Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary

Best Time : October to March

Entry Fee : Rs. 50 per head

How to reach

By Road:- Hazaribagh is connected by well-laid network of roads to Ranchi, Dhanbad, Gaya, Patna, Daltongunj and Calcutta via Asansol-Govindapur-Barhi. The Hazaribagh National Park is situated about 19 km from the Hazaribagh town.

By Rail:- The nearest railway station is located at Koderma, which is about 59 km away, or alternately one can reach the park from the Hazaribagh Road railway station on the Howrah-Delhi Grand Chord line.

By Air:- The nearest airport to the Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Ranchi, about 91 km away.

Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary - It is located in the low hilly terrain of Bihar and spread over 184 square kilometers in thick tropical forests and grass meadows.Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is counted among the most popular and significant sanctuaries in India. Located on NH 33. Deep thick forest cover and a morum road running through the wilderness provides an excellent opportunity to observe both flora and fauna. This sanctuary is the part of the Chotanagpur plateau and densely forested with grass meadows, undulating countryside, steep hills, dense tropical forests and deep.

 

The Sanctuary is known for inhabiting deers, tigers, nilgaaya, Sambhar and a variety of birds. Hazaribagh is rich in flora, and fauna that include leopards, Jungle cats, sambars, nilgais, Barking deer, chitals, wild boars, wolves, etc. Numerous observation towers in the sanctuary makes it easier to take a closer look at the wildlife. The jungles in Hazaribagh are teeming with a variety of trees like the sal, asan, dhow, salai, kend, and bamboo, to name just a handful from a long list. Like Koderma, Hazaribagh too is full of picturesque spots and offers leisure activities like boating at Salparni. In the heart of Hazaribagh is the Kunhary Hill, now referred to as the Canary Hill. Don’t expect to see canaries but maybe you could settle for the similar looking Golden Orioles.

The main Sanctuary road ends at Rajderva before bifurcating to the Bahimar Gate of the Sanctuary. Rajderva has a small lake with Boating facility plus a forest rest house for tourists to stay. The Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary has the largest number of sambars than any other wildlife sanctuary of comparable size. Some other animals in the sanctuary are nilgai, deer, chital, leopard, tiger, panther, sloth bear, wild boar, wild cat and bear. The population of the tigers is very less. According to 1991 Census, there were 14 tigers in the park. There are 10 watchtowers to view the wildlife in this sanctuary. 

 

The best season to visit the Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is from February to April and October to March. The climate in this region is tropical with hot summers and cold winters. During the summers, temperature is about 41 degree Celsius and in winters, the temperature remains at 7 degree Celsius.

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