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Kanha National Park - The Land of Tigers

Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh, state in the heart of India. The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km2 respectively. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955 and in 1973 was made the Kanha Tiger Reserve. Today it stretches over an area of 940 km2 in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat. The park has a significant population of the Royal Bengal tiger, Indian leopards, the sloth bear, barasingha and Indian wild dog. The forest depicted in the famous novel by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book is based on jungles including this reserve. It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, “Bhoorsingh the Barasingha”.

Flora & Fauna

Kanha best known for its evergreen Sal forests, is home to about 300 species of Birds, 43 species of Mammals, 26 species of Reptiles and more than 500 species of Insects. The Major species found are hard ground Barasingha, Tiger, Leopard, Dhole, Bear, Gaur and Indian Python etc.

Best Time to visit

The best time to visit the Reserve is 15 Oct to 30 June.

General information

Core: 917.44 Sq Km Buffer: 1134.361 Sq Km Total: 2051.791 Sq Km

Connectivity & Distances

Nearest Airports: Nagpur, Jabalpur, Raipur
Nearest Railway Stations: Jabalpur, Gondia , Raipur, Bilaspur, Balaghat
Road: Jabalpur ,Nagpur, Balaghat, Mandla
Kanha Tiger Reserve has three entry points, namely, Khatia, Mukki and Sarhi.

Khatia Gate

Jabalpur (Via Mandla) - 160 Kms, Raipur (Via Chilpi-Mukki-Baihar) - 250 Kms Nagpur (Via Seoni-Nainpur_Chiraidongri) - 220 Kms

Sarhi Gate Bichiya ((on NH 12) – 8 kms Jabalpur (Via Mandla) – 150 kms Raipur (Via Chilpi-Sijhora) - 220 Kms Mukki Gate Jabalpur (Via Mandla-Mocha-Baihar) - 200 kms, Raipur (Via Chilpi) - 210 kms Nagpur (Via Seoni-Nainpur- Mocha-Baihar) - 260 kms Nagpur (Via Balaghat-Baihar) - 260 kms

Winter Safari Timing (October to January)

Morning - 06: 30 AM to 10:30 AM
Evening - 02:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Summer Safari Timing (February to June)

Morning - 06:00 to 10:00 AM
Evening - 03:30 to 06:30 PM

Wildlife of Kanha National Park

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