Human Settlements in The Park and Adjoining Areas
The National Park comprises two ranges viz: Kotamsar and Koleng range. The Kotamsar range, forming the western half on the Park is dotted with revenue villages on its boundary and there is hardly any forest area outside the Park for fuel wood, small wood, bamboo and other non-timber forest produce. So the Zone of influence (Zl) for people in this range is 10 km. The Koleng range forming the Eastern half of the Park has lesser number of villages on its boundary and is comparatively free from biotic pressure. So in the central portion Zone of influence is 10 km and on eastern boundary it is 5 km. All together there are 48 villages within 5 km radius of National Park boundary and only one Forest village (Kotamsar) is inside the National Park.
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