The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is located in the Pilibhit district and Shahjahanpur district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India.
The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is forms a part of the Terai Arc Landscape, in the upper Gangetic Plain Biogeographic Province.
In 1908, The Pilibhit Forest Division was established as a protected forest area.
In 1984, a portion of the Pilibhit Forest Division was declared as a wildlife sanctuary, known as Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary.
In 2014, Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as a tiger reserve under the Project Tiger initiative. It is the 45th tiger reserves of India.
In 2020, the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve has bagged the first TX2 Award for doubling the number of tigers in the past four years (2014-18). The number of tigers in the reserve area has gone up to 65 from 25 in the period of just four years (2014-18).
Area: The tiger reserve covers an area of approximately 730 square kilometers (280 square miles).
Core: 602.7980 sq.km.
Buffer: 127.4518 sq.km.
Total: 730.2498 sq.km.
River: Gomti river originates from the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. It is also the catchment of several others rivers like Sharda, Ghaghara, Chuka and Mala Khannot.
Chukha beach is the part of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. It is situated on the bank of Sharda river (Sharda Sagar reservoir).
Lake: lake located within the reserve:
Sharda Sagar Dam
Barasingha Lake
Tribe: The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is home to various tribal communities, including the Tharu tribe.
Flora: Sal (76% of the area), Khair, Sissoo, Mahua, Bamboo, Teak etc.
Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Swamp Deer, Leopard, Fishing Cat, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Sloth Bear, Short-nosed Fruit Bat, Hyena, Hispid Hare, Bengal Florican, Saras, Mugger Crocodile, Gharial etc.