The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is situated in the Pilibhit district and Shahjahanpur District of Uttar Pradesh, forming part of the Terai Arc Landscape, in the upper Gangetic Plain Biogeographic Province. Some river originating from the reserve, which is also the catchment of several others like Sharda, Chuka and Mala, Khannot. The habitat is characterized by sal forests, tall grasslands and swamp maintained by periodic flooding from rivers.