LOCATION AND AREA

LOCATION

1) Location By Geographic Co-ordinates:

Longitude 790 58’ E to 800 11’ E

Latitude 210 12’ N to 210 21’ N

2) Location by other features:

State: Maharashtra
District: Gondia
Tahsil: Situated in Arjuni (Sadak), Goregaon & Tiroda Tahsils of Gondia District.
Circle: Geographically the area of this sanctuary comes under the Nagpur Circle of the State Forest Department. The administration and management of this sanctuary comes under the control of the Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Nagpur.
Division : The administration and management of this sanctuary comes directly under Dy. Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Gondia.
Ranges: The area of this sanctuary comes under the Nagzira range. 

3) Location By Bio-geographic Zonation:

As per the Biogeography classification adopted by Wildlife Institute of India, Duration, this sanctuary is classified as follows. 
i) Bio-geographic Kingdom - Paleotropical
ii) Sub Kingdom - Indomalaysian
iii) Bio-geographic Zone - 6 – Deccan Peninsula
iv) Biotic Province - 6 B – Central Deccan.
This Bio-geographic zone is one of the least protected bio-geographic zones in India, rich in floral and faunal diversities. Hence it needs high degree of Protection.

AREA

Presently the sanctuary extends over an area of 152.81 sq. km. (Old R.F.). this entire area is at present divided into 2 Range, 4 Rounds and 18 Beats form management point of view. This area is further sub-divided into 37 compartments. (Unit of management). This entire area is declared as a Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary as per the notification no. WLP/1669/22860/Y- dated 3 June 1970. See Appendix No 1. However during April 1984, the area of the Compartment No. 370 ABC (108.10 Ha.) of the Tiroda Range was handed over to the sanctuary management Presently Compt. No. 370 ABC is not included in the notified area. 

The entire area of this sanctuary is covered by 4 Topo-sheets bearing numbers 55 (O/15), 55(O/16), 64(C/3) &64(C/4).