Protected areas of Bihar - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Description	Area Area (in km²)	Percentage
Forest Area	6,473	6.87 %
Very DenseForest	76	0.08%
Dense Forest	2,951	3.13 %
Open Forest	2,531	2.69 %
Protected Forest Area	3,208	3.41 %
Protected Non-Forest Area	76.30

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

has notified forest area of 6,764.14 km², which is 7.1 percent of its geographical area.. The sub Himalayan foothill of Someshwar and Dun ranges in West Champaran district another belt of moist deciduous forests. These also consists of scrub, grass and reeds. Here the rainfall is above 1,600 mm and thus promotes luxuriant Sal forests in the favoured areas.
Bihar

Bihar

has 3,208 km² (~3.41%)of Protected Forest Area and 76.30 km ² Protected Non-Forest Area.
Bihar

Bihar

is one of the prominent state who is taking "considerable" initiatives in the implementation of the provisions of the Act In 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...

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Protected area in Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
Type	Name	Districts of Bihar Districts of Bihar Bihar, a state of India, has currently thirty-eight administrative districts.A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service...	Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... (km²)	Estd Year Year A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic....
National Park National park A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...	Valmiki National Park Valmiki National Park Valmiki National Park is located in the West Champaran district of Bihar, India. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was owned by the Bettiah Raj and Ramanagar Raj until early 1950s...	West Champaran West Champaran West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. It is a part of Tirhut Division. The district headquarters are located at Bettiah....	335.65	1989
Wildlife Sanctuary	Barela Salim Ali Zubba Saheni Wildlife Sanctuary	Vaishali Vaishali (ancient city) Vaiśālī was the capital city of the Licchavi, one of world's first republics, in the Vajjian Confederacy mahajanapada, around the 6th century BC. It was here in 599 BCE the 24th Jain Tirthankara, Bhagwan Mahavira was born and brought up in Kundalagrama in Vaiśālī republic, which make pious &...	1.96	1997
Wildlife Sanctuary	Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Bihar in the south west of Munger district.-Etymology:According to Mahabharat, Bhima, one of the pandavas constructed a dam here. Therefore it is called Bhimbandh.-Geography:...	Munger Munger Munger town is the headquarters of Munger district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for its manufacturing of iron articles such as firearms and swords. One of the major institutions in Munger is Bihar School of Yoga. It is one of the foremost learning center in the...	681.99	1976
Wildlife Sanctuary	Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary	Gaya Gaya, India Gaya is the second largest city of Bihar, India, and it is also the headquarters of Gaya District.Gaya is 100 kilometers south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Situated on the banks of Falgu River , it is a place sanctified by both the Hindu and the Buddhist religions...	259.48	1976
Wildlife Sanctuary	Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary	Begusarai Begusarai Begusarai is a city and a municipal council in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. Begusarai had traditionally been a communist stronghold and it was earlier also referred to as the Leningrad of Bihar.- Recent history :...	63.11	1989
Wildlife Sanctuary	Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary -Geography:Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kaimur District of Bihar and is near Bhabhua. It is the largest sanctuary in the state and occupies an area of about 1342 sq km....	Kaimur Kaimur Kaimur may refer to:* Kaimur Range, a hill range running across MP, UP and Bihar in India* Kaimur district, an administrative district in Bihar, India* Kymore, a town and a nagar panchayat in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh...	1342.22	1978
Wildlife Sanctuary	Nagi Dam Wildlife Sanctuary	Jamui Jamui Jamui is a city and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarters of Jamui district.-Geography:Jamui is located at...	7.91	1987
Wildlife Sanctuary	Nakti Dam Wildlife Sanctuary	Jamui Jamui Jamui is a city and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarters of Jamui district.-Geography:Jamui is located at...	206.4	1985
Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajgir Rajgir Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have...	35.84	1978
Wildlife Sanctuary	Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary	Champaran	8.74	1978
Wildlife Sanctuary	Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary	West Champaran West Champaran West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. It is a part of Tirhut Division. The district headquarters are located at Bettiah....	544.67	1978
Wildlife Sanctuary	Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in Bhagalpur District of Bihar, India. The sanctuary is a 50 km stretch of the Ganges River from Sultanganj to Kahalgaon. Designated in 1991, it is the only protected area for the endangered Gangetic dolphins in Asia...	Bhagalpur Bhagalpur Bhagdattpuram was one of the most influential towns in "Aryavarta" . It is supposed to have been concurrent to Patliputra or Patna. Bhagdattpuram finds its mention in the Vedas and Ramayana as well. It is supposed to be the kingdom of Daanvir Karna, the son of Kunti and the Sun God...	50	1990
Wildlife Sanctuary	Lawalang Wildlife Sanctuary	ND ND - Places :* North Dakota, a state in the United States* New Delhi * Notre Dame , for a number of churches and colleges- Science and medicine :* Neodymium, an element with the symbol "Nd"...	211.03	1978
Wildlife Sanctuary	Kabar Wildlife Sanctuary	ND ND - Places :* North Dakota, a state in the United States* New Delhi * Notre Dame , for a number of churches and colleges- Science and medicine :* Neodymium, an element with the symbol "Nd"...	204	1986
Wildlife Sanctuary	Mahuadaur Wildlife Sanctuary	ND ND - Places :* North Dakota, a state in the United States* New Delhi * Notre Dame , for a number of churches and colleges- Science and medicine :* Neodymium, an element with the symbol "Nd"...	63.25	1976
Wildlife Sanctuary	Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary	ND ND - Places :* North Dakota, a state in the United States* New Delhi * Notre Dame , for a number of churches and colleges- Science and medicine :* Neodymium, an element with the symbol "Nd"...	49.23	1984
Zoo Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....	Patna Zoo	Patna Patna Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...	ND ND - Places :* North Dakota, a state in the United States* New Delhi * Notre Dame , for a number of churches and colleges- Science and medicine :* Neodymium, an element with the symbol "Nd"...	1973

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http://forest.bih.nic.in/ Department of Environment & Forest, Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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Ministry of Forests - List of protected areas in India

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