GEOGRAPHY

Two tributaries of river Narmada namely Banjar in the west (of the park) and Halon in the  east flows in  the  park area   hence making two important river valley in the Kanha’a  valley is enveloped by the  hills  topped  with  plateau, which is locally called dadar.

                                                                                                                       

Kanha national park is shaped like a figure “8” on its side,   with a length from west to east of approximately 80km and a width ranging  from 8  to 35km. The Park’s total area is 1945 square km which consists of a core area of 940 square  km surrounded by buffer zone of 1,005 sq km. There are nearly 155  villages in the buffer zone and  over 255   villages   within the radius of 10km. For better management the park is divided  into 5 ranges;  Kisili, Kanha, and Mukki in the western block and  Bhaisanghat  and  Supkhar  in the eastern sector which are closed for the public.

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