Cholistan
IUCN Not ReportedPublic Wildlife Reserve (PWR) · 1975
21 829 km²
Commune · IND
Anupgarh
India
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
5
Observations
7
Area
1 289,1km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
5 distinct species · 7 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,6°C
Annual rain
242mm
Warmest m°
41,2°C
Coldest m°
7,7°C
Elevation: 153 m on average (min 141 m, max 170 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
242mm
Warmest month
41,2°C
Coldest month
7,7°C
Mean alt.
153m
Min
141m
Max
170m
Std. dev.
5m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
21,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Ganganagar
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
21,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
21,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
4,2g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
21,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.3%
Crops57.8%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil15.8%
Other (grassland, water…)23.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
55,9km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
64 124km²
Discharge in basins
57,3m³/s
Mean precip.
193mm/an
Mean T°
26,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,90
Mean runoff
19mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
157m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Binjor Minor Canalsub-area997,5 km²overlap433.62 km²34%
- Bassin de Anupgarh Canalsub-area1 083,7 km²overlap430.70 km²33%
- Bassin de Indira Gandhi Canalsub-area982,6 km²overlap231.55 km²18%
- Basin #01620sub-area338,6 km²overlap112.45 km²9%
- Bassin de Indira Gandhi Canalsub-area921,9 km²overlap48.73 km²4%
- Bassin de Hakra canalsub-area1 080,8 km²overlap32.09 km²2%
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
- Anupgarh Canalord 2len here12.63 km20%total65 km
- Ghaggar Channelord 6len here11.40 km5%total212 km
- Anupgarh Mionr Canalord 6len here11.05 km100%total11 km
- Binjor Minor Canalord 6len here10.23 km29%total35 km
- Baror Minor Canalord 6len here7.05 km100%total7 km
- Karniji Distributaryord 6len here3.52 km9%total38 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
89,1%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN