Vazhachal Falls
Vazhachal Falls is situated in Athirappilly Panchayath of Thrissur district in Kerala on the southwest coast of India. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division and at the edge of the Sholayar ranges, it is just 5 km from entrance of Athirappilly Falls.Photo: Jeganam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charpa Falls and Athirappilly Falls.
Charpa Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Abhishek Jacob, Public domain.
Charpa Falls is a waterfall located in Athirappilly panchayath in Thrissur district of Kerala. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River, this waterfall lies in between the more famous Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Charpa Falls is situated 1½ km west of Vazhachal Falls.
Athirappilly Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Soura.ghoshslg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athirappilly Falls is situated in Athirappilly Panchayat in Chalakudy Taluk of Thrissur District in Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River, which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats at the entrance to the Sholayar ranges. Athirappilly Falls is situated 3 km southwest of Vazhachal Falls.
Poringalkuthu hydro power station
Power station
Photo: Challiyan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Poringalkuthu hydro power station is situated 3 km northeast of Vazhachal Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athirappilly.
Athirappilly
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athirappilly is a Grama Panchayat with 489.00 km2 area in Chalakudy Taluk, Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is located 52 km from Thrissur city, 60 km northeast of Kochi city, 32 km northeast of Cochin International Airport, and 24 km from Chalakudy town. Athirappilly is situated 4 km west of Vazhachal Falls.
Vazhachal Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Kerala, India
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Chalakkudy, Thrissur District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.3005° or 10° 18′ 2″ northLongitude
76.5919° or 76° 35′ 31″ eastOpen location code
7J2R8H2R+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 582568263OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q7917602
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Vazhachal Falls” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ভাঝাচালা জলপ্রপাত”
- Malayalam: “Vazhachal Falls”
- Malayalam: “വാഴച്ചാൽ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം”
- Malayalam: “വാഴച്ചാൽ”
- Marathi: “वळचल धबधबा”
- Tamil: “வாழச்சல் அருவி”
- Tamil: “வாழச்சல் நீர்வீழ்ச்சி”
- Urdu: “واژاچال آبشار”
- Western Panjabi: “واژاچال آبشار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vazhachal Check Post and tourism Police.
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