List of national parks of India

View from inside the Jim Corbett National Park

The National parks of India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Further federal legislation strengthening protections for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. As of April 2007, there were 96 national parks. All national park lands then encompassed a total 38,029.18 km² (14,683.15 sq mi) km², comprising 1.16% of India's total surface area.

A total of 166 national parks have been authorized. Plans are underway to establish the remaining scheduled parks. All of India's national parks are listed below alongside their home state or territory, area and the date that they were established. See: Protected areas of India for an overview of all Indian protected areas.

List of national parks

This is a sortable list of all the National parks of India.

Name	State	Established	Area (in km²)
1. Anshi National Park	Karnataka	1987	250
2. Balphakram National Park	Meghalaya	1986	220
3. Bandhavgarh National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1982	448.85
4. Bandipur National Park	Karnataka	1974	874.20
5. Bannerghatta National Park	Karnataka	1974	106.27
6. Vansda National Park	Gujarat	1979	23.99
7. Betla National Park	Jharkhand	1986	231.67
8. Bhitarkanika National Park	Orissa	1988	145
9. Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar	Gujarat	1976	34.08
10. Buxa Tiger Reserve	West Bengal	1992	117.10
11. Campbell Bay National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1992	426.23
12. Chandoli National Park	Maharashtra	2004	317.67
13. Corbett National Park	Uttarakhand	1992	110
14. Dachigam National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	141
15. Darrah National Park	Rajasthan	2004	250
16. Desert National Park	Rajasthan	1980	3162
17. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Assam	1999	340
18. Dudhwa National Park	Uttar Pradesh	1977	490.29
19. Eravikulam National Park	Kerala	1978	97
20. Fossil National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983	0.27
21. Galathea National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1992	110
22. Gangotri National Park	Uttarakhand	1989	1552.73
23. Gir National Park	Gujarat	1965	258.71
24. Gorumara National Park	West Bengal	1994	79.45
25. Govind Pashu Vihar	Uttarakhand	1990	472.08
26. Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1984	754.40
27. Gugamal National Park	Maharashtra	1987	361.28
28. Guindy National Park	Tamil Nadu	1976	2.82
29. Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park	Gujarat	1980	162.89
30. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park	Tamil Nadu	1980	6.23
31. Hemis National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	4100
32. Harike Wetland	Punjab	1987	86
33. Hazaribag National Park	Jharkhand	1954	183.89
34. Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary (Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park)	Tamil Nadu	1989	117.10
35. Indravati National Park	Chhattisgarh	1981	1258.37
36. Ntangki National Park	Nagaland	1993	202.02
37. Kalesar National Park	Haryana	2003	100.88
38. Kanha National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1955	940
39. Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley)	Chhattisgarh	1982	200
40. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	1.42
41. Kaziranga National Park	Assam	1974	471.71
42. Keibul Lamjao National Park	Manipur	1977	40
43. Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	1981	28.73
44. Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim	1977	1784
45. Kishtwar National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	400
46. Kudremukh National Park	Karnataka	1987	600.32
47. Madhav National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1959	375.22
48. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (Wandur National Park)	Andaman and Nicobar	1983	281.50
49. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	14.59
50. Manas National Park	Assam	1990	500
51. Mathikettan Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	12.82
52. Middle Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	0.64
53. Mollem National Park	Goa	1978	107
54. Mouling National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1986	483
55. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajasthan	1960	288
56. Mount Harriet National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	46.62
57. Mrugavani National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	3.60
58. Mudumalai National Park	Tamil Nadu	1990	103.24
59. Mukurthi National Park	Tamil Nadu	1990	78.46
60. Murlen National Park	Mizoram	1991	200
61. Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1983	1985.23
62. Nameri National Park	Assam	1998	200
63. Nanda Devi National Park	Uttarakhand	1982	630.00
64. Nandankanan National Park	Orissa	1976	3.62
65. Navegaon National Park	Maharashtra	1975	133.88
66. Neora Valley National Park	West Bengal	1986	88
67. Nokrek National Park	Meghalaya	1986	47.48
68. North Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	0.44
69. Orang National Park	Assam	1999	78.80
70. Palani Hills National Park	Tamil Nadu	Proposed	736.87
71. Panna National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1973	542.67
72. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh	1975	292.85
73. Pench National Park	Maharashtra	1975	257.26
74. Periyar National Park	Kerala	1982	777
75. Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park	Mizoram	1997	50
76. Pin Valley National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1987	675
77. Rajaji National Park	Uttarakhand	1983	820.42
78. Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park)	Karnataka	1988	643.39
79. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1996	256.14
80. Ranthambore National Park	Rajasthan	1980	392
81. Saddle Peak National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	32.54
82. Salim Ali National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1992	9.07
83. Sanjay National Park²	Madhya Pradesh	1981	466.88
84. Borivili National Park (Sanjay Gandhi National Park)	Maharashtra	1983	86.96
85. Sariska National Park	Rajasthan	1982	273.80
86. Satpura National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	585.17
87. Silent Valley National Park	Kerala	1984	89.52
88. Sirohi National Park	Manipur	1982	0.41
89. Simlipal National Park	Orissa	1980	845.70
90. Singalila National Park	West Bengal	1992	78.60
91. South Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	0.03
92. Sri Venkateswara National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1989	353.62
93. Sultanpur National Park	Haryana	1989	1.43
94. Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal	1984	1330.10
95. Tadoba National Park	Maharashtra	1955	623
96. Valley of Flowers National Park	Uttarakhand	1982	87.50
97. Valmiki National Park	Bihar	1989	335.65
98. Van Vihar National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1979	4.45
99. Dimna National Park	Jharkhand	1975	195

Proposed and commissioned national parks

Several new national parks have been proposed by State Governments in India, and are pending an approval, after which they will be commissioned, and demarcated. Important national parks which have already been commissioned include :

• Qazinag National Park

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See also

• List of Protected areas in India

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Footnotes

¹The Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Pench National Park are administered separately.

²The Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Sanjay National Park are administered separately.

References

• Recently updated source of the PA information below is the National Wildlife Database Cell, WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA DEHRADUN, (position as on April 23, 2007), retrieved 25 July 2007 LIST OF PROTECTED AREAS
• United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993)
• Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected Areas website
• Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
• ENVIS Centre, WII, Dehradun
• List of Proposed National Parks

External links

• The Breathtaking Corbett National Park A Conservationist's Heritage - "The Freedom of the Forests"
• National Parks in India
• indian national parks map
• Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal, MP