Madhav National Park
| Madhav National Park | |
|---|---|
Forest in Madhav National Park | |
| Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nearest city | Shivpuri around 9km away |
| Coordinates | 25°30′N 77°49′E / 25.50°N 77.82°E |
| Area | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) |
| Visitors | around 500 people (in every year) |
| Official name | Sakhya Sagar |
| Designated | 7 January 2022 |
| Reference no. | 2483 |
Madhav National Park is situated in Shivpuri District of Gwalior division in northwest Madhya Pradesh, India. Two national highways pass through the park, the Gwalior to Bombay former National Highway 3 (now part of National Highway no. 44) and the Jhansi to Shivpuri National Highway 27 (formerly N.H.25). The nearest Airport to Madhav National Park is Gwalior Airport which is 120 Kms. The nearest railway station is Shivpuri Railway Station lies on Gwalior Indore main line.
The park was first noticed in 1956, at 167 km2, as Shivpuri National Park. In 1958, it was renamed Madhav National Park after Madho Rao Scindia, the Maharaja of Gwalior of the Scindia dynasty and was finalized the following year. Sakhya Sagar, (named after Sakhya Raje Scindia, mother of Madho Rao Scindia and Rajmata of Gwalior State) a man-made reservoir within the park, has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2022.