Core / Critical Tiger Habitat
69,071.178 hectares in the amended Schedule I(A).
Legal and Spatial Reference
Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve boundary, ESZ and notifications
The tiger reserve, its core and buffer, the Eco-Sensitive Zone and a proposed expansion are different legal or planning layers. This page separates them by instrument, date, area and status.
Primary government sources
Sources checked 13 August 2026
No sensitive wildlife locations
Reading Rule
A planning map does not change a legal boundary
A notification issued under the Wild Life (Protection) Act establishes or amends the tiger-reserve area. An ESZ notification regulates a separate surrounding zone. A KML file is a spatial aid, while a plan or an in-principle approval records intended action. These records must not be treated as interchangeable.
Current Legal Baseline
The 2023 notification revised MHTR to 1,135.787 sq km
Rajasthan Forest Department notification F.3(22)Forest/2023, dated 5 October 2023, amended the 2013 instrument. It substituted the earlier core and buffer schedules and inserted Bhainsrodgarh-area forest and revenue entries in the Critical Tiger Habitat schedule.
Buffer area
44,507.522 hectares in the amended Schedule I(B).
Total notified tiger reserve
The total currently published on the Rajasthan protected-area register.
Sources: locally archived 5 October 2023 notification and the current Rajasthan protected-area register.
Area Comparison
Why official pages can show different MHTR figures
The difference is principally a question of source date and legal layer. Older national profiles describe the 2013 reserve; the current Rajasthan register incorporates the 2023 amendment.
| Record | Core | Buffer | Total / extent | How it should be used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 tiger-reserve notification | 417.17188 sq km | 342.82274 sq km | 759.99462 sq km, commonly rounded to 759.99 | Base instrument Historical baseline, amended in 2023. |
| 2023 amending notification | 690.71178 sq km | 445.07522 sq km | 1,135.787 sq km | Notified Current state-government legal area. |
| 2020 Eco-Sensitive Zone | Separate from the core-buffer calculation | 248.70 sq km; extends 0 to 1 km around the then-notified reserve boundary | Notified ESZ Use for ESZ regulation and planning, not as the tiger-reserve area. |
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| Rajasthan Long Term Action Plan | 201.40 sq km proposed addition | 990.13 sq km proposed addition | 1,191.53 sq km proposed expansion | Proposal In-principle technical approval is not a boundary notification. |
The proposed LTAP additions must not be added to the 2023 notified total. The LTAP states that notification depends on local-community consent and State administrative approval, and that implementation requires the prescribed statutory permissions.
Dated Source Trail
Notification and planning timeline
Tiger reserve notified
Notification F.3(8)Forest/2012 declared 41,717.188 hectares as Critical Tiger Habitat and 34,282.274 hectares as buffer, totalling 75,999.462 hectares. The Rajasthan Gazette copy was published on 18 April 2013.
Open the locally archived 2013 Gazette scanFinal ESZ notified
MoEFCC notification S.O. 4268(E) established a 248.70 sq km Eco-Sensitive Zone, varying from zero to one kilometre. The final notification is dated 25 November and the Gazette issue is dated 27 November; 10 January 2020 was the earlier draft-notification date.
Open the locally archived final ESZ GazetteExpansion received in-principle approval
The Rajasthan LTAP records NTCA technical in-principle approval for a proposed MHTR expansion. The document expressly makes subsequent notification conditional on consent and State approval.
Open the locally archived Long Term Action PlanCore and buffer schedules amended
Notification F.3(22)Forest/2023 revised the legal total to 1,135.787 sq km and inserted Bhainsrodgarh-area entries into the Critical Tiger Habitat schedule.
Open the locally archived 2023 notificationESZ Zonal Master Plan published
The plan organises the ESZ regulatory framework, land-use context and development controls. It implements the ESZ planning requirement; it does not replace the tiger-reserve notification.
Open the locally archived Zonal Master PlanDepartment ESZ KML updated
The Forest Department download register lists the MHTR reserve KML as dated 31 July 2018 and a separate ESZ KML as updated on 1 June 2026. The two files therefore have different subjects and update dates.
Open the official KML registerEco-Sensitive Zone
The ESZ is a variable-width regulatory zone
The final Gazette describes an ESZ extending from zero to one kilometre around the reserve and covering 248.70 sq km. Zero extent occurs in directions where the notification records co-termination with the tiger-reserve buffer. The Gazette also provides boundary descriptions, coordinates, maps and a village list.
The ESZ does not prohibit every activity. The notification and Zonal Master Plan distinguish prohibited, regulated and promoted activities. Site-specific permissions remain the responsibility of the competent government authorities.
248.70 sq kmNotified ESZ area.
0–1 kmVariable outward extent stated in the Gazette.
75 villagesCount recorded in the 2023 Zonal Master Plan.
Separate legal layerNot part of the core-plus-buffer total.
GIS Interpretation
How the 2026 ESZ KML should be used
Appropriate use
- Show a dated ESZ outer-limit or context overlay.
- Retain the source label “Rajasthan Forest Department, ESZ KML as on 01.06.2026”.
- Read the geometry with the 2020 Gazette and 2023 Zonal Master Plan.
- Use the notification schedules and revenue records for legal interpretation.
Incorrect use
- Do not replace the reserve or Critical Tiger Habitat polygon with the ESZ KML.
- Do not colour the complete enclosed footprint as 248.70 sq km of ESZ.
- Do not describe a KML calculation as a notified legal area.
- Do not infer the meaning of unlabelled internal geometry without an official legend.
Primary Source Set
Documents used for this page
- Rajasthan Forest Department, F.3(8)Forest/2012, 9 April 2013.
- Rajasthan Forest Department, F.3(22)Forest/2023, 5 October 2023.
- MoEFCC, final MHTR ESZ notification S.O. 4268(E), 25 November 2020.
- Rajasthan Environment and Climate Change Department, MHTR ESZ Zonal Master Plan, 7 December 2023.
- Rajasthan Forest Department, Long Term Action Plan for tiger conservation.
- Rajasthan Forest Department, official protected-area and ESZ KML register.
Interpretation Notice
This is an independent public-information synthesis, not a cadastral survey, title opinion or legal determination. Exact parcel, right, permission or boundary questions must be checked with the current notification schedules, settlement and revenue records, and the competent Rajasthan authorities.