Bandhavgarh is located in the north eastern border of Madhya Pradesh, the central state of India. It lies in the umaria-shahdol district surrounded by satpura mountain range. The latitutde and longitudes are 23° 30' to 23°46' N and 80 ° 11' to36' E. The altitude is between 410 m and 810 m. The mountains of bandhagarh tala range are generally composed of sandstone. The soil is generally sandy to sandy-loam. More than tweny streams rise or flow through the park. Some of the important streams of bandhagarh are Johilla, janadh, charanganga, Damnar, banbei, Ambanala and andhiyari Jhiria. All these streams merge into the son river, which is an important southern tributary to the Ganges.
