Their territory included parts of the present-day Mandla, Shahdol, and Bilaspur districts.

[2] Folk songs are part of the heritage of the tribal peoples of the Maikal Hills.

To one side of this stretch of landscape, the Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary of Chhattisgarh is located.

[4] The following protected areas are located in the range: Kanha National Park is a national park and a Tiger Reserve in the Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh and located in the Maikal hills of the Satpuras.

Besides harbouring a viable population of the tiger, Kanha has distinguished itself in saving the endangered hard ground barasingha from extinction, and supporting the last world population of this deer species[5] The hills are known to contain bauxite, an ore for aluminium.