Ghatigaon covers 511.0 km² in Madhya Pradesh state, west of the city of Gwalior.
[1] It extends to Tigra Dam, and includes part of the reservoir.
It was established in 1981 to protect habitat of the great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps).
The predominant tree species is khair (Senegalia catechu), with tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), reonjha (Vachellia leucophloea), and others.
and the grasses Eragrostis tenella, Aristida hystrix, and Apluda mutica.