Bandhavgarh National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
A tigress in Bandhavgarh National Park
Map showing the location of Bandhavgarh National Park
Map showing the location of Bandhavgarh National Park
Location in Madhya Pradesh
Map showing the location of Bandhavgarh National Park
Map showing the location of Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park (India)
LocationUmaria district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nearest cityUmaria
Coordinates23°41′58″N 80°57′43″E / 23.69944°N 80.96194°E / 23.69944; 80.96194
Area1,536 km2 (593 sq mi)
Established
  • 1968 (National Park)
  • 1993 (Tiger Reserve)
Visitors176,051 (in 2022)[1]
Governing bodyMadhya Pradesh Forest Department
forest.mponline.gov.in/

Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. It spreads over an area of 105 km2 (41 sq mi) and was declared a national park in 1968. It became Tiger Reserve in 1993 with a core area of 716 km2 (276 sq mi).

Bandhavgarh was part of the princely state of Rewa, and it was a hunting destination for kings. It is known for the abundance of forest and wild animals, especially tigers.[2]

  1. ^ "15L tourists visited MP's 11 national parks till July". The Times of India. 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lanz, T. J. (2009). The Life and Fate of the Indian Tiger. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 121. ISBN 9780313365492. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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