List of national parks of India

Valley of Flowers National Park is UNESCO World Network of Reserves since 2004.

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, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.

Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 43,716 km2, which is 1.33% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020). In addition to the above, 75 other National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km2 are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report (Rodgers & Panwar, 1988).  The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

Definition

According to the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests, a national park is "[a]n area, whether within a sanctuary or not, [that] 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 there in 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".

The List

List of national parks in India:

State	Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Kerala	Anamudi Shola National Park	The park is administered by Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary, with Anamudi Shola providing connectivity between all these protected areas.	Elephant, Tiger, Nilgiri tahr, Gaur, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Hanuman Langur, Sloth Bear, Flying Squirrels	Pambar River
Karnataka	Anshi National Park	Part of Kali Tiger Reserve	Great hornbill, tiger, leopard, black panther, bear, elephant.	Kali River (Karnataka)
Meghalaya	Balphakram National Park	Balphakram means 'land of the eternal wind' according to the myth of the Garos.	Wild water buffalo, red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and marbled cat
Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh National Park	Very high tiger density, so the saying : "In any other Park, you are lucky if you see a tiger. In Bandhavgarh, you are unlucky if you don't see (at least) one." Gaurs reintroduced from Kanha National Park	Bengal tiger, striped hyena, caracal, gaur, sambar deer, nilgai, barking deer, chital,
Madhya Pradesh	Omkareshwar National Park
Karnataka	Bandipur National Park	Dry deciduous forest is dominant. Also include moist deciduous forests and shrublands. Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park , Mudumalai National Park and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Invasive Alien Species - Lantana bush, Parthenium	Chital, Bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, Indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vulture	Kabini River, Moyar River
Karnataka	Bannerghatta National Park	The park is part of a wildlife corridor for elephants which connects the BR Hills and the Sathyamangalam forest. Moist deciduous forest valleys and scrubland on higher areas	Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer
Jharkhand	Betla National Park		Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopard	North Koyal River
Odisha	Bhitarkanika National Park	A ramsar site	Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital	Brahmani River, Baitarani River, Dhamra River, Pathsala
Tripura	Bison (Rajbari) National Park
Gujarat	Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar	Used to be a cheetah hunting ground Has largest population of lesser florican A grassland ecosystem Successful conservation programs for the blackbuck, wolf and lesser florican (a bustard) are ongoing	Blackbucks, the endangered Indian grey wolf, the nocturnal striped hyena, Indian fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and many small mammals like hare, gerbil, field mice, mongoose and hedgehog.
West Bengal	Buxa Tiger Reserve	Nothern boundary along international border with Bhutan and eastern boundary touches Assam The fragile "Terai Eco-System" constitutes a part of this reserve The Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary of Bhutan is contiguous to the north of Buxa, Manas National Park lies on east of Buxa Buxa, serves as an international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Centre was established by Bombay Natural History Society to emulate the success of Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore	Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, giant squirrel, gaur, chital and wild boar Eurasian griffon, Amur falcon Endangered species include leopard cat, Bengal florican, regal python, Chinese pangolin, hispid hare, hog deer lesser adjutant, white-rumped vulture, slender-billed vulture, chestnut-breasted partridge, rufous necked hornbill, ferruginous pochard and great hornbill
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Campbell Bay National Park
Maharashtra	Chandoli National Park
Tripura	Clouded Leopard National Park
Jammu and Kashmir	Dachigam National Park	Only area where Kashmir stag is found
Rajasthan	Desert National Park		Great Indian bustard
Assam	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park		Feral horse	Brahmaputra, Lohit River, Dibru
Assam	Dehing Patkai National Park			Dihing river
Assam	Raimona National Park
Uttar Pradesh	Dudhwa National Park		Tiger, Sambar deer, hog deer
Kerala	Eravikulam National Park	Declared a Sanctuary in 1975 with the intention of protecting the indigenous population of Nilgiri Tahr The land of “Neelakurinji”, the flower that blooms once in twelve years Anamudi, the highest peak of western ghats, is located here Vegetation - Rolling grasslands, with shola forests in upper parts	Nilgiri tahr, Neelakurinji lion-tailed macaques, gaur, Indian muntjac and sambar deer	Pambar River (Kerala)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Galathea National Park
Uttarakhand	Gangotri National Park		Gaumukh Glacier	Ganga
Gujarat	Gir Forest National Park		Asiatic lion	Hiran, Shetrunji River, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari and Raval
West Bengal	Gorumara National Park		The park is rich in large herbivores including Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer	Jaldhaka, Naora
Uttarakhand	Govind Pashu Vihar National Park
Himachal Pradesh	Great Himalayan National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site
Maharashtra	Gugamal National Park
Tamil Nadu	Guindy National Park		Has more than 2000 chitals, 493 blackbucks and 84 jackals.
Tamil Nadu	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park		has 8 species of whales and 21 small coral islands
Chhattisgarh	Guru Ghasidas National Park	Largest national park of chhattisgarh
Ladakh	Hemis National Park	Largest National park in India
Himachal Pradesh	Inderkilla National Park
Tamil Nadu	Indira Gandhi Sanctuary and National Park		Tigers, leopards, elephants, wildboars, deers, dhole.
Chhattisgarh	Indravati National Park		Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas
West Bengal	Jaldapara National Park		Indian rhinoceros
Uttarakhand	Jim Corbett National Park	First national park in India (established in 1936 as Hailey National Park). Report titled ‘Status of Tigers Co-predators and Prey in India’, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for 2018-19 revealed that national park has 14 tigers per 100 square kilometers which is highest in India.		Ramganga
Haryana	Kalesar National Park			Yamuna
Madhya Pradesh	Kanha National Park		Barasingha or swamp deer
Chhattisgarh	Kanger Ghati National Park
Telangana	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
Assam	Kaziranga National Park	UNESCO World Heritage Site	Indian rhinoceros
Manipur	Keibul Lamjao National Park	Only floating park in the world		Loktak Lake
Rajasthan	Keoladeo National Park	UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sikkim	Khangchendzonga National Park	UNESCO World Heritage Site. Houses the third highest peak on the planet, Mt. Kangchenjunga. The Zemu glacier, one of the largest in Asia, is located within the park.	musk deer, snow leopard, Himalayan tahr, dhole, sloth bear, viverrids, Himalayan black bear, red panda, Tibetan wild ass, Himalayan blue sheep, serow, goral and takin	Teesta (to the east)
Himachal Pradesh	Khirganga National Park
Jammu and Kashmir	Kishtwar National Park
Karnataka	Kudremukh National Park
Madhya Pradesh	Kuno National Park		Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project, India's first cheetah sanctuary
Madhya Pradesh	Madhav National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Telangana	Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
Assam	Manas National Park	UNESCO World Heritage Site, contiguous with Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan. 2 types of biomes - grasslands biome and forest biome. Rhinos were reintroduced in 2008 under Indian Rhino Vision from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park	Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog	Manas
Madhya Pradesh	Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
Gujarat	Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch	Threat - Coral bleaching	Corals, sponges, jellyfish, endangered sea turtles such as green sea turtles, olive ridleys and leatherbacks, dugongs, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, blue whales
Kerala	Mathikettan Shola National Park	The park is located between other reserve forests like Eravikulam National Park and Pampadam Shola National Park	Elephants
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Middle Button Island National Park	moist deciduous forest surrounded by sandy beaches and shallow seas with clear water	Corals, dugongs, dolphins, sea turtles, blue whales, spotted deer, water lizards and monitor lizards
Goa	Mollem National Park	contains several important temples dating to the Kadambas of Goa, and home to waterfalls, such as Dudhsagar Falls and Tambdi Falls.
Arunachal Pradesh	Mouling National Park	Forms the western part of Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve	takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red panda	Siyom (to the west)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Mount Harriet National Park		Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International Andaman wild pigs (an endangered species), saltwater crocodiles, turtles and robber crabs. The park is also a butterfly hotspot.
Telangana	Mrugavani National Park
Tamil Nadu	Mudumalai National Park	Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Second oldest National Park in India. Largest National Park in Tamil Nadu.	Bengal tiger, indian leopard, dhole, golden jackal, sloth bear, Indian elephants, gray langur, Lion tailed macaque, bonnet macaque, gaur, sambar deer, chital deer, Indian muntjac, Indian spotted chevrotain, wild boar Rodents include the Indian giant squirrel and the red giant flying squirrel	Moyar River
Rajasthan	Mukundra Hills National Park	National Chambal Sanctuary is part of the national park
Tamil Nadu	Mukurthi National Park	Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is also UNESCO World Heritage Site.The park was created to protect its keystone species, the Nilgiri tahr characterized by montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas	Nilgiri tahr
Mizoram	Murlen National Park
Karnataka	Nagarhole National Park	Kabini reservoir separates Nagarhole from Bandipur National Park	Carnivores - Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, dhole, sloth bear and the striped hyena. Herbivores - chital, sambar deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope , gaur, wild boar, and Indian elephant. Other mammals - gray langur, bonnet macaque, jungle cat, leopard cat, slender loris, small Indian civet and Asian palm civet , Indian brown mongoose and stripe-necked mongoose, European otter, Indian giant flying squirrel, Indian giant squirrel, porcupine, golden jackal, chevrotain, hare and Indian pangolin
Arunachal Pradesh	Namdapha National Park	The national park harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude. The park is located between the Dapha bum range of the Mishmi Hills and the Patkai range Easternmost National Park of India The area falls under both the Palearctic and Indo Malayan biogeographic areas Vegetation zones from evergreen, moist deciduous to temperate broadleaved and coniferous forest types to alpine vegetation	Namdapha flying squirrel, red panda, dhole, Malayan sun bear, Indian wolf, Asiatic black bear, gaur, stump-tailed macaque, Assamese macaque and rhesus macaque.	Noa Dihing River
Assam	Nameri National Park
Uttarakhand	Nanda Devi National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Maharashtra	Navegaon National Park
West Bengal	Neora Valley National Park
Meghalaya	Nokrek National Park		UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	North Button Island National Park
Nagaland	Ntangki National Park
Assam	Orang National Park		Named Rajiv Gandhi National Park in 1992, but rolled back because of public opposition
Kerala	Pambadum Shola National Park	Forms part of Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary It is a part of Palani hills Keystone species - Nilgiri Marten	Nilgiri marten, Nilgiri wood pigeon, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri flycatcher, Blue rock-thrush
Madhya Pradesh	Panna National Park
Andhra Pradesh	Papikonda National Park		Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopards, rusty-spotted cat, King Cobra It is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area and home to some endangered species of flora and fauna.	Godavari river
Madhya Pradesh	Pench National Park		Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' was set in this NP.
Kerala	Periyar National Park	An elephant reserve and a tiger reserve Located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats The sanctuary surrounds Periyar Lake, a reservoir that formed when the Mullaperiyar Dam was erected in 1895. The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests, grasslands and stands of eucalyptus	Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, Nilgiri laughing thrush, Nilgiri blue robin, great hornbill, Malabar pied hornbill, lion-tailed macaque, hairy-winged bat	Periyar river, Pamba river
Mizoram	Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park			Chhimtuipui River
Himachal Pradesh	Pin Valley National Park
Jammu and Kashmir	Qazinag National Park
Uttarakhand	Rajaji National Park		Mainly known for elephants, tigers, leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and mammals.	Ganga river
Andhra Pradesh	Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
Rajasthan	Ranthambore National Park		Tiger Reserve.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Saddle Peak National Park
Jammu and Kashmir	Salim Ali National Park	Turned into the Royal Springs Golf Course
Madhya Pradesh	Sanjay National Park
Maharashtra	Sanjay Gandhi National Park		, Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer
Rajasthan	Sariska Tiger Reserve
Madhya Pradesh	Satpura National Park
Kerala	Silent Valley National Park	Located in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park to the north and Mukurthi National Park to the north-east Home to the largest population of lion-tailed macaques Famous for "Save Silent Valley" movement 4 forest types : 1. West-coast tropical evergreen forest (600 to 1100 m), 2. Southern subtropical broad leaved hill forest (1300 to 1800 m), 3. Southern montane wet temperate forest (above 1900 m) and 4. Grassland.	Indian bison, Travancore flying squirrel, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Stripe-necked mongoose, Blue-winged parakeet, Crimson-backed sunbird	Kunthipuzha River
Himachal Pradesh	Simbalbara National Park
Manipur	Sirohi National Park
Odisha	Simlipal National Park		Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar
West Bengal	Singalila National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	South Button Island National Park		Dugong, dolphin, water monitor lizard, blue whale and smallest National park in India
Andhra Pradesh	Sri Venkateswara National Park
Haryana	Sultanpur National Park
West Bengal	Sundarbans National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site
Maharashtra	Tadoba National Park		Tiger
Uttarakhand	Valley of Flowers National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site, Most beautiful national park in the world
Bihar	Valmiki National Park		Tiger Reserve
Gujarat	Vansda National Park		Leopard, Dhole, Rhesus Macaque, Common Palm Civet, Hanuman Langur, Small Indian Civet, Four-Horned Antelope, Wild Boar, Indian Porcupine, Barking Deer, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Flying Squirrel, Pangolin and Indian Giant Squirrel.
Madhya Pradesh	Van Vihar National Park

See also

• Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

References

National parks in india www.thestudytrack.in

• Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India
• ENVIS Centre, WII, Dehradun
• List of Proposed National Parks