Best places to visit in Jharkhand
15 curated destinations in Jharkhand, each with its honest season window: when to go, when it is merely fine, and when to stay away.
When to visit Jharkhand
Curated places in Jharkhand that are in peak season, by month. Tap a month for the whole country.
January, February, November and December put the most of Jharkhand in peak season. March the fewest, with 0.
All 15 destinations in Jharkhand
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Betla National Park
Jharkhand
Elephants and sal forest around two forgotten Palamu forts
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Jharkhand
900 m elephant-country summit looking over the Subarnarekha valley
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Dassam Falls
Jharkhand
The Kanchi river's clean 44 m curtain drop near Taimara village
Peak: Sep to Nov
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Deoghar (Baidyanath Dham)
Jharkhand
Jyotirlinga at the end of the 105 km Sultanganj kanwar walk
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Ghatshila
Jharkhand
Subarnarekha river town of Bengali holiday lodges, Burudih lake and Dharagiri falls
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Hirni Falls (Bandgaon)
Jharkhand
A 37 m forest falls on the Ramgarha, off the Ranchi to Chaibasa road
Peak: Aug to Oct
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Hundru Falls
Jharkhand
Subarnarekha drops 98 m of basalt, 740 steps below the road
Peak: Sep to Nov
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Kiriburu (Saranda Forest)
Jharkhand
Iron-ore plateau township with a sunset ledge over Saranda's seven hundred sal hills
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Maluti
Jharkhand
Seventy-two terracotta temples in a forgotten Jharkhand village
Peak: Nov to Feb
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McCluskieganj
Jharkhand
Fading Anglo-Indian settlement of bungalows in sal forest
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Netarhat
Jharkhand
Queen of Chotanagpur - pine forest sunrise/sunset points
Peak: Nov to Jan
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Parasnath Hill (Shikharji)
Jharkhand
Jharkhand's highest hill and Jainism's holiest summit walk
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Patratu Valley
Jharkhand
Hairpin ghat road dropping to a blue dam lake in Chotanagpur sal hills
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Rajmahal (Sahibganj)
Jharkhand
Mughal Bengal's lost capital on the Ganga: Akbari mosques, a river baradari, dolphins
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Sadni Falls (Gumla)
Jharkhand
A 60 m snake-like cascade of the Sankh off the edge of the Netarhat plateau
Peak: Aug to Oct
By theme in Jharkhand
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Jharkhand?
Across the 15 curated destinations in Jharkhand, January, February, November and December are the months with the most places in peak season. March has the fewest, at 0.
How many places are worth visiting in Jharkhand?
This catalogue lists 15 in Jharkhand, chosen for the landscape or the heritage rather than for size. Plain cities are deliberately left out unless the trip is the heritage itself. The strongest themes here are offbeat (13), waterfalls (6), wildlife (4), trek (4) and heritage (4).
What kind of places are in Jharkhand?
13 offbeat, 6 waterfalls, 4 wildlife, 4 trek and 4 heritage. Every entry carries its own peak, shoulder and avoid months, so nothing is recommended in a month it should not be.
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