Bandhavgarh being just a small part of the reserve is known to comprise of an area of just 105 sq km and is reputed as the Tala range and the other 4 ranges of this area are Magdhi, Kallwah, Khitauli and Panpatha and together these 5 ranges comprise of the ‘Core’ of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve which is a total area of 694 sq km.
The Bandhavgarh National Park has earned its name from the tallest hill in the tourist zone of the Tala range. The mean altitude varies between 1444 feet (440 meters) and 2657 feet (810 meters) including the Fort at the Park entrance.
The blending grasslands provide a nice habitat for the herbivores and hunting zones for predators. The geology of this zone features soft feldspathic sandstone with quartzite while the soil is generally sandy to sandy-loam and above 20 streams tends to rise or flow through the park and among these Umar is the largest including the other streams being Johilla (eastern boundry), Janadh, Charanganga, Damnar, Banbei, Ambanala and Andhyari Jhiria. Around the Bandhavgarh National Park there are about 100 villages due to the lack of grazing grounds for the cattles the reserve ground faces major pressure and while poaching in the core area has ceased now but animals if they move out of the reserve tend to get killed.
Two roads are known to pass through this reserve and the vehicle movement is highly facilitated and during night times numerous animals get killed in road accidents and the herbivores in this reserve tend to raid the cultivated areas of adjoining villages and the livestock also fall prey to the tigers in this reserve. Know more about the Bandhavgarh National Park as indiatouroperator.com offers information about the India Wildlife Sanctuary Tour.
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