[2] | Shivamogga district, Karnataka | tallest tiered type waterfalls | 4[3] |
| 2 | Barehipani Falls | 399[4] metres (1,309 ft)[2] | Mayurbhanj district, Odisha | tiered | 2 |
| 3 | Nohkalikai Falls | 340 metres (1,120 ft)[5] | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | plunge waterfalls | Single |
| 4 | Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls | 315 metres (1,033 ft)[2] | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | segmented type waterfalls | Single |
| 5 | Dudhsagar Falls | 310 metres (1,020 ft)[2] | South Goa District, Goa | tiered waterfalls | 4 |
| 6 | Kynrem Falls | 305 metres (1,001 ft)[2] | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | tiered waterfalls | 3 |
| 7 | Meenmutty Falls | 300 m (984 feet)[2] | Wayanad district, Kerala | tiered waterfalls | 3 |
| 8 | Thalaiyar Falls | 297 metres (974 ft)[2] | Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu | horsetail type waterfalls | Single |
| 9 | hogenakkal Falls | 259 metres (850 ft)[2] | dharmapuri district, tamilnadu | tiered waterfalls | |
| 10 | Jog Falls | 253 metres (830 ft)[2] | Shivamogga district, Karnataka | segmented waterfalls | Single |
| 11 | Khandadhar Falls | 244 metres (801 ft)[2] | Sundergarh district, Odisha | Horse tail type falls | Single |
| 12 | Vantawng Falls | 229 metres (751 ft)[2] | Serchhip district, Mizoram | tiered waterfalls | 2 |
| 13 | Kune Falls | 200 metres (660 ft)[2] | Pune district, Maharashtra | tiered waterfalls | 3 |
| 14 | Thoseghar Waterfalls | 200 metres (660 ft) | Satara district, Maharashtra | cataract, segmented | |
| 15 | Soochipara Falls | 200 metres (660 ft)[2] | Wayanad district, Kerala | tiered waterfalls | 3 |
| 16 | Bahuti Falls | 198 metres (650 ft)[2] | Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh | tiered waterfalls | 2 |
| 17 | Magod Falls | 198 metres (650 ft)[2] | Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka | tiered waterfalls | 2 |
| 18 | Hebbe Falls | 168 metres (551 ft)[2] | Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka | tiered waterfalls | 2 |
| 18 | Duduma Falls | 157 metres (515 ft)[2] | Border of Koraput & Visakhapatnam districts
of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states | plunge type waterfalls | Single |
| 20 | Palani Falls | 150 metres (490 ft)[2] | Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh | | |
| 21 | Joranda Falls | 150 metres (490 ft)[6] | Mayurbhanj district, Odisha | | Single |
| 22 | Lodh Falls | 143 metres (469 ft)[2] | Latehar district, Jharkhand | tiered waterfalls | 2 |
| 23 | Bishop Falls | 135 metres (443 ft)[2] | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | tiered waterfalls | 3 |
| 24 | Chachai Falls | 130 metres (430 ft)[2] | Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh | | |
| 25 | Keoti Falls | 98 metres (322 ft)[2] | Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh | segmented type waterfall | Single |
| 26 | Changey Falls | 123 metres (404 ft)[2] | Kalimpong district, West Bengal | segmented type waterfall | Single |
| 27 | Kalhatti Falls | 122 metres (400 ft)[2] | Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka | | |
| 28 | Beadon Falls | 120 metres (390 ft)[2] | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | | |
| 29 | Keppa Falls | 116 metres (381 ft)[2] | Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka | fan type waterfall | Single |
| 30 | Koosalli Falls | 116 metres (381 ft)[2] | Udupi, Karnataka | tiered waterfall | 6 |
| 31 | Dabbe falls | 110 metres (360 ft) | Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka | |
| 32 | Vasudhara Falls | 120 metres (390 ft)[2] | Chamoli district, Uttarakhand | | |
| 33 | Pandavgad Falls | 107 metres (351 ft)[2] | Thane, Maharashtra | | |
| 34 | Rajat Prapat | 107 metres (351 ft)[2] | Narmadapuram district, Madhya Pradesh | horsetail type waterfall | Single |
| 35 | Bundla Falls | 100 metres (330 ft)[2] | Kaimur district, Bihar | | Single |
| 36 | Shivanasamudra Falls | 98 metres (322 ft)[2] | Mandya district, Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka | segmented type | Single |
| 37 | Lower Ghaghri Falls | 98 metres (322 ft)[2] | Latehar district, Jharkhand | | |
| 38 | Hundru Falls | 98 metres (322 ft)[2] | Ranchi district, Jharkhand | segmented type | Single |
| 39 | Sweet Falls | 96 metres (315 ft)[2] | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | horsetail type | Single |
| 40 | Agaya Gangai | 92 metres (302 ft)[7] | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu | tiered waterfalls | Single |
| 41 | Patalpani waterfall | 91.5 metres (300 ft) | Mhow, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh | segmented type | Single |
| 42 | Gatha Falls | 91 metres (299 ft)[2] | Panna district, Madhya Pradesh | | |
| 43 | Teerathgarh Falls | 91 metres (299 ft)[2] | Baster district, Chhattisgarh | | |
| 44 | Kiliyur Falls | 91 metres (299 ft)[2] | Yercaud, Tamil Nadu | fan type waterfall | Single |
| 45 | Kedumari Falls | 91 metres (299 ft)[2] | Udupi district, Karnataka | horsetail type waterfall | Single |
| 46 | Muthyala Maduvu Falls | 91 metres (299 ft)[2] | Bangalore rural district, Karnataka | | |
| 47 | Langshiang Falls | 85 metres (279 ft)[2] | West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | | Single |
| 48 | Talakona falls | 82 metres (269 ft)[citation needed] | Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh | | |
| 49 | Purwa Falls | 70 metres (230 ft) | Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh | | |
| 50 | Kakolat Falls | 50 metres (160 ft)[citation needed] | Nawada district, Bihar | | |
| 51 | Paglajhora Falls | 35 metres (115 ft)[citation needed] | Darjiling district, West bengal | | |
| 52 | Dhuandhar Falls | 30 metres (98 ft)[2] | Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh | | |
| 53 | Athirappilly Falls | 25 metres (82 ft)[2] | thrissur district, Kerala | segmented type waterfall | |