Pilibhit Tiger Reserve - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Introduction

Pilibhit |Hafizabad]]) is a city and a municipal board in the Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-eastern most district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub-Himalayan Plateau belt on the boundary of Nepal, known for the origin...

is one of the few well forested districts in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. According to an estimate of year 2004, Pilibhit district

Pilibhit District

Pilibhit district is one of the districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and Pilibhit city is the district headquarters. Pilibhit district is a part of Bareilly Division.The city is famous for its contribution to Bollywood, Urdu literature and its involvement in Politics of India...

has over 800 km² forests, constituting roughly 23 per cent of the district’s total area.

Forests in Pilibhit

Pilibhit

have at least 36 tigers and a good predator base for their survival. Pilibhit

Pilibhit

forests are part of terai forests, which together with grasslands constitute habitat for over 127 animals, 556 bird species and 2,100 flowering plants. They are also home to around 6 million people who depend on them for their livelihoods.

With Corbett Tiger Reserve going to Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

always wanted to develop Pilibhit

Pilibhit

forests area as home for the striped cats. A proposal was created in 2005 to make a home for the endangered cats in Pilibhit

Pilibhit

forests was sent to the government of India in April 2008, on the basis of the potential to have special type of ecosystem with vast open spaces and sufficient feed for the elegant predators.

General Information

Area: 1000 km² core area, 627 km² buffer area

'Area: Pilibhit

Pilibhit

, Lakhimpur Kheri

Lakhimpur Kheri

Lakhimpur Kheri is a district of Uttar Pradesh in the Lucknow division. It is located in India along the border with Nepal. The headquarters of the Lakhimpur Kheri District are situated in the city of Lakhimpur....

, Bahraich

Bahraich

Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of river Ghaghra, Bahraich is 125 km north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The towns of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur, Lakhimpur and Sitapur share...

Districts

Established: sept 2008 as a Tiger Reserve Area.

Altitude: 168 - 175 meters level from sea shore

Local Language: Hindi and English

Best time to visit: Sept to Mid June (Avoid Rainy Season)

The Pilibhit

Pilibhit

Tiger Reserve came into existence in the month of sept of 2008, when Government of India approved the area for its inhabitants in the pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. This is one of the finest examples of the exceedingly diverse and productive Terai eco-systems. The reserve has a core area of 1089 km² (proposed) and buffer area of 627 km²(proposed). The northern edge of the reserve lies along the Indo-Nepal border while the southern boundary is marked by the river Sharada and Khakra. It is home to a large number of rare and endangered species, which include tiger, leopard, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal floricans, etc.

Indian government has decided to reserve four new areas for Tiger including Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in September 2008. Pilibhit Tiger Reserve lies on the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

-Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

border in the foothills of the Himalaya and the plains of the ‘terai’ in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

. This new reserve would run through Pilibhit

Pilibhit

, Kishenpur sanctuary and Khutar range of Shahjahanpur, the existing one would have Dudhwa, Katarniaghat and Kakraha range of Bahraich

Bahraich

division. Pilibhit

Pilibhit

, Khutar and Kakraha are reserved forest areas which will be converted into protected areas for the reserves.

Actually, Dudhwa tigers are distributed in one major and three smaller populations. Major population is constituted by Dudhwa reserve which includes Dudhwa National Park

Dudhwa National Park

Dudhwa National Park is located in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India and covers an area of 680 km2 with a buffer area of almost 190 km2. In altitude it ranges from about to . The international border with Nepal forms the northern boundary, and the River Suheli the southern boundary. Its...

, Kishenpur and Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuaries and forests of Pilibhit

Pilibhit

, north and south Kheri. The smaller tiger populations are present in Bijnor forests in west, and Suhelwa and Sohagibarwa wildlife sanctuaries in east.

According to a study by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dudhwa-Pilibhit population has high conservation value since it represents the only tiger population having the ecological and behavioural adaptations of the tiger unique to the Tarai region.

How to reach

The nearest major town with railhead and bus service is Pilibhit

Pilibhit

which has train connections to most major cities in northern India, including Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

and Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

. Pilibhit Tiger Reserve has its own station too, but connections to it are scarce, moreover Government of Uttar pradesh ia planning to stop rail traffic in the tiger reserve area as it cause to death of wild animals. Puranpur

Puranpur

Puranpur is a town and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.- Demographics : India census, Puranpur had a population of 37,193. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Puranpur has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national...

and Bisalpur

Bisalpur

Bisalpur is a city and as well as a municipal board situated in the Pilibhit district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.The picturesque place has lush green meadows scattered all around. The town is renowned for its Sugar Factory and the Ram Leela Dushera festival held every year...

are other towns near to Tiger Reserve, which also has a few trains coming in from other parts of Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest airports are at Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

, 250 km from Pilibhit

Pilibhit

and Delhi

Delhi

, 264 km from Pilibhit

Pilibhit

.

Pilibhit city is well connected with Bareilly

Bareilly

Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...

in west and Nainital in north (Via Khatima). there are good road connections to Pilibhit Tiger Reserve via Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur is a municipal board, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India.-History:During the reign of Shahjahan, Mughal forces demolished the city of Kant...

. Private coaches and buses operated by the UP State Road Transport Corporation connect Pilibhit

Pilibhit

to Bareilly

Bareilly

, Delhi

Delhi

, Lakhimpur Kheri

Lakhimpur Kheri

, Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur is a municipal board, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India.-History:During the reign of Shahjahan, Mughal forces demolished the city of Kant...

and other towns.

Where to stay

The tiger reserve area has its own tourist log huts, lodges and forest resthouses at Bankatti, Mala, Chuka and other various places. All are pretty minimalist (except the one at Chuka, which has a small canteen attached to it), and charge a nominal tariff.

Alternatively, Pilibhit and Bareilly have hotels where tourists can have AC or Non AC rooms at nominal price. Hotels also provide vehicles to the tiger reserve areas on daily basis.

Best time to visit

The best time to visit Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is between September and mid-June. The reserve Area remains open to the public from September to June, but by June it’s usually a little too hot for comfort and in rainy season can ruin the trip, so this season is better to avoid. Remember to take your woollens along if you’re going between December and February- it can get pretty chilly here, but you see lot of wild animal due to clean grass in the foothills of the Terai.

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