The park is divide into Critical Tiger Habitat or the Core Area and Buffer Area with total area as mentioned below:
Total Area: 1536.938 sq. km
Core Area: 716.903 sq. km
Buffer Area: 820.035 sq. km
As per the tourism guidelines; roughly about 19.89% area of the Core Tiger Habitat or the core zone is open for tourists, which is about 142.59 sq kms.
Core Zones: Tala, Maghadhi and Khitauli
Buffer Zones: Dhamokhar, Johila and Panpatha
Core Zone Safari Vehicles and Capacity of each Zone
Zone | Round | Max Allowed Vehicle | Online Full Vehicle Permit | Online WaitList (Full Vehicle Permit) | FD Quota (Full Vehicle Permit) | Online Single Vehicle Permit | Single Seat Permit at Tourism Gate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khitauli | Morning | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Khitauli | Evening | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Maghadhi | Morning | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Maghadhi | Evening | 25 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Tala | Morning | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Tala | Evening | 27 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Buffer Zone Safari Vehicles and Capacity of each Zone
Buffer Zone/Sanctuary | Round | Max Allowed Vehicle | Online Full Vehicle Permit | Online WaitList (Full Vehicle Permit) | FD Quota (Full Vehicle Permit) | Full Vehicle Permits at the Entry Gate | Entry Gate/Gates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dhamokhar | Morning | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Parasi |
Dhamokhar | Evening | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Parasi |
Johila | Morning | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Cechpur/Gajwahi |
Johila | Evening | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Cechpur/Gajwahi |
Panpatha | Morning | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Pachpedi |
Tala | Evening | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Pachpedi |