https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Udaypur_Wildlife_Sanctuary 2026-11-06T16:24:08Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Udaypur_Wildlife_Sanctuary&diff=273946&oldid=prev 2021-05-27T10:06:37Z

<p>added <a href="/wiki/Category:Protected_areas_established_in_1978" title="Category:Protected areas established in 1978">Category:Protected areas established in 1978</a> using <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:HC" class="extiw" title="wp:HC">HotCat</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox protected area<br /> | name = Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary<br /> | iucn_category = <br /> | map = India |relief=1<br /> | location = [[West Champaran district]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br /> | nearest_city = [[Bettiah]]<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|26.815789|N|84.4324626|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | area = 8.74&amp; km&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;<br /> | established = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary&#039;&#039;&#039; (also spelled Udaipur) is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] located in [[West Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]] state, [[India]]. It was established in 1978, and covers an area of 8.74&amp;nbsp;km².<br /> <br /> The wildlife sanctuary is predominantly wetland, located on an [[oxbow lake]] in the floodplain of the [[Gandaki River]]. It is home to a variety of water birds, both resident and migratory. The sanctuary has areas of [[swamp forest]], dry [[riverine forest]], and khair-sissoo forest (&#039;&#039;[[Acacia catechu]]-[[Dalbergia sissoo]]&#039;&#039;).&lt;ref&gt;Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). &#039;&#039;Handbook of National Parks, Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India.&#039;&#039; Indus Publishing. pp. 96-97&lt;/ref&gt; It is in the [[Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests]] ecoregion.<br /> <br /> The sanctuary has a rest house. The nearest town and railhead is [[Bettiah]]. The sanctuary is under the authority of the Deputy Director of the Champaran Forest Division, headquartered in Bettiah. This sanctuary is about half an hour from Bettiah wetlands.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Valmiki National Park]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{protected areas of Bihar}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests]]<br /> [[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:West Champaran district]]<br /> [[Category:1978 establishments in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Protected areas established in 1978]]</div>

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