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Keoladeo National Park (KNP), a world heritage site is a unique ecosystem known for various resident and migratory birds. This important wetland was set aside as a bird's sanctuary in 1956 and it was elevated to the status of a national park in 1981. It has distinction of being the only Indian wetland to be included under both the Ramsar and the World Heritage convention. Chital is the third largest deer inhabiting the plains of India. Its coat is rufous brown and covered with white spots. In the present study, habitat suitability analysis for Chital has been done in the various blocks of KNP. Each block was evaluated with respect to habitat parameters, viz., food, cover, water, space and disturbance. High resolution satellite data, IRS P6 (Resourcesat-1) LISS IV and IRS P5 (Cartosat -1) PAN data were used to generate the habitat suitability map. Data base design, creation and organization were carried out using ERDAS IMAGINE (8.7) image processing software and ARC/GIS (9.1) software. Total area of KNP was worked out as 28.96 Sq.Km. Out of total suitable area; it is observed that 60.36% area suitable for Chital. High Resolution satellite data thus can easily calculate the suitable area for ungulate.