Madhya Pradesh is a state in India right in the center of the country. Its very name means "central region". It has no coastline, and its international borders are nil, but it shares boundaries with several states: Uttar Pradesh towards its northeast, Chhattisgarh towards its southeast, Maharashtra towards its south, Gujarat towards its southwest, and Rajasthan towards its northwest.
Two protected zones divide the area, namely: Hallon (250 km²), more of a wildlife habitat, and Banjar (300 km²), which is somewhat more agricultural. Kanha National Park was established on June 1, 1955, and since 1973 has become a tiger reserve. Today, it covers 940 km² spread across the Mandla and Balaghat districts.
Add to that a buffer zone of 1,005 km² plus the adjacent Phen Sanctuary of 110.74 km², and you have the Kanha Tiger Reserve, one of India's biggest national parks. That puts it as the largest central Indian national park.
Kanha is found at the center of the Indian highlands. It has almost half of India's forests. The park is located in the Maikal Range, which forms the eastern edge of the triangular Satpura Range. It is 160 km (100 miles) southeast
of Jabalpur and 270 km (170 miles) northeast of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Geographical coordinates: Latitude: 22° 7′ to 22° 27′ N and Longitude: 80° 26′ to 81° 3′ E.
It is divided into six ranges for better management: the western block has Kisli, Kanha, Sarhi, and Mukki, whereas Bhaisanghat and Supkhar in the eastern sector are closed to the public.
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