Valmiki TR
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Overview
Valmiki is Bihar's only tiger reserve and lies along the Gandak.
It is in West Champaran district on the Nepal border.
It is the only tiger reserve in Bihar.
It is contiguous with Chitwan National Park in Nepal.
The reserve lies in the Shiwalik foothills between the Gandak river and the Nepal border.
It was declared a tiger reserve in 2012 according to NTCA records, after being a sanctuary earlier.
The Gandak barrage at Valmikinagar on the border supplies canals in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Valmiki's ashram is traditionally placed in this forest, giving the reserve its name.
Geography and key facts
- Bihar
- Only tiger reserve in Bihar
- On the Gandak
- West Champaran
- Only TR in Bihar
- Chitwan, Nepal
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on tiger reserves.
Note for UPSC
Bihar's only tiger reserve, on the Gandak.
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
- Bihar
- Coordinates
- 27.065°N, 84.179°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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