Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve is the only elephant reserve in Eastern India. The reserve is situated on the border Paschim Medinipur and Bankura in West Bengal, India. The area of this elephant reserve is 414.06 square km. and the nearby 1436 square kilometres of land is known as the ‘Zone of Influence’. The elephant population in this elephant reserve is 118. This area is declared as Elephant Reserve on 24th October, 2002. This area is very close to Dalma Elephant Sanctuary under Jharkhand State.