Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located near Palkot.
It is spread over Gumla and Simdega districts of Jharkhand in India.
Geography
Location
Palkot Wildlife Santuary is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside presents 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.
Three major rivers – the Sankh, South Koel and North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area.
The hilly area has large deposits of Bauxite.
93.7% of the population lives in rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district.
All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The sanctuary
It was established in 1990.
It covers an area around 184 sq km.
It has Dry Deciduous Forest.
It refuges elephants, leopards, bears jackal, monkey, porcupine, hare etc.https://forest.jharkhand.gov.in/wildlife/palkot.aspx
It is located at 25 Km from Gumla and 92 Km south east of Ranchi.
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