Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

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Forest Division: Sunabeda (Wildlife) Division
District: Nuapada
Date of Notification: 10-05-1988
Notified Area: 600sq.km
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district is largely a grass-covered plateau adjoining Udanti and Sitanadi Sanctuaries of Chhatisgarh State. The sanctuary is an attraction to eco-tourists because of waterfalls, caves, archaeological sites at Giribaman, Jumlagarh Fort and Muraguda, and the bird observation points at Jalki and Raital Bandh in Maraguda. Sunabeda is home to 4 tigers and 20 leopards along with other species like Hyena, Barking Deer, Chital, Gaur, Sambar, Sloth Bear, Hill Myna, Pea Fowl, Partridge etc and a number of reptilian species also inhabit the sanctuary.

Quick Facts:

1. Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary has an excellent bio-diversity and an unique eco-system.
2. It has the potential for a great tourist attraction due to the wilderness in its natural condition, waterfalls and historical monuments.
3. This Sanctuary, being the source of origin and catchment of Jonk, Sunder and Indra rivers, plays an important role in socio-economic development of the locality.
4. The valley, below the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary along the Jonk river, has brick structures that date back to the time of the Koshala kingdom.
5. The sanctuary is an ideal habitat for Barasingha.
6. It forms a migration link for wild buffaloes across the two states of Odisha and Chhatisgarh.

How to Reach: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WH3N5ZVU2uDhwyWE7

By Road: Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is 30 KM away from District Headquarters, Nuapada.

By Rail: The nearest railway station is at Nuapada Road on Raipur-Vijayanagaram line of East Coast railway.

By Air: Raipur airport is the nearest which is 150 km away and is connected with Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai,Bengaluru.

Facilities available:

1. Watch tower is available for visitors to observe wildlife.
2. Forest Rest Houses, Circuit Houses and Inspection Bungalows are available for the tourists.

Salient Detail-Geographic Extent: Longitude 82° 20’ 06” to 82° 34’ 42”(East) and Latitude 20° 24' to 20° 44'(North)

Climate : Annual Rainfall - vary from 1100 to 1500mm

Villages : 52 villages (30 Revenue village + 22 other settlements), Divisional Forest Officer: Sunabeda Wildlife Division, Nuapda Assistant Conservator of Forests: Sunabeda Wildlife Division, Nuapada 9937527247

Contact officer:
Phone No.: 06678 - 225372, 06678 - 225372
Mobile: 9437966372

Best time to visit: October- February

Accommodation: Inspection of Bungalows of different Departments of the State Govt. in nearby places like Khariar & Khariar Road.