Koderma Wildlife Sactuary is located in the northern part of Koderma (community development block) in the

Koderma subdivision Koderma subdivision is the only administrative subdivision in the Koderma district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Koderma sub-division was created in Hazaribagh district in 1973 and on 10 April 1994, i ...

of the Koderma district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Geography

Location

Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary is located around and is close to the

Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Gautam Buddha) is a wildlife sanctuary located in Gaya district of Bihar state and Koderma district of Jharkhand state in east-central India. The refuge was established in 1976, and covers an area ...

in the Gaya district of Bihar. It is spread over an area of . 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

Koderma Forest Division has 15062.77 hectare as a reserved forest. “The reserved forest area of Koderma district is declared as wild life sanctuary and is under administrative control of wild life division Hazaribagh”. The principal trees in the forests are: Sal, Bija, Gamhar, Khair, Palash, Salai, Semal, Bair, Arjun, Karam, Siris, Kaj, Kend, Mahulan, Mahua, Karanj, Ratti etc Koderma wildlife sanctuary comprisesof hilly ranges of dry deciduous forests and has plenty of rivulets. The wild life includes tiger, leopard, sloth bear, sambhar, cheetal, barking deer, nilgai, wild boar, giant squirrel, jackal, fox, hyaena, langur, porcupine etc. besides a variety of bird and reptile species. There are watch towers at Dwajadhari Pahar, Meghatari and Taraghati. There is a forest rest houses at Meghatari. Koderma has various government and private facilities for fooding and lodging. Animal sightings are a matter of chance and Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary is not a zoological garden. It is more than a picnic place. Drinking liquor and merry-making in the name of entertainment will not be handled lightly.

References

{{North Chotanagpur Division topics Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests Wildlife sanctuaries in Jharkhand Koderma district 1985 establishments in Bihar Protected areas established in 1985