Shivpuri

How to reach Shivpuri

Shivpuri is well connected by road and rail track.

Air : The nearest airport to Shivpuri is Gwalior (112 Km). This airport is well connected with Delhi, Bhopal, Indore and Mumbai.

Rail : Nearest main railheads from Shivpuri are at Jhansi (101 Kms) and Gwalior (120 Kms) which are on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai main lines.

Road : Shivpuri is connected by regular bus services with Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Jhansi and Ujjain. Shivpuri is 120 KMS away from Gwalior on Agra Mumbai Road and 90 KMS away from Jhansi.

Nearest Destinations from Shivpuri
The nearby places include Chanderi (127 km), famous for cotton saris; historic destination of Narwar (41 km) famous for its medieval fortress atop a hill; Bundela and Marwah. Quite close to the park is Surwaya (21 km.) that has remains of a fort, three Hindu temples and a monastery. Moreover, for bird-watchers there is the Karera Bird Sanctuary at a distance of 45 km on the Shivpuri-Jhansi road, a protected area for the great Indian Bustard. Rajasthan state's famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve lies 180-km northwest of Shivpuri and possesses its own magical charm.

The National Highway No. 3 road also connects the district to Gwalior, Agra and Delhi in the north and Guna, Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore and Bombay in the south. Apart from this Highway Shivpuri is well connected with Jhansi by all weather National Highway No. 25 which goes up to Kanpur, Lucknow and beyond. Another road connects Sheopur district. From the Agra Bombay National Highway another road branches off to Kota.

Accommodation

1. Tourist Village
   Bhadiya Kund,
2. Chinkara Motel
3. Shivpuri Hotel
4. Tarun Residency
5. Hotel Sonchiraiya
6. Hotel Indraprasth
7. Tourist Village

Climate
Shivpuri has a cool and dry climate .The hot weather starts from about the middle of April and lasts up to mid of May. The temperature in June touches 42o C. By the end of June or by the 1st week of July, the monsoon breaks and the weather becomes cool, through humid. The district receives its rains from the Arabian Sea. The rains are over generally by end of September. Shivpuri receives on an average 875 mm of rain.

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