Rajrappa
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 Rajrappa Falls
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| Location | Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates | 23°37′55″N 85°42′40″E / 23.63194°N 85.71111°ECoordinates: 23°37′55″N 85°42′40″E / 23.63194°N 85.71111°E |
| Elevation | 346 metres (1,135 ft) |
| Total height | 9.1 metres (30 ft) |
| Watercourse | Bhairavi River |
 Photographs of Rajrappa
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 Boating in the Damodar
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Rajrappa (Hindi: राजरप्पा) is a waterfall and a pilgrimage centre in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Rajrappa is located at 23°37′55″N 85°42′40″E / 23.632°N 85.711°E.
Rajrappa stands at the confluence of the Damodar and Bhairavi (locally called Bhera) rivers.
Rajrappa is located off NH 23 connecting Ramgarh and Chas. It is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Ramgarh,65 kilometres (40 mi) from Hazaribagh, 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Ranchi and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Bokaro Steel City.
The Bhera or Bhairavi joins the Damodar, falling from a height of 9.1 metres (30 ft). It is a scenic spot that offers boating facilities and spectacular rock formation for the visitors.
Rajrappa Falls has tremendous geographical significance. The Damodar valley at Rajrappa is a typical example of polycyclic valley or topographic discordance which is characterized by two storey valley. The Damodar developed its broad and flat valley of senile stage before the onset of Tertiary upliftment. The river was rejuvenated due to upliftment of landmass during the Paleogene and Neogene Periods (66 million to 1.8 million years ago) by the side effects of the Himalayan orogeny and thus the Damodar excavated its new deep and narrow valley of youthful stage within its broad and flat valley of senile stage. The Bhera river coming from over the Ranchi plateau makes a waterfall while joining the Damodar and thus presents an example of a hanging valley. The Damodar gorge near Rajrappa is a typical example of incised meander.
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