Kishanpur WLS — Jhadi Tal Barasingha Hotspot.
Most tiger-safari operators send guests to the Dudhwa core only; Kishanpur is 30km away with its own entry gate and most lodge-package itineraries skip it. The barasingha record is also barely-marketed compared to Kanha (which has the smaller MP hard-ground sub-population).WHY NOBODY KNOWS
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary (227 sq km, part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve since 1987) is the world's single largest congregation of hard-ground barasingha (swamp deer, Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) — Jhadi Tal alone holds 600-800 individuals in winter, the largest herd you'll see in India. About half the world's remaining barasingha population — ~6,137 individuals census 2022, up from 3,691 in 1977 — lives in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Tigers ambush from the tall phragmites reedbeds; in winter mornings the whole tal mists over and you watch barasingha rutting in fog. Separate gate from main Dudhwa NP — book the Kishanpur safari via UPFD.
