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Tal Chhapar Sanctuary | |
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Location | Churu District, Rajasthan, India |
Nearest city | Chhapar |
Coordinates | 27°47′53″N 74°26′06″E / 27.798141°N 74.434937°E |
Established | 1971[1] |
Governing body | Government of Rajasthan |
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan, in the Shekhawati region of India. It is known for blackbucks and is also home to a variety of birds. The sanctuary is 210 km from Jaipur on the fringe of the Great Indian Desert and situated on road from Ratangarh to Sujangarh. The Tal Chhapar sanctuary lies in the Sujangarh Tehsil of Churu District. It lies on the Nokha-Sujangarh state highway and is situated at a distance of 85 km from Churu and about 132 km from Bikaner. The nearest railway station is Chappar which lies on Degana-Churu-Rewari line of North Western Railways. The nearest airport is Jaipur which is 215 km from Chappar.
Tal Chhapar is a refuge of the blackbuck.