Jonha Falls | waterfall, interesting place

India / Jharkhand / Bundu /
 waterfall, interesting place

Jonha Falls is a waterfall on the rarhu river. It is located about 50 kilometres away from Ranchi. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) inside from the Ranchi - Purulia highway. These falls are also named Gautam Dhara after Gautam Buddha. There are two Buddha temples near the Jonha falls, which were built by the king Baldev Roy. This is one of the safest waterfalls of Ranchi as it does not have a deep plunge pool beneath the waterfall. One can even bath just beneath the falling water as the bottom is filled with sand and shingle. The stretch is rocky formed of basaltic rocks and the area including other waterfalls such as Hundru, Sita falls etc are the result of a geographical phenomenon called rejuvenation. The Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation has constructed some tourist rest sheds and a new marbled stairway leading to the bottom. Fooding, snacks and packaged water are available at 5-6 kiosks run by the locals. Locals also sell beautiful woodwork handicrafts resembling hearts, flowers, daggers, et al.

Info provided by:
Amrendra Gupta, Oct 04,2009.
guptaamrendra@gmail.com
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Coordinates:   23°20'32"N   85°36'30"E

Comments

  • awesome place!
  • very good place to visit
  • jonha falls is relay worth visiting place. this is a nice picnic spot.it is situated near village johna on ranchi -silli -purulia road(SH2)the place named "Amrood- bagan" ,comes just before johna.this fall is situated 31.4 km form ranchi "khadgarha" bus stand.for approaching jonha fall's,a tape road provided form "amroodbagan" distance between "amroodbagan" to johna fall's is just 3.7 km. the best time to visit this place is sept. to feb. info by rajmahtoajmer@gmail.com (WITH JHARKHANDI JOHAR) JAI JHARKHAND.
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