NATIONAL PARKS OF INDIA
Kanha National Park - Madhya Pradesh, India
Kanha National Park is situated in the
Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya
Pradesh. Established in June 1955, the park
is currently the largest National Park in the
whole of Central India.
About the Park
The total area of the park is approximately 940
km2. The park along the neighbouring Phen
Sanctuary (110 km2) and the surrounding buffer
zone (1,067 km2) forms the Kanha Tiger Reserve.
The park together with its scenic beauty,
waterfalls, flora and fauna had been the
inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's popular
novel "Jungle Book".
Fauna
Kanha has a good tiger population. The
fauna species that are found here are Swamp
Deer, Indian Gaur, sloth bear, Hyena, spotted
deer, four-horned deer, wild boars, Langoors,
civets, hyena, honey badger, porcupine, etc.
Cobras, pythons, rat snakes, krait, vipers,
grass snakes and keelbacks are some prominent
reptiles of the park.
Flora
The highland forest areas of Kanha National Park
mostly comprise of tropical moist dry deciduous
cover and bamboo plantations. The lowland areas
are mostly meadows and sal forest.
General information
The park remains open for visitors only from
mid-October to June. Proper lodging facilities
are available in and around the Kisli entrance
gate of the forest. Different safari services
such as Winter Jeep Safari, Bandhavgarh Jungle
Jeep Safari and Summer Jeep Safari are being
conducted by the forest officials for the
tourists.
Reaching there
The most convenient place to reach the reserve
is from Jabalpur via Mandla and Nainpur. The
nearest railway station and airport is located
in Jabalpur. From here one can avail the tourist
taxi services to reach the park. Kanha National
Park has three gates for entry- Kisli gate,
Mukki gate and Serai gate. The first gate, the
Kisli gate, can be conveniently accessed from
Jabalpur.
Tourist information
Address: SH 11, Mangitola Mukki Gate, Mukki,
Gunegaon, Madhya Pradesh-481111
Phone: 07627 265 314
Timing: 6 am to 12 noon and 4 pm to 6 pm
Ideal time to visit: Mid-October to February
Major attraction: Tigers
