It lies 42 km from Anantnag city, the district headquarter, 85 kilometres (53 mi) south of Srinagar.

[1] The vegetation types present in the Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary include dense coniferous forests and sub-alpine pastures.

In dense coniferous forests, kail pine, spruce, fir, birch, deodar and juniper trees are predominant.

The Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary is abode to many species of animals including the Himalayan black bear,[3] hangul,[1] and musk deer.

In 1970, the Government of Kashmir constructed a sheep breeding farm on 1300 hectares of prime wintering area of the now critically endangered hangul.