Meteorite falls in India
India has 124 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the second-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Sulagiri (110 kg, 2008). The earliest is Jalandhar in 1621.
- Median recovered mass
- 1.8 kg
- Different class labels
- 42
- Falls with their own page
- 19
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 124, 63 are dated before 1900 and 25 are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1860s, with 15 falls. The median distance from a fall in India to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 65 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Patwar in Bangladesh, 50 km from Sabrum.
What fell in India
The most common class is L6 (25 falls), followed by H6 (20). Together the falls recorded in India recovered 980 kg.
- L chondrites 36
- H chondrites 41
- LL chondrites 15
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 3
- Carbonaceous chondrites 4
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Rumuruti and Kakangari chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 9
- Other achondrites 3
- Martian meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 7
- Unclassified stones 3
Every fall in India
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1621 | Jalandhar | Iron | 2 kg |
| 1798 | Benares (a) | LL4 | 3.7 kg |
| 1808 | Moradabad | L6 | 70 g |
| 1811 | Punganaru | Unclassified stone | 100 g |
| 1814 | Chail | H6 | 0.5 g |
| 1814 | Gurram Konda | L6 | 28 g |
| 1815 | Durala | L6 | 13 kg |
| 1822 | Futtehpur | L6 | 4 kg |
| 1822 | Kadonah | H6 | 89 g |
| 1822 | Umbala | LL5 | 100 g |
| 1827 | Mhow | L6 | 350 g |
| 1834 | Charwallas | H6 | 12 kg |
| 1838 | Akbarpur | H4 | 1.8 kg |
| 1838 | Chandakapur | L5 | 8.8 kg |
| 1838 | Kaee | H5 | 230 g |
| 1843 | Manegaon | Diogenite | 50 g |
| 1848 | Dharwar | Ordinary chondrite | 1.8 kg |
| 1850 | Shalka | Diogenite | 4 kg |
| 1852 | Bustee | Aubrite | 1.5 kg |
| 1852 | Yatoor | H5 | 14 kg |
| 1853 | Segowlie | LL6 | 6.9 kg |
| 1855 | Sabetmahet | H5 | 1.2 kg |
| 1857 | Parnallee | LL3.6 | 78 kg |
| 1860 | Dhurmsala | LL6 | 32 kg |
| 1860 | Kheragur | L6 | 450 g |
| 1860 | Kusiali | L6 | 5 g |
| 1861 | Butsura | H6 | 29 kg |
| 1861 | Meerut | H5 | 22 g |
| 1863 | Manbhoom | LL6 | 1.7 kg |
| 1863 | Pulsora | H5 | 560 g |
| 1865 | Muddoor | L5 | 4.4 kg |
| 1865 | Shergotty | Martian (shergottite) | 5 kg |
| 1865 | Supuhee | H6 | 7.2 kg |
| 1866 | Jamkheir | H6 | 22 g |
| 1866 | Pokhra | H5 | 350 g |
| 1866 | Udipi | H5 | 3.6 kg |
| 1867 | Khetri | H6 | 100 g |
| 1868 | Moti-ka-nagla | H6 | 1.5 kg |
| 1870 | Nedagolla | Iron, ungrouped | 4.5 kg |
| 1872 | Dyalpur | Ureilite | 300 g |
| 1875 | Nagaria | Eucrite-cm | 20 g |
| 1875 | Sitathali | H5 | 1.6 kg |
| 1876 | Judesegeri | H6 | 680 g |
| 1877 | Bhagur | L6 | 18 g |
| 1878 | Dandapur | L6 | 5.7 kg |
| 1878 | Haraiya | Eucrite-mmict | 1 kg |
| 1879 | Kalumbi | L6 | 4.5 kg |
| 1880 | Andhara | Unclassified stone | 2.7 kg |
| 1880 | Chetrinahatti | Unclassified stone | 72 g |
| 1884 | Pirthalla | H6 | 1.2 kg |
| 1885 | Chandpur | L6 | 1.1 kg |
| 1886 | Nammianthal | H5 | 4.5 kg |
| 1887 | Lalitpur | L6 | 372 g |
| 1890 | Kakangari | K3 | 350 g |
| 1890 | Nawapali | CM2 | 105 g |
| 1892 | Bansur | L6 | 15 kg |
| 1893 | Bherai | L6 | 100 g |
| 1894 | Bori | L6 | 8.6 kg |
| 1895 | Ambapur Nagla | H5 | 6.4 kg |
| 1895 | Bishunpur | LL3.15 | 1 kg |
| 1897 | Delhi | L5 | 0.8 g |
| 1897 | Kangra Valley | H5 | 400 g |
| 1899 | Donga Kohrod | H6 | 230 g |
| 1902 | Kamsagar | L6 | 1.3 kg |
| 1905 | Bholghati | Howardite | 2.5 kg |
| 1906 | Vishnupur | LL4-6 | 2.4 kg |
| 1907 | Chainpur | LL3.4 | 8.2 kg |
| 1910 | Baroti | L6 | 4.5 kg |
| 1910 | Khohar | L3.6 | 9.7 kg |
| 1910 | Lakangaon | Eucrite-mmict | 213 g |
| 1910 | Mirzapur | L5 | 8.5 kg |
| 1911 | Tonk | CI1 | 7.7 g |
| 1912 | Shupiyan | H6 | 5 kg |
| 1913 | Banswal | L5 | 14 g |
| 1914 | Kuttippuram | L6 | 45 kg |
| 1916 | Ekh Khera | H6 | 840 g |
| 1916 | Rampurhat | LL | 100 g |
| 1916 | Sultanpur | L/LL6 | 1.7 kg |
| 1917 | Cranganore | L6 | 1.5 kg |
| 1917 | Ranchapur | H4 | 290 g |
| 1920 | Atarra | L4 | 1.3 kg |
| 1920 | Merua | H5 | 71 kg |
| 1921 | Haripura | CM2 | 315 g |
| 1921 | Samelia | Iron, IIIAB | 2.5 kg |
| 1921 | Shikarpur | L6 | 3.7 kg |
| 1926 | Lua | L5 | 9.2 kg |
| 1928 | Naoki | H6 | 17 kg |
| 1929 | Rewari | L6 | 3.3 kg |
| 1932 | Khanpur | LL5 | 3.7 kg |
| 1934 | Bahjoi | Iron, IAB-sLL | 10 kg |
| 1934 | Tirupati | H6 | 230 g |
| 1937 | Rangala | L6 | 3.2 kg |
| 1939 | Andura | H6 | 18 kg |
| 1940 | Erakot | CM2 | 113 g |
| 1940 | Ramnagar | L6 | 3.8 kg |
| 1940 | Semarkona | LL3.00 | 691 g |
| 1942 | Kamalpur | L6 | 2.8 kg |
| 1942 | Parsa | EH3 | 800 g |
| 1944 | Valdavur | H6 | 2.8 kg |
| 1950 | Madhipura | L | 1 kg |
| 1955 | Lahrauli | Ureilite | 900 g |
| 1960 | Soheria | Ordinary chondrite | 73 g |
| 1962 | Desuri | H6 | 25 kg |
| 1964 | Muzaffarpur | Iron, IAB-sHL | 1.2 kg |
| 1966 | Seoni | H6 | 20 kg |
| 1969 | Patora | H6 | 4.4 kg |
| 1976 | Dhajala | H3.8 | 45 kg |
| 1982 | Gujargaon | H5 | 2.4 kg |
| 1986 | Raghunathpura | Iron, IIAB | 10 kg |
| 1994 | Devri-Khera | L6 | 1.1 kg |
| 1994 | Lohawat | Howardite | 40 kg |
| 1996 | Piplia Kalan | Eucrite-mmict | 42 kg |
| 1997 | Vissannapeta | Eucrite-cm | 1.3 kg |
| 1999 | Sabrum | LL6 | 478 g |
| 2001 | Dergaon | H5 | 13 kg |
| 2001 | Devgaon | H3.8 | 12 kg |
| 2002 | Bhawad | LL6 | 678 g |
| 2003 | Kasauli | H4 | 17 kg |
| 2003 | Kendrapara | H4-5 | 6.7 kg |
| 2004 | Kaprada | L5/6 | 1.6 kg |
| 2006 | Jodiya | L5 | 100 g |
| 2006 | Kavarpura | Iron, IIE-an | 6.8 kg |
| 2007 | Mahadevpur | H4/5 | 71 kg |
| 2008 | Sulagiri | LL6 | 110 kg |