Crest of Siwalik range

East-West Highway, bufferzone forest and cultivated land

East

Ratna Highway (Kohalpur-Surkhet Road)

West 

Western bank of Karnali River

Measurement & Datas

Length: East-West

ca 70 km

Width: North-South

10-20 km

Highest altitude 

1441 m (Sukarmala Danda)

Lowest altitude 

152 m (Manau Ghat)

Major rivers

Karnali/Geruwa, Babai

Bioclimatic zones

Sub-tropical

Total mammal species

ca 53 (including 10 protected)

Total bird speciesca

400 (including 6 protected)

Total reptile species

25 (including 3 protected)

Total fish species

121 species

Office & Post

Headquarters 

Thakurdwara

Sector Office

East Chisapani and West Chisapani

Park guard posts

14 (including headquarters)

Protection unit posts

12 (including headquarters)

Royal Nepal Army Company

2 (Thakurdwara and East Chisapani)

Way & Length

Total length of road

about 205 km (forest road and highway)

Public Right of Ways 

Armreni, Telpani, Ranjha-Chisapani

Buffer zone

Gazetted     

1996

Districts      

3 (Banke, Surkhet and Bardia)

Total Area

327 km²

Total VDCs

17

Total Wards

94

Total Villages 

125

Total population 

ca 100000

User Committees

83

Council 

1

Total households

9528

Ethnic groups

Tharu, Brahimin/Chhetris and Mongoloids

Forested area

59%

Cultivated area

41%

Royal Bardia National Park (proposed extension)

Total area

Core area-549.13 sq. km
Buffer Zone area-344.13 sq. km

Boundary

East   

Shiva Khola

West 

Kohalpur-Surkhet Road

North

Churai range

South 

East-West Highway and Rapti River