Kanha National Park

           Kanha is divided in 3 tourist zones

           Kanha

           Sarhi

           Mukki

Kanha Zone

  • Museum at Kanha

  • Maidens (Meadows) of Kanha, Kisli

  • Elephant ride when tiger is spotted

  • Wildlife film shows at Khatia in evenings

  • Nature Trail at Khatia

  • Orientation centre at Khatia

 

Sarhi Zone

  • New area opened for tourists

  • Neelgai (Blue bull)

  • Elephant Camp with young calves

  • Rondagarh – hill top view point

  • Major population of Barasingha

 

Mukki Zone

  • The large maidans(Meadows) of Sondar, Ghorella,
    Bishanpura and Aurai

  • Orientation centre with evening wildlife film shows

  • The dadar – Bamhnidadar

  • Large Water Bodies

  • Nature trail

  • Elephant ride when tiger is spotted

 

Kanha - Flora & Fauna

  • Over 600 species of flowering plants

  • Around 300 species of birds

  • 43 species of mammals

  • Several species of reptile, arthropod and termite

 

Kanha –Estimated Wildlife population as per 2006 census

  • Chital (Cervus axis) -20999

  • Sambar (Cervus unicolor)-3351

  • Barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak)-1088

  • Barasingha (Cervus duvauceli branderi) -335

  • Blue bull (Boselaphus traqocamelus)-109

  • Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis)-129

  • Gaur / Indian Bison (Bos gaurus) -1605

  • Langur (Presbytis entellus) -6955

  • Wild pig (Sus scrofa) -7871

  • Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)-162

  • Indian wild dog (Cuon alpinus)-415

  • Jackal (Canis aureus) -425

  • Tiger (Panthera tigris) -73 – 105, excluding tiger cubs

  • Panther (Panthera pardus)-
                   'Awaited from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

 

Access to Kanha


Airport:

Nagpur(270kms, 5 hrs)
Jabalpur(160kms, 3 hrs)
Raipur(220kms, 5 hrs)

Railhead:

Jabalpur(160kms, 3hrs)
Gondia(160kms, 3hrs)
Nagpur(270kms, 5 hrs)
Raipur(220kms, 5hrs)