National Parks in India

Posted by Admin Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 February 2025 Under General Knowledge Geography

National parks in India are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and currently, there are 106 national parks in India. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km2 which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other national parks covering an area of 16,608 km2 (6,412 sq mi) are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

(Photo: Ajay Srivastava, Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh)

What is a National Park

An area, whether within a sanctuary or not, can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association or importance, needed to for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state under the conditions given in CHAPTER IV, WPA 1972. There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km2.

List of National Parks (As on February, 2025)

Name of State	No. of PAs	Name of Protected Area	Year of Creation	Area (in km2)
Andhra Pradesh	1	Papikonda	2008	1012.8588
	2	Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram)	2005	2.3952
	3	Sri Venkateswara	1989	353.62
Arunachal Pradesh	1	Mouling	1986	483.00
Arunachal Pradesh	2	Namdapha	1983	1807.82
Assam	1	Dibru-Saikhowa	1999	340.00
	2	Dihing Patkai	2021	234.26
	3	Kaziranga	1974	889.51
	4	Manas	1990	500.00
	5	Nameri	1998	200.00
	6	Rajiv Gandhi (Orang)	1999	78.81
	7	Raimona	2021	422.00
Bihar	1	Valmiki	1989	335.65
Chhattisgarh	1	Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay)	1981	1440.71
	2	Indravati (Kutru)	1982	1258.37
	3	Kanger Valley	1982	200.00
Goa	1	Mollem	1992	107.00
Gujarat	1	Blackbuck (Velavadar)	1976	34.53
	2	Gir	1975	258.71
	3	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	1982	162.89
	4	Vansda	1979	23.99
Haryana	1	Kalesar	2003	46.82
Haryana	2	Sultanpur	1989	1.43
Himachal Pradesh	1	Great Himalayan	1984	754.40
	2	Inderkilla	2010	94.00
	3	Khirganga	2010	705.00
	4	Pin Valley	1987	675.00
	5	Col. Sherjung Simbalbara	2010	27.88
Jharkhand	1	Betla	1986	226.33
Karnataka	1	Anshi	1987	417.34
	2	Bandipur	1974	872.24
	3	Bannerghatta	1974	260.51
	4	Kudremukh	1987	600.57
	5	Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi)	1988	643.39
Kerala	1	Anamudi Shola	2003	7.50
	2	Eravikulam	1978	97.00
	3	Mathikettan Shola	2003	12.82
	4	Pambadum Shola	2003	1.32
	5	Periyar	1982	350.00
	6	Silent Valley	1984	89.52
Madhya Pradesh	1	Bandhavgarh	1968	448.842
	2	Dinosaur Fossils	2011	0.897
	3	Fossil	1983	0.27
	4	Pench	1975	292.857
	5	Kanha	1955	941.793
	6	Kuno	2018	748.761
	7	Madhav	1959	375.23
	8	Panna	1981	542.66
	9	Sanjay	1981	464.643
	10	Satpura	1981	528.729
	11	Van Vihar	1979	4.452
Maharashtra	1	Chandoli	2004	317.67
	2	Gugamal	1975	361.28
	3	Nawegaon	1975	133.88
	4	Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru)	1975	257.26
	5	Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli)	1983	86.96
	6	Tadoba	1955	116.55
Manipur	1	Keibul-Lamjao	1977	40.00
Manipur	2	Shiroi	1982	100.00
Meghalaya	1	Balphakram	1986	220.00
Meghalaya	2	Nokrek Ridge	1997	47.48
Mizoram	1	Murlen	2003	100.00
Mizoram	2	Phawngpui (Blue Mountain)	1997	50.00
Nagaland	1	Intanki	1993	202.02
Odisha	1	Bhitarkanika	1988	145.00
Odisha	2	Simlipal	1980	845.70
Rajasthan	1	Desert	1992	3162.00
	2	Keoladeo Ghana	1981	28.73
	3	Mukundra Hills	2006	200.54
	4	Ranthambhore	1980	282.00
	5	Sariska	1992	273.80
Sikkim	1	Khangchendzonga	1977	1784.00
Tamil Nadu	1	Guindy	1976	2.7057
	2	Gulf of Mannar Marine	1980	526.02
	3	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)	1989	117.10
	4	Mudumalai	1990	103.23
	5	Mukurthi	1990	78.46
Telangana	1	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	1994	1.425
	2	Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali	1994	14.59
	3	Mrugavani	1994	3.60
Tripura	1	Clouded Leopard	2007	5.08
Tripura	2	Bison (Rajbari)	2007	31.63
Uttar Pradesh	1	Dudhwa	1977	490.00
Uttarakhand	1	Corbett	1936	520.82
	2	Gangotri	1989	2390.02
	3	Govind	1990	472.08
	4	Nanda Devi	1982	624.60
	5	Rajaji	1983	820.00
	6	Valley of Flowers	1982	87.50
West Bengal	1	Buxa	1992	117.10
	2	Gorumara	1992	79.45
	3	Jaldapara	2014	216.34
	4	Neora Valley	1986	159.8917
	5	Singalila	1986	78.60
	6	Sunderban	1984	1330.10
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1	Campbell Bay	1992	426.23
	2	Galathea Bay	1992	110.00
	3	Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor)	1983	281.50
	4	Mount Harriett	1987	46.62
	5	Rani Jhansi Marine	1996	320.06
	6	Saddle Peak	1987	32.54
Jammu & Kashmir	1	City Forest (Salim Ali)	1992	9.07
	2	Dachigam	1981	141.00
	3	Kazinag	2000	90.88
	4	Kishtwar High Altitute	1981	2191.50
Ladakh	1	Hemis	1981	3350.00

Source: MoEFCC & State Forest Departments

https://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/npa_8231.asp

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