Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary

Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located near Palkot. It is spread over Gumla and Simdega districts of Jharkhand in India. The sanctuary cover total area of 182.83 km² (70.59 sq mi).^[1]

Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary
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Location	Gumla district, Simdega district, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates	22°43′N 84°34′E
Area	182.83 km2 (70.59 sq mi)
Established	1990

Geography

15km
10miles

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Sankh
River

South Koel
River

Palkot
Wildlife
Sanctuary

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Jaldega

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Kolebira

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Simdega

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Nagfeni

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Navratangarh

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Gumla

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Raidih

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Palkot

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Kamdara

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Bharno

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Basia

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Cities, towns and locations in Gumla district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, WLS: Wildlife Sanctuary

Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary Landscape

Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Gumla and Simdega district of Jharkhand. It was established in 1990. It covers an area around 760 km² of which 182.83 km² is forest area.^[1] It is a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called pat and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of Chota Nagpur Plateau.^[2][3] Three major rivers – the Sankh, Banki, Pinjra, Pailmara and Torpa flow in the sanctuary. Tapkara dam is constructed in the sanctuary.^[4]

Wildlife

It has dry deciduous forest consist of sal, asan, gamhar, amla, kusum, jackfruit, mahua and mango tree. It provides a refuge for elephants, leopards, bears, jackal, hyena, monkey, porcupine, pangolin and hare. Elephant in Palkot wildlife sanctuary are migratory and stay in the sanctuary only for few months.^[5] The sanctuary host many birds including jungle fowl, peacock, parrot, koel and owl.^[1][4][6][7]

It is located at 25 km from Gumla and 92 km south-west of Ranchi.^[8]

References

1. "Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary". wildtrails. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
2. "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). page 7: Natural Divisions, Page 38: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
3. "Chota Nagpur plateau". Britannica. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
4. Sharma, Shiv, Dr. (2008). "Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary". India - A Travel Guide. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Limited. p. 310. ISBN 9788128400674.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. "121 साल का हुआ पालकोट का वाइल्ड लाइफ शेल्टर, यहां खुलेआम घूमते मिलेंगे जंगली जानवर". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
6. "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
7. "Green belt for bear park". telegraphindia. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
8. "Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary". india9. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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