Palamau TR
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Overview
Palamau Tiger Reserve lies in Latehar and Garhwa districts of Jharkhand, in the Chota Nagpur plateau. It includes the Betla National Park.
It was one of the first nine reserves under Project Tiger in 1973, and the world's first tiger census using pugmarks was conducted here in 1932.
The North Koel river runs through the reserve, which also has old forts of the Chero kings.
Geography and key facts
- Latehar and Garhwa districts, Jharkhand
- One of the first nine Project Tiger reserves (1973)
- Includes Betla National Park
- First pugmark-based tiger census (1932)
Why it matters for UPSC
The first nine Project Tiger reserves: Manas, Palamau, Simlipal, Corbett, Ranthambore, Kanha, Melghat, Bandipur, Sundarbans.
Note for UPSC
Jharkhand; one of the first nine Project Tiger reserves (1973).
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Jharkhand
- Coordinates
- 23.706°N, 84.182°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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