Bharatpur district

Bharatpur District is a district of  in western. The town of is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 5,066 km². It is bounded by and  districts of  on the north,  and  districts of  on the east, and the Rajasthan districts of  on the south,  on the southwest, and  and  on the west.

Three rivers, the, Rooparel, and Gambhir, cross the district. The Ban Ganga originates in, passes through Dausa and Bharatpur districts to meet the in Uttar Pradesh. The Gambhir River starts from Pachana Dam of Karauli District, and meets the Ban Ganga in tehsil. The Rooparel River starts from hills of Alwar District and enters the district in Kaman tehsil.

Bharatpur District is famous for, a major wintering area for s. Established as a -hunting reserve by the s of Bharatpur, it was known as the best duck shooting resort in the. The site was declared a bird sanctuary in and later upgraded to. has listed it as a. Keoladeo National Park attracts 364 species of birds, including many from, but also from , , , and , including the rare. As the s arrive and the s and start to fill with water, birds start pouring into the park.