Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Deer Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Location Birbhum district, West Bengal, India
Nearest city Santiniketan
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi)
Established 1977
For town near Raniganj in Bardhaman district see Ballavpur

Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary (popular as Deer Park) was established in 1977. This wooded area is located near Santiniketan in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

It is located at . It has an average elevation of 56 metres (184 ft).[1]

Climate

During summer, the temperature can shoot well above 40 °C (104 °F) and in winters it can drop to around 10 °C (50 °F).[2] The annual average rainfall is 1,212 millimetres (47.7 in), mostly in the monsoon months (June to October). [3]

Fauna

It is home to a number of deer including the Blackbuck and Spotted deer. Other animals include jackals, foxes and a variety of water birds. [4]

Timings

It is open from 10 am to 4 pm. It is closed on Wednesdays.[5]

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Santiniketan
  2. Mondal, Dipanwita, Ek Najare Birbhum Jela, Paschim Banga, Birbhum Special issue (in Bengali), February 2006, pp. 7–10 , Government of West Bengal
  3. Mukhopadhyay, Malay, Birbhum Jelar Bhougolik Parichiti, Paschim Banga, Birbhum Special issue (in Bengali), February 2006, pp. 29–32
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
  5. Basak, Tapan Kumar, Rabindranath, Santiniketan and Sriniketan (An Introduction)


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>