List of national parks of India

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National parks in 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 2012, there were 102 national parks. All national park lands then encompassed a total 39,919 km² (15,413 sq mi) km², comprising 1.21% 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 the major National parks of India.

No	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	Odisha	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 Islands	1992	426.23
12	Chandoli National Park	Maharashtra	2004	317.67
13	Jim Corbett National Park	Uttarakhand	1936	1318.5
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	Mandla Plant Fossils National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983	0.27
21	Galathea National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1992	110
22	Gangotri National Park	Uttarakhand	1989	1552.73
23	Gir Forest National Park	Gujarat	1965	258.71
24	Gorumara National Park	West Bengal	1994	79.45
25	Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary	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	Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch	Gujarat	1980	162.89
30	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park	Tamil Nadu	1980	6.23
31	Hemis National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	4400
32	Harike Wetland	Punjab	1987	86
33	Hazaribagh National Park	Jharkhand	1954	183.89
34	Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park	Tamil Nadu	1989	117.10
35	Indravati National Park	Chhattisgarh	1981	1258.37
36	Jaldapara National Park	West Bengal	2012	216
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	Chhattisgarh	1982	200
40	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	1.42
41	Kaziranga National Park	Assam	1905	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	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	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 Islands	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	288.84
56	Mount Harriet National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		46.62
57	Mrugavani National Park	Andhra Pradesh		3.5
58	Mudumalai National Park	Tamil Nadu	1940	321.55
59	Mukurthi National Park	Tamil Nadu	2001	78.46
60	Murlen National Park	Mizoram		200
61	Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1974	1985.24
62	Nameri National Park	Assam	1978	137.07
63	Nanda Devi National Park	Uttarakhand	1982	630.33
64	Nandankanan National Park (not verified)	Odisha
65	Navegaon National Park	Maharashtra		133.88
66	Neora Valley National Park	West Bengal	1986	88
67	Nokrek National Park	Meghalaya		47.48
68	North Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1979	144
69	Orang National Park	Assam	1999	78.81
70	Palani Hills National Park	Tamil Nadu		736.87
71	Panna National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	542.67
72	Pench National Park	Maharashtra	1977	758
73	Periyar National Park	Kerala	1982	305
74	Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park	Mizoram		50
75	Pin Valley National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1987	807.36
76	Rajaji National Park	Uttarakhand	1983	820
77	Nagarhole National Park	Karnataka	1988	643.39
78	Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1996	256.14
79	Ranthambore National Park	Rajasthan	1981	392
80	Saddle Peak National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		32.55
81	Salim Ali National Park	Jammu and Kashmir		9.07
82	Sanjay National Park²	Madhya Pradesh	1981	466.7
84	Sanjay Gandhi National Park	Maharashtra	1969	104
85	Sariska Tiger Reserve	Rajasthan	1955	866
86	Satpura National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	524
87	Silent Valley National Park	Kerala	1980	237
88	Sirohi National Park	Manipur	1982	41.30
89	Simlipal National Park	Odisha	1980	845.70
90	Singalila National Park	West Bengal	1986	78.60
91	South Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		5
92	Sri Venkateswara National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1989	353
93	Sultanpur National Park	Haryana	1989	1.43
94	Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal	1984	1330.12
95	Tadoba National Park	Maharashtra	1955	625
96	Valley of Flowers National Park	Uttarakhand	1982	87.50
97	Valmiki National Park	Bihar		461.6
98	Van Vihar National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983	4.45

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
• Dharmendra National Park^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Protected areas in India

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

• Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India
• 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