National Parks In India

 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 101 existing national parks in India covering an area of 40,564.00 km², which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, December, 2019).

 

 

List of National Parks (As on December, 2019)

 

 

 

 

S. No.	Protected Area	State Name	Area Square K.M.	Year of Establishment
1	Anamudi Shola	Kerala	7.50	2003
2	Anshi	Karnataka	417.34	1987
3	Fossil	Madhya Pradesh	0.27	1981
4	Balphakram	Meghalaya	220.00	1986
5	Bandipur	Karnataka	874.20	1974
6	Bannerghatta	Karnataka	260.51	1974
7	Bansda	Gujarat	23.99	1990
8	Palamau	Jharkhand	226.33	1986
9	Bhitarkanika	Odisha	145.00	1998
10	Bison (Rajbari)	Tripura	31.63	2007
11	Velavadar	Gujarat	34.53	1973
12	Van Vihar	Madhya Pradesh	4.45	1979
13	Buxa NP	West Bengal	117.10	1986
14	Campbell	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	426.23	1992
15	Chandoli	Maharashtra	317.67	1985
16	City Forest	Jammu & Kashmir	9.00	1992
17	Clouded Leopard	Tripura	5.08	2007
18	Corbett	Uttarakhand	520.82	1936
19	Dachigam	Jammu & Kashmir	141.00	1981
20	Desert	Rajasthan	3162.00	1992
21	Dibru-Saikhowa	Assam	340.00	1999
22	Dinosaur Fossils	Madhya Pradesh	0.8974
23	Dudhwa	Uttar Pradesh	490.00	1977
24	Eravikulam	Kerala	97.00	1978
25	Galathea	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	110.00	1992
26	Gangotri	Uttarakhand	2390.02	1989
27	Gir	Gujarat	258.71	1980
28	Gorumara	West Bengal	79.45	1992
29	Govind	Uttarakhand	472.08	1990
30	Great Himalayan	Himachal Pradesh	754.4	1962
31	Gugamal	Maharashtra	361.28	1975
32	Guindy	Tamil Nadu	2.82	1976
33	Gulf of Mannar Marine	Tamil Nadu	6.23	1980
34	Sanjay	Chhattisgarh	1440.71	1981
35	Hemis	Ladakh	3350.00	1981
36	Inderkila	Himachal Pradesh	104.00	2010
37	Annamalai	Tamil Nadu	117.1	1989
38	Indravati	Chhattisgarh	1258.37	1982
39	Intanki	Nagaland	202.02	1993
40	Jaldapara	West Bengal	216.51	1990
41	Kalesar	Haryana	46.82	2003
42	Kangerghati	Chhattisgarh	200.00	1982
43	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	Telangana	1.43	1994
44	Kaziranga	Assam	858.98	1974
45	Keibul-Lamjao	Manipur	40.00	1975
46	Keoladeo Ghana	Rajasthan	28.73	1981
47	Khangchendzonga	Sikkim	1784.00	1977
48	Khirganga	Himachal Pradesh	710.00	2010
49	Kistwar	Jammu & Kashmir	425	1981
50	Kudremukh	Karnataka	600.32	1987
51	Wandoor	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	281.50	1983
52	Mahaveer Harina Vanastha	Telangana	14.59	1994
53	Manas	Assam	500.00	1990
54	Gulf of Kachchh	Gujarat	162.89	1995
55	Mathikettan Shola	Kerala	12.82	2003
56	Mollem	Goa	107.00	1992
57	Mouling	Arunachal Pradesh	483.00	1986
58	Mount Harriett	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	46.62	1987
59	Mrugavani	Telangana	3.60	1994
60	Mudumalai	Tamil Nadu	103.23	1990
61	Darrah	Rajasthan	200.54	2006
62	Mukurthi	Tamil Nadu	78.46	1990
63	Murlen	Mizoram	100.00	1991
64	Namdapha	Arunachal Pradesh	1807.82	1983
65	Nameri	Assam	200.00	1998
66	Nanda Devi	Uttarakhand	624.6	1982
67	Nawegaon	Maharashtra	133.88	1975
68	Neora Valley	West Bengal	159.89	1992
69	Nokrek	Meghalaya	47.48	1985
70	Orang	Assam	78.81	1998
71	Pench	Madhya Pradesh	292.85	1975
72	Pambadum Shola	Kerala	1.32	2003
73	Papikonda	Andhra Pradesh	1012.86	2008
74	Madhav	Madhya Pradesh	375.22	1977
75	Pench	Maharashtra	257.26	1975
76	Periyar	Kerala	350.00	1982
77	Phawngpui (Blue Mountain)	Mizoram	50.00	1992
78	Pin Valley	Himachal Pradesh	675.00	1958
79	Rajaji	Uttarakhand	820.42	1983
80	Rajiv Gandhi	Andhra Pradesh	2.30	2005
81	Nagarahole	Karnataka	643.39	1974
82	Rani Jhansi	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	320.06	1996
83	Ranthambore	Rajasthan	282.00	1980
84	Bandhavgarh	Madhya Pradesh	448.85	1981
85	Saddle Peak	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	32.54	1987
86	Sanjay	Madhya Pradesh	466.88	1981
87	Sanjay Gandhi	Maharashtra	86.96	1983
88	Sariska	Rajasthan	273.80	1992
89	Panna	Madhya Pradesh	542.67	1975
90	Silent Valley	Kerala	89.52	1984
91	Simbalbara	Himachal Pradesh	27.88	2010
92	Simlipal	Odisha	845.70	1980
93	Singalila	West Bengal	78.6	1992
94	Satpura	Madhya Pradesh	585.17	1981
95	Sri Venkateswara	Andhra Pradesh	353.62	1989
96	Sultanpur	Haryana	1.43	1989
97	Sundarbans	West Bengal	1330.1	1984
98	Tadoba	Maharashtra	116.55	1955
99	Valley Of Flowers	Uttarakhand	87.50	1982
100	Valmiki	Bihar	335.65	1989
101	Kanha	Madhya Pradesh	940.00	1978

 

Source: National Wildlife Database, Wildlife Institute of India