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List of national parks of India

List of things to study

1. All names and states must to be noted
2. First and Recently established national parks
3. Minimum Area, Maximum Area National Park
4. No. national Parks = Maximum State and Minimum state
5. States & UT’s where no National Parks established
6. National parks present in UT’s
7. Notability of mentioned (Last column)
8. If any National park also in comes under Tiger reserves and/or Ramsar sites and/or
Wildlife Sancturies and/or UNESCO Heritage sites and Biosphre reserves

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 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant
species.
Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. As
of July 2018, there were 104 national parks encompassing an area of 40,501 km2 (15,638 sq mi),
comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.

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 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"

List

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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

Anamudi Shola
Kerala 2003 7.50
National Park

The great Indian Hornbill, Tiger,

Anshi National
Karnataka 1987 417.34 Leopard, Black panther, Bear,
Park
Elephant, Deer, etc

Wild water buffalo, Red panda,

Balphakram
Meghalaya 1986 220 elephant and eight cat species,
National Park
including the tiger and marbled cat

Bandhavgarh Madhya
1968 446 1336 species of endemic plants
National Park Pradesh

Chital, bengal tiger, gray

langurs, Indian giant
Bandipur National
Karnataka 1974 874.20 squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar
Park
deer, indian elephants, honey
buzzard, red-headed vulture

Tiger, sloth
Bannerghatta
Karnataka 1986 104.3 bear, peacock, elephant, sambar
National Park
deer, mouse deer

Betla National tiger, Indian bison, elephant,

Jharkhand 1986 1135
Park hyenas, monkey,Leopard
Mangroves, saltwater crocodile,
Bhitarkanika
Odisha 1988 145 white crocodile, Indian python,
National Park
black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus

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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

monkeys, olive ridley sea

turtle, chital
Bison (Rajbari)
Tripura 2007 31.63
National Park
Hunting cheetahs, Blackbuck Lodge,
the endangered Indian grey wolf,
Blackbuck the nocturnal striped hyena, Indian
National Park, Gujarat 1976 34.08 fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and
Velavadar many small mammals like hare,
gerbil, field mice, mongoose and
hedgehog.
Buxa Tiger
West Bengal 1992 760
Reserve
Andaman
Campbell Bay
and Nicobar 1992 426.23
National Park
Islands
Chandoli National
Maharashtra 2004 317.67
Park
Clouded Leopard
Tripura 2003 5.08
National Park
Dachigam Jammu and Only area where Kashmir stag is
1981 141
National Park Kashmir found[2]
Greatest attraction of the park is a
Desert National bird called the great Indian bustard,
Rajasthan 1980 3162
Park an endangered species found only
in India
Dibru-Saikhowa
Assam 1999 340 Known for feral horse
National Park
Dudhwa National Uttar Tiger Panthera tigris, Sambhar Axis
1977 490.29
Park Pradesh axis,Hog Deer Axis porcinus
Eravikulam Kerala 1978 97
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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

National Park
Andaman
Galathea National
and Nicobar 1992 110
Park
Islands
Gangotri National
Uttarakhand 1989 2390
Park
Gir Forest
Gujarat 1965 1412 Asiatic lion
National Park
Gorumara
West Bengal 1994 79.45
National Park
Govind Pashu
Vihar Wildlife Uttarakhand 1990 472.08
Sanctuary
Great Himalayan Himachal
1984 754.40 UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Park Pradesh,
Gugamal National
Maharashtra 1987 361.28
Park
Guindy National
Tamil Nadu 1976 2.82
Park
Gulf of Mannar
Marine National Tamil Nadu 1980 6.23
Park
Guru Ghasidas
(Sanjay) National Chhattisgarh 1981 1440.71
Park
Hemis National Jammu and
1981 4400
Park Kashmir
Inderkilla National Himachal
2010 104
Park Pradesh
Indra Gandhi Tamil Nadu 1989 117.10

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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

Wildlife Sanctuary
and National Park
Indravati National Wild Asian buffalo, tiger
Chhattisgarh 1981 1258.37
Park reserve, hill mynas
Jaldapara National
West Bengal 2012 216 Indian rhinoceros
Park
First national park in India
Jim Corbett
Uttarakhand 1936 1318.5 (established in 1936 as Hailey
National Park
National Park)
Kalesar National
Haryana 2003 100.88
Park
Kanha National Madhya
1955 940
Park Pradesh
Kanger Ghati
Chhattisgarh 1982 200
National Park
Kasu
Brahmananda
Telangana 1994 1.42
Reddy National
Park
Highest known tiger density in the
Kaziranga National World Indian
Assam 1974 858.98
Park rhinoceros, UNESCO World
Heritage Site
Keibul Lamjao
Manipur 1977 40 Only floating park in the world
National Park
Keoladeo National
Rajasthan 1981 28.73 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Park
Khangchendzonga
Sikkim 1977 1784 UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Park
Khirganga Himachal
2010 710
National Park Pradesh
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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

Kishtwar National Jammu and

1981 400
Park Kashmir
Kudremukh
Karnataka 1987 600.32
National Park
Madhav National Madhya
1959 375.22
Park Pradesh
Mahatma Gandhi Andaman
Marine National and Nicobar 1983 281.50
Park Islands
Mahavir Harina
Vanasthali Telangana 1994 14.59
National Park
Manas National
Assam 1990 950 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Park
Mandla Plant
Madhya
Fossils National 1983 0.27
Pradesh
Park
Marine National
Gujarat 1980 162.89
Park, Gulf of Kutch
Mathikettan Shola
Kerala 2003 12.82
National Park
Middle Button Andaman
Island National and Nicobar 1987 44
Park Islands
Mollem National
Goa 1978 107
Park
Mouling National Arunachal
1986 483
Park Pradesh
Mount Abu
Rajasthan 1960 288.84
Wildlife Sanctuary

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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

Important bird area as attributed

Andaman
Mount Harriet by BirdLife International, new
and Nicobar 1987 46.62
National Park species frog named Rana
Islands
CharlesDarwini
Mrugavani
Telangana 1994 3.60
National Park
Mudumalai
Tamil Nadu 1940 321.55
National Park
Mukundra Hills
Rajasthan 2006 200.54
National Park
Mukurthi National
Tamil Nadu 2001 78.46 Nilgiri tahr
Park
Murlen National
Mizoram 1991 100
Park
Nagarhole
Karnataka 1988 643.39
National Park
Namdapha Arunachal
1974 1985.24
National Park Pradesh
Nameri National
Assam 1978 137.07
Park
Nanda Devi UNESCO World Heritage Site,
Uttarakhand 1982 630.33
National Park UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Navegaon
Maharashtra 1975 133.88
National Park
Neora Valley
West Bengal 1986 88
National Park
Nokrek National
Meghalaya 1986 47.48 UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Park
North Button Andaman
1979 0.44
Island National and Nicobar

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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

Park Islands
Ntangki National
Nagaland 1993 202.02
Park
Orang National
Assam 1999 78.81
Park
Pambadum Shola
Kerala 2003 1.32
National Park
Panna National Madhya
1981 542.67
Park Pradesh
Papikonda Andhra
2008 1012.85
National Park Pradesh
Pench National Madhya
1977 758
Park[3] Pradesh
Periyar National
Kerala 1982 305
Park
Phawngpui Blue
Mountain Mizoram 1992 50
National Park
Pin Valley National Himachal
1987 807.36
Park Pradesh
Mainly known for Elephants, Tigers,
Rajaji National
Uttarakhand 1983 820 Leopards and several species of
Park
birds, reptiles and Mammals.
Andaman
Rani Jhansi Marine
and Nicobar 1996 256.14
National Park
Islands
Ranthambore
Rajasthan 1981 392
National Park
Saddle Peak Andaman
1979 32.54
National Park and Nicobar

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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

Islands
Salim Ali National Jammu and
1992 9.07
Park Kashmir
Sanjay National Madhya
1981 466.7
Park[4] Pradesh
, Asiatic Lion, Indian
Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet
Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman
Sanjay Gandhi
Maharashtra 1969 104 Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian
National Park
Hare, Barking
Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse
Deer
Sariska Tiger
Rajasthan 1955 866
Reserve
Satpura National Madhya
1981 524
Park Pradesh
Silent Valley Absence of noisy cicadas, hence the
Kerala 1980 237
National Park name 'Silent Valley'
Simbalbara Himachal
2010 27.88
National Park Pradesh
Sirohi National
Manipur 1982 41.30
Park
Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant,
Simlipal National
Odisha 1980 2750 sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle
Park
cat, wild boar
Singalila National
West Bengal 1986 78.60
Park
South Button Andaman
Dugong, dolphin, water monitor
Island National and Nicobar 1987 0.03
lizard, blue whale
Park Islands
Sri Venkateswara Andhra 1989 353
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Area
Name State Established (in Notability
km2)

National Park Pradesh

Sultanpur National
Haryana 1989 1.43
Park
Sundarbans
West Bengal 1984 1330.12 UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Park
Tadoba National
Maharashtra 1955 625 Tigers
Park
Valley of Flowers
Uttarakhand 1982 87.50 UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Park
Valmiki National
Bihar 1976 898.45
Park
Vansda National
Gujarat 1979 23.99
Park
Van Vihar National Madhya 4.48
1983
Park Pradesh

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