Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh, in central India.[1] [2] It is named after the Tamor Hill and Pingla Nalla, the old and prominent features of the area. In 2021, National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the Chhattisgarh government's proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve.[3]
| Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Location: | Ramkola, Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh |
| Nearest City: | Surajpur |
| Area: | 608.51 Km² |
| Established: | 1978 |
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| Elevation: | 617m |
The northern boundary is the Moran river, eastern boundary is Bonga Nalla, and western boundary is Rihand River. This was notified as Wildlife Sanctuary in 1978. In 2011, it was notified by Chhattisgarh's Government as a part of Surguja Jashpur Elephant Reserve. There are seven revenue villages within this sanctuary, namely Khond, Injani, Archoka, Durgain, Kesar, Chattauli and Dhaulpur. Except for Khond, these villages are very small, with less than 20 households. The Tamor Hills, having an area of 250 km2, is a table land rising sharply from the neighboring villages of Tamki, Ghui and Barpetia.
The area, which is under Tamor, Khond and Pingla Ranges of the Surguja Jashpur Elephant Reserve Forest Division, consists of sal and bamboo forests.
Spread over 608.55km2, the sanctuary supports Asian elephant, Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, bears, sambar, nilgai, chital, bison, chousingha, chinkara, muntjac, boar, dhole, wolf, jackal, hyena, hare, cobras, pythons, red jungle fowl, gray jungle fowl and green pigeon.
November to June is ideal to visit the sanctuary. The sanctuary is about 35km (22miles) north of Surajpur. Surajpur Railway Station is the nearest railhead. A forest guest house is available at Ramkola.