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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Indravati National Park
| alt_name = Indravati Tiger Reserve
| iucn_category = II
| photo =File:Wild Buffalo in Indravati National Park.png
| photo_width =
| photo_alt =
| photo_caption = A gaur wandering in Indravati National park
| map = India Chhattisgarh
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| location = [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Jagdalpur]]
| coordinates = {{coords|19|12|18|N|81|1|53|E|display=inline, title}}
| area_km2 = 1258.37
| established = 1975
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| governing_body = Conservator of Forest (Field Director)
| world_heritage_site =
| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160215012121/http://www.itrbijapur.in/
}}

'''Indravati National Park''' is a [[national park]] located in [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://forest.cg.gov.in/sanctuary_parks.htm |title= Chhattisgarh Forest Department Welcomes You |work= forest.cg.gov.in |access-date= 11 October 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111011082628/http://forest.cg.gov.in/sanctuary_parks.htm |archive-date= 11 October 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref> It derives its name from the nearby [[Indravati River]]. It is home to one of the last populations of rare wild buffalo.

Indravati National Park is the finest and most famous wildlife parks of Chhattisgarh. It is one among the three project tiger sites in Chhattisgarh along with Udanti-sitanadi, Indravati National Park is located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. The park derives its name from the Indravati River, which flows from east to west and forms the northern boundary of the reserve with the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a total area of approximately 2799.08 km<sup>2</sup>, Indravati attained the status of a national park in 1981 and a tiger reserve in 1983 under the famous [[Project Tiger]] of India, to become one of the most famous tiger reserves of India.

==Topography==
The topography of the park mainly comprises undulating hilly terrain with altitude ranging between 177 and 599 metres above the sea level.

==Flora==
The vegetation of the Indravati National Park is mainly of the [[tropical moist deciduous forests|tropical moist]] and [[Dry deciduous forest|dry deciduous]] type with predominance of bamboo, [[Sal (tree)|sal]] and [[teak]]. There are also rich patches of luxuriant grassland providing plenty of food to large herbivores such as [[wild water buffalo]]s, [[chital]], [[barking deer]], [[nilgai]], and [[gaur]]s. The most common tree in the park are teak, [[Lendia (tree)|lendia]], [[Boswellia serrata|salai]], [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]], [[tendu (tree)|tendu]], [[semal]], [[haldu]], [[ber]] and [[jamun]].

==Wildlife==
Indravati National Park has one of the last populations of the endangered [[wild Asian buffalo]]. The national park is also home to a variety of other ungulate species. Reported from the area are [[gaur]] (Indian bison), [[nilgai]], [[blackbuck]], [[chausingha]] (four-horned antelope), [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], [[chital]], [[Indian muntjac]], [[Indian spotted chevrotain]] and wild boar. Large predators are represented by [[tiger]]s, [[leopard]]s, [[sloth bear]]s, [[dhole]]s (wild dog) and [[striped hyena]]s. Smaller mammals include flying squirrel, [[porcupine]], pangolins, rhesus monkeys and langurs among many others.<ref>D. K. Harshey & Kailash Chandra (2001). ''Mammals of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.'' Zoos´ Print Journal 16(12): 659-668 [http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2001/December/659-668.pdf online]</ref> The commonly found reptiles in the park are freshwater crocodile, [[monitor lizard]], Indian chameleon, common krait, Indian rock python, cobra and Russell's viper to name a few. The park also gives shelter to the large variety of birds of which the hill myna is the most important species.

==Transport==
Indravati National Park is easily approachable from [[Jagdalpur]], the district headquarters of [[Bastar district|Bastar]]. The village Kutrue, the main entry point of the park, is situated at the distance of 22.4 km north of Jagdalpur-Bhopalpattanam road. The Kutrue link road is at the distance of 145.6 km from Jagdalpur. Raipur (486 km) has the [[Swami Vivekananda Airport|nearest airport]] and [[Jagdalpur]] (168 km) is the nearest railhead from the Indravati National Park.

==Visiting==
The best season to visit the park is from 15 December to 15 June.

==See also==

* [[National parks of India]]
* [[Kanger Ghati National Park]]
* [[Jagdalpur]]
* [[Danteshwari Temple]]
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]
* [[Tourism in Chhattisgarh]]
* [[Tamda Ghumar]]
* [[Chitrakote Falls]]
* [[Kotumsar Cave]]
* [[Mendri Ghumar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{National Parks of India}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:National parks in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1975]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]

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