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The wildlife population comprises leopard, blackbuck, chital, chinkara, ratel and peafowl. The main species of wild animals found in the sanctuary are those of antelope, blue bull, wild cat, karakal, and bijju. There are quite a few varieties of local and migratory birds forming a large part of the wild population.
Important vegetation includes saal, sheesham teek, mahua, jamun, siddha, salai, koraiya and jheengar.
Mirzapur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk tradition of kajri and birha music. The city is surrounded by several hills of the Maikal range and is the headquarters of Mirzapur district. It is a famous pilgrimage destination for the holy and sacred shrine of Maa Vindhyavasini Vindhyachal, Ashtbhuja, Kali Khoh and Devrahwa Baba Ashram. The district has several waterfalls and natural spots because of its topography.
Varanasi division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Varanasi is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2023), the division consists of districts of Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, and Jaunpur and is loosely equivalent to the Benares State.
Robertsganj also known as Sonbhadra City is a city and a municipal board in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Dudhi or Duddhi is a town and & Nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It belongs to Mirzapur Division. It is located 64 km south of the district capital, Robertsganj. Dudhi is a tehsil of sonebhadra district. Renukoot, Anpara, Obra, Robertsganj are the nearby Cities to Dudhi. Dudhinagar-Renukoot is demanded district by dudhinagar people. There are many places to visit and enjoy natural beauty and environment of this town. This has hidden tourism site as locals have named one site as "Mini Goa" people visit this place to celebrate New year. Locals are very friendly.
Renukoot is a city and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is 68 km south from the district headquarters Robertsganj.
Mahavir Swami Sanctuary, is one of many wildlife sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh. It is 125 km from Jhansi and 33 km from Lalitpur. The sanctuary is spread over an area of 5.4 km2. Jhansi provides for a wonderful gateway to the Bundelkhand region and has been rendered famous by the legendary Rani Laxmi Bai.
Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, founded in 1977, is located in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh. It is spread over 230 km2 and is noted for its diverse wildlife, but is not very frequently visited by tourists because of the difficult access. In 2022, it became a tiger reserve. This is also the first tiger Reserve in the Bundelkhand region.
The Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Chandraprabha, is situated in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh state in central India. It is well endowed with beautiful picnic spots, dense forests, and scenic waterfalls like Rajdari, Devdari & Naugarh waterfall that attract tourists every year to its vicinity. Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary is situated about 70 kilometres from the historic city of Varanasi.
Suhelva Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Balrampur, Gonda and Sravasti districts of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is about 66 km from Balrampur, 120 km from Gonda and about 210 km from Lucknow. It covers an area of 452 square kilometers.
Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary is in the Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It covers 428.2 km², located on the west Bank of the Gandaki River, near the border with Nepal. Sohagi Barwa is one of the tiger habitats of in Uttar Pradesh. SBWS is divided into seven forest ranges, namely; Pakdi, Madhwaliya, Laxmipur, North Chouk, South Chouk, Seopur and Nichlaul ranges with 21 grasslands. The sanctuary is home to diverse flora and fauna, including tigers.
Kachhua Sanctuary is in Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Turtles, the Ganges dolphin and other water animals can be found here.
Shaktinagar is a small town in Sonbhadra, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh near Varanasi, India. The city borders with Madhya Pradesh at Jayant Border.
Kaimur Range is the eastern portion of the Vindhya Range, about 483 kilometres (300 mi) long, extending from around Katangi in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh to around Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar. It passes through the Rewa and Mirzapur divisions. The range never rises more than a few hundred metres above the surrounding plains and has a maximum width of around 80 km.
Muirpur Airport also spelled as Myorpur Airport is an upcoming airport, situated at Muirpur approx 12 km from the Renukut in the Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Airport is developing by upgrading the existing government airstrip. It will serves nearby towns, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) ,NTPC projects Renukut and Robertsganj, the Other towns of Sonbhadra and Singrauli district. The airport will serve the region which has many electrical power stations, known as "Energy Capital of India". It’s 26.5 km away from DUDHI TEHSIL.
Madhupur is a census town in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 17 km from Robertsganj which is the administrative headquarters of Sonbhadra District. The district Sonbhadra was created by carving off the southern part of the earlier Mirzapur district on 4 March 1989. Son, Karmnasha, Chandra Prabha, Rihand, Kanhar, Renu, Ghagar and Belan Rivers drain this area. in which Son River in main.
Aahi is a village in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh state. It is the headquarter of Aahi gram panchayat. It comes under Majhawa assembly constituency & Mirzapur lok sabha constituency area. Jamua Bazar is the postal office of this village and Kachhwa is the police station. According to Census 2011, its population is 4936. The literacy of the village is 65%. It is situated at border of Mirzapur and Varanasi District.Even though it is in Mirzapur district but it is painted in the manner locality Banarasi culture. Nearby village is Jamua Bazar(1 km), Narayanpur(2 km), Jakhini(5 km), PM Modi adopted village Jayapur(3 km) under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
Salkhan Fossils Park, officially known as Sonbhadra Fossils Park, is a fossil park in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 12 km from Robertsganj, near Salkhan village on state highway SH5A in Sonbhadra district. The fossils in the park are estimated to be nearly 1.4 billion years old. The fossils appear as rings on the boulders and are scattered in Fossil rings on boulders in the park which is spread over an area of about 25 hectares in the Kaimoor Wildlife range.
The Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation (VENHF) is a registered non-profit organisation (2012) with its headquarter in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, working for the protection and conservation of the nature, natural resources and rights of the nature dependent communities in the ecologically fragile landscape of Vindhya Range in India. Vindhya Bachao Abhiyan is the flagship campaign of the organization.
