Cholistan
IUCN Not ReportedPublic Wildlife Reserve (PWR) · 1975
21 829 km²
Commune · IND
n.a. ( 230)
India
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
2
Observations
2
Area
1 032,8km²
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
2 distinct species · 2 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,1°C
Annual rain
228mm
Warmest m°
41,5°C
Coldest m°
7,9°C
Elevation: 147 m on average (min 134 m, max 167 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,1°C
Annual rain
228mm
Warmest month
41,5°C
Coldest month
7,9°C
Mean alt.
147m
Min
134m
Max
167m
Std. dev.
7m
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
6,0g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
24,5%
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
8,0g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
52,8%
Silt
24,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
4,1g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
53,3%
Silt
24,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.9%
Crops40.1%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil23.2%
Other (grassland, water…)34.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,5km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
4 377km²
Discharge in basins
7,7m³/s
Mean precip.
194mm/an
Mean T°
26,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,90
Mean runoff
11mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
157m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Anupgarh Canalsub-area1 083,7 km²overlap299.35 km²29%
- Basin #01620sub-area338,6 km²overlap192.71 km²19%
- Bassin de Indira Gandhi Canalsub-area823,4 km²overlap185.53 km²18%
- Basin #06220sub-area129,1 km²overlap128.88 km²12%
- Basin #02710sub-area643,6 km²overlap100.49 km²10%
- Bassin de Indira Gandhi Canalsub-area538,3 km²overlap95.99 km²9%
- Bassin de Indira Gandhi Canalsub-area921,9 km²overlap29.84 km²3%
- Bassin de Indira Gandhi Canalsub-area982,6 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
60,8%
Pesticides
1,3kg/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