; Target IAS: Tiger Reserves in India

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Tiger Reserves in India

 Tiger Reserves:

Project Tiger was launched by the Government of India in the year 1973 to save the endangered species of tiger in the country.  Starting from nine (9) reserves in 1973-2016 the number is grown up to fifty (50).  A total area of 71027.10 km2 is covered by these project tiger areas.


 


 


 

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Tiger Reserves of India (as on August, 2019)

 

Sl. No.

Name of Tiger Reserve

State

Area of the core / critical tiger habitat (In Sq. Kms.)

Area  of the buffer / peripheral (In Sq. Kms.)

Total area(In Sq.Kms.)

Area of the core / critical tiger habitat   Notification

(Source: Project Tiger)

Map
(JPG format)
(Source: WII)

1

Nagarjunsagar Srisailam (part)*

Andhra Pradesh

2595.72*

700.59*

3296.31*

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JPG

2

Namdapha

Arunachal Pradesh

1807.82

245

2052.82

PDF

JPG

3Kamlang Tiger ReserveArunachal Pradesh671.00 112.00783.00

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JPG

4

Pakke

Arunachal Pradesh

683.45

515

1198.45

 PDF

JPG

5

Manas

Assam

840.04

2310.88

3150.92

 PDF

JPG

6

Nameri

Assam

200

144

344

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JPG

7

Orang Tiger Reserve           

Assam 

79.28

413.18

492.46

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JPG

8

Kaziranga

Assam

625.58

548

1173.58

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JPG

9

Valmiki 

Bihar

598.45

300.93

899.38

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JPG

10

Udanti-Sitanadi

Chattisgarh

851.09

991.45

1842.54

 PDF

JPG

11

Achanakmar 

Chattisgarh

626.195

287.822

914.017

 PDF

JPG

12

Indravati

Chhattisgarh

1258.37

1540.7

2799.07

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JPG

13

Palamau

Jharkhand

414.08

715.85

1129.93

 PDF

JPG

14

Bandipur

Karnataka

872.24

584.06

1456.3

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JPG

15

Bhadra

Karnataka

492.46

571.83

1064.29

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JPG

16

Dandeli-Anshi

Karnataka

814.884

282.63

1097.514

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JPG

17

Nagarahole

Karnataka

643.35

562.41

1205.76

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JPG

18

Biligiri Ranganatha Temple 

Karnataka

359.1

215.72

574.82

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JPG

19

Periyar

Kerala

881

44

925

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JPG

20

Parambikulam

Kerala

390.89

252.772

643.662

PDF

JPG

21

Kanha

Madhya Pradesh

917.43

1134.361

2051.791

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JPG

22

Pench

Madhya Pradesh

411.33

768.30225

1179.63225

 PDF

JPG

23

Bandhavgarh

Madhya Pradesh

716.903

820.03509

1598.1

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JPG

24

Panna

Madhya Pradesh

576.13

1021.97**

1578.55

 PDF

JPG

25

Satpura

Madhya Pradesh

1339.264

794.04397

2133.30797

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JPG

26

Sanjay-Dubri

Madhya Pradesh

812.571

861.931

1674.502

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JPG

27

Melghat

Maharashtra

1500.49

1268.03

2768.52

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JPG

28

Tadoba-Andhari

Maharashtra

625.82

1101.7711

1727.5911

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JPG

29

Pench

Maharashtra

257.26

483.96

741.22

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JPG

30

Sahyadri 

Maharashtra

600.12

565.45

1165.57

 PDF

JPG

31

Nawegaon-Nagzira

Maharashtra

653.674

-

653.674

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JPG

32

Bor

Maharashtra

138.12

-

138.12

 PDF

JPG

33

Dampa

Mizoram

500

488

988

 PDF

JPG

34

Similipal

Odisha

1194.75

1555.25

2750

PDF

JPG

35

Satkosia

Odisha

523.61

440.26

963.87

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JPG

36

Ranthambore

Rajasthan

1113.364

297.9265

1411.291

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JPG

37

Sariska

Rajasthan

881.1124

332.23

1213.342

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JPG

38

Mukandra Hills 

Rajasthan

417.17

342.82

759.99

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JPG

39

Kalakad-Mundanthurai

Tamil Nadu

895

706.542

1601.542

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JPG

40

Anamalai 

Tamil Nadu  

958.59

521.28

1479.87

 PDF

JPG

41

Mudumalai

Tamil Nadu

321

367.59

688.59

 PDF

JPG

42

Sathyamangalam

Tamil Nadu

793.49

614.91

1408.4

 PDF

JPG

43

Kawal 

Telangana

893.23

1125.89

2019.12

 PDF

JPG

44

Amrabad

Telangana

2166.37*

445.02*

2611.39*

 PDF

JPG

45

Dudhwa 

Uttar Pradesh

1093.79

1107.9848

2201.7748

PDF

JPG

46

Pilibhit 

Uttar Pradesh

602.798

127.4518

730.2498

 PDF

JPG

47

Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR)

Uttar Pradesh

-

80.6

80.6

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JPG

Corbett

Uttarakhand

821.99

466.32

1288.31

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JPG

48

Rajaji TR

Uttarakhand

255.63

819.54

1075.17

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JPG

49

Sunderbans

West Bengal

1699.62

885.27

2584.89

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JPG

50

Buxa

West Bengal

390.5813

367.3225

757.9038

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JPG

 

TOTAL

 

40340.1230686.9871027.10

 

 

Source: Project Tiger

  

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 Map showing Tiger Reserves in India (As on August, 2020)

 


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