5 quieter alternatives
Distances are straight-line. Crowd is out of 100, the same reading each place's own page prints.
24.75°N 82.67°E · 280 m
Uttar Pradesh
Mukkha Falls
A plunge waterfall on the Belan river in the far south of Uttar Pradesh, documented almost nowhere outside district records.
- Crowd
- 8/100 (Varanasi 50)
- Quietest good month
- September (8/100)
- Good season
- Aug-Nov
- Typical cost
- ₹700/day
Bihar
Karkatgarh Waterfall
A waterfall on the Karmanasa dropping into a gorge that is now a protected crocodile reserve, with muggers on the rocks below.
- Crowd
- 9/100 (Varanasi 50)
- Quietest good month
- September (11/100)
- Good season
- Aug-Dec
- Typical cost
- ₹700/day
Bihar
Telhar Kund
A ninety-metre drop into a circular rock amphitheatre on the Kaimur plateau, among the tallest falls in Bihar.
- Crowd
- 10/100 (Varanasi 50)
- Quietest good month
- September (12/100)
- Good season
- Aug-Dec
- Typical cost
- ₹700/day
Uttar Pradesh
Lakhaniya Dari
A waterfall dropping off the Vindhyan escarpment with prehistoric rock paintings in the shelters right beside it.
- Crowd
- 20/100 (Varanasi 50)
- Quietest good month
- September (20/100)
- Good season
- Aug-Nov
- Typical cost
- ₹700/day
24.88°N 83.20°E · 280 m
Uttar Pradesh
Rajdari Devdari Falls
Twin waterfalls stepping down through a forest gorge inside a sanctuary that once held reintroduced Asiatic lions.
- Crowd
- 22/100 (Varanasi 50)
- Quietest good month
- February (22/100)
- Good season
- Aug-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹800/day
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About the distances
Every distance on this page is a straight line between two points on the map, because that is the only figure that is exactly true. Roads are longer: around 1.4 times on the plains, and often double in the mountains, where a single pass or river gorge decides the route. Open a place for how to get there, the nearest airport and railhead, and its road and permit notes.
Quiet places near somewhere else
Places near Varanasi: questions
What are the quietest places near Varanasi?
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Mukkha Falls (70 km away, crowd 8/100), Karkatgarh Waterfall (71 km away, crowd 9/100), Telhar Kund (70 km away, crowd 10/100) lead the list. Varanasi itself reads 50/100 on the same scale.
How far are these places from Varanasi?
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Between 38 km and 71 km in a straight line. Road distance is always longer: usually around 1.4 times the straight-line figure on the plains, and often double in the mountains, where one pass can turn 70 km on the map into a full day's drive. Check the route on each place's own page before you commit.
When is the best time to visit the places near Varanasi?
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It differs by place. Mukkha Falls is at its quietest in September while still in season; Karkatgarh Waterfall is at its quietest in September while still in season; Telhar Kund is at its quietest in September while still in season. Every place links to a month-by-month crowd calendar.