List of Important National Parks in India
For every examination, aspirants should know about the National Parks in India which is an integral part of Indian geography and Environment. This article provides the list of National Parks in India, the State associated and specialized in species. But, before we should know about the Protected Area, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves.
Protected areas of India
- These are defined according to the guidelines prescribed by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
- There are mainly four types of protected areas which are:
(a) National Park
(b) Wildlife Sanctuaries
(c) Conservation reserves
(d) Community reserves
(a) National Parks
- There are 104 national parks in India.
- First national park in India- Jim Corbett National Park (previously known as Hailey National Park)
- No human activity/ rights allowed except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state.
- It covered 1.23 percent geographical area of India
- Recently, in July 2020 Assam government decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into National Park.
(b) Wildlife Sanctuaries
- There are 543 wildlife sanctuaries in India.
- It covered 3.62 percent geographical area of India
(c) Conservation reserves
- These categories added in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002.
- Buffer zones between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India.
- Uninhabited and completely owned by the Government.
- It covered 0.08 percent geographical area of India.
(d) Community reserves
- These categories added in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002.
- Buffer zones between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India.
- Used for subsistence by communities and community areas because part of the land is privately owned.
- It covered 0.002 percent geographical area of India.
Acts related to wildlife
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972
- It is applicable to whole India except Jammu and Kashmir which have their own law for wildlife protection.
Projects related to wildlife
- Project Tiger 1973
- Operation Crocodile 1975
- Project Rhinoceros 1987
- Project Elephant 1992
- Project Snow Leopard 2009
List of Important National Parks in India State Wise
| States | National park | Remarks |
| Andhra Pradesh | Sri Venkateswara National Park | – |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Mouling National Park | – |
| Namdapha National Park | Flying squirrel | |
| Assam | Kaziranga National Park | One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Dibru-Saikhowa National Park | Feral horse,Golden Langur | |
| Manas National Park | Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Nameri National Park | – | |
| Orang National Park | – | |
| Dehing Patkai National Park | in July 2020 Assam government decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into National Park. | |
| Bihar | Valmiki National Park | – |
| Chhattisgarh | Indravati National Park | – |
| Kanger Valley National Park | – | |
| Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park | – | |
| Goa | Mollem National Park | – |
| Gujarat | Gir Forest National Park | Asiatic lion |
| Blackbuck National Park | Black Buck | |
| Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch | – | |
| Haryana | Kalesar National Park | – |
| Sultanpur National Park | – | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Pin Valley National Park | – |
| Great Himalayan National Park | UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Inderkilla National Park | – | |
| Khirganga National Park | – | |
| Simbalbara National Park | – | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Dachigam National Park | Kashmir stag |
| Hemis National Park | Largest National Park in India | |
| Kishtwar National Park | – | |
| Salim Ali National Park | – | |
| Jharkhand | Betla National Park | Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison |
| Karnataka | Dandeli National Park | – |
| Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park) | – | |
| Bandipur National Park | – | |
| Bannerghatta National Park | Sloth Bear | |
| Kerala | Pambadum Shola National Park | – |
| Eravikulam National Park | Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats) | |
| Mathikettan Shola National Park | – | |
| Silent Valley National Park | Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats) | |
| Anamudi Shola National Park | – | |
| Periyar National Park | – | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bandhavgarh National Park | – |
| Pench National Park | – | |
| Kanha National Park | – | |
| Panna National Park | ||
| Pench National Park | – | |
| Sanjay National Park | – | |
| Satpura National Park | – | |
| Maharastra | Sanjay Gandhi National Park | – |
| Chandoli National Park | – | |
| Navegaon National Park | – | |
| Tadoba National Park | – | |
| Manipur | Keibul Lamjao National Park | Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the world |
| Sirohi National Park | – | |
| Meghalaya | Balphakram National Park | Red Panda |
| Nokrek National Park | Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve | |
| Mizoram | Murlen National Park | – |
| Phawngpui Blue National Park | – | |
| Nagaland | Ntangki National Park | – |
| Odisha | Similipal National Park | – |
| Bhitarkanika National Park | Mangroves, Saltwater crocodile | |
| Rajasthan | Keoladeo National Park | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Sariska National Park | – | |
| Ranthambore National Park | – | |
| Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park | – | |
| Desert National Park | Great Indian bustard | |
| Sikkim | Khangchendzonga National Park | UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer |
| Tamil Nadu | Mudumalai National Park | – |
| Mukurthi National Park | Nilgiri tahr | |
| Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park | – | |
| Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park | – | |
| Telangana | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park | – |
| Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park | – | |
| Tripura | Bison(Rajbari) National Park | – |
| Clouded Leopard National Park | – | |
| Uttarakhand | Rajaji National Park | – |
| Jim Corbett National Park | First National Park of India. (previously known as Hailey National Park) | |
| Gangotri National Park | – | |
| Valley of Flowers National Park | – | |
| Nanda Devi National Park | UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region) | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Dudhwa National Park | – |
| West Bengal | Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary | UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers |
| Jaldapara National Park | Indian rhinoceros | |
| Buxa National Park | – | |
| Neora Valley NationalPark | – | |
| Gorumara National Park | – | |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) National Park | – |
| Mount Harriett National Park | – | |
| Rani Jhansi Marine National Park | – | |
| Saddle Peak National Park | – | |
| Campbell Bay National Park | – |
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