National parks of India

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India's first National Park (IUCN Category II Protected area) was Hailey National Park, now Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1935. By 1970, India had only 5 National Parks; while today she has 92 (as of May 2004). Currently, 38,000 km² of surface area are covered by National Parks, a mere 1.2% of India's total surface area.

A total of 166 National Parks have been authorized, and plans are underway to complete the remaining scheduled parks, like the Kambalakonda National Park in Andhra Pradesh and the Anamudi Shola and Pampadum Shola in Kerala.

See also: Protected areas of India

All of India's National Parks are listed below, with the state they are located in and the year they were established.

¹The Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Pench National Park are administered separately.

²The Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Sanjay National Park are administered separately.

References

National Parks of India

Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Campbell Bay • Galathea • Mahatma Gandhi • Mt. Harriet Island • Middle Button Island • North Button Island • Rani Jhansi • Saddle Peak • South Button Island Andhra Pradesh: Kasu Brahmananda Reddy • Mahavir Harina Vanasthali • Mrugavani • Sri Venkateswara Arunachal Pradesh: Mouling • Namdapha Assam: Dibru-Saikhowa • Kaziranga • Manas • Nameri • Orang Bihar: Valmiki Chhattisgarh: Indravati • Kanger Ghati • Sanjay Goa: Mollem Gujarat: Blackbuck • Gir • Marine • Vansda Haryana: Kalesar • Sultanpur Himachal Pradesh: Great Himalayan • Pin Valley Jammu & Kashmir: Dachigam • Hemis • Kishtwar • Salim Ali Jharkhand: Betla Karnataka: Anshi • Bandipur • Bannerghatta • Kudremukh • Nagarhole Kerala: Eravikulam • Mathikettan Shola • Periyar • Silent Valley Madhya Pradesh: Bandhavgarh • Fossil • Kanha • Madhav • Panna • Pench • Sanjay • Satpura • Van Vihar Maharastra: Gugamal • Navegaon • Pench • Sanjay Gandhi • Tadoba Manipur: Keibul Lamjao • Sirohi Meghalaya: Balphakram • Nokrek Mizoram: Murlen • Phawngpui Nagaland: Intanki Orissa: Bhitarkanika • Simlipal Rajasthan: Desert • Keoladeo • Ranthambhore • Rajiv Gandhi • Sariska Sikkim: Khangchendzonga Tamil Nadu: Guindy • Gulf of Mannar • Indira Gandhi • Mudumalai • Mukurthi Uttar Pradesh: Dudhwa Uttaranchal: Corbett • Gangotri • Govind • Nanda Devi • Rajaji • Valley of Flowers West Bengal: Buxa • Gorumara • Neora Valley • Singalila • Sundarbans

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Name	State	Started	Area
Anshi National Park	Karnataka	1987	250 km²
Balphakram National Park	Meghalaya	1986	220 km²
Bandhavgarh National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1982	448.85 km²
Bandipur National Park	Karnataka	1974	874.20 km²
Bannerghatta National Park	Karnataka	1974	104.27 km²
Vansda National Park	Gujarat	1979	23.99 km²
Betla National Park	Jharkhand	1986	231.67 km²
Bhitarkanika National Park	Orissa	1988	145 km²
Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar	Gujarat	1976	34.08 km²
Buxa National Park	West Bengal	1992	117.10 km²
Campbell Bay National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1992	426.23 km²
Corbett National Park	Uttaranchal	1936	520.82 km²
Dachigam National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	141 km²
Desert National Park	Rajasthan	1980	3162 km²
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Assam	1999	340 km²
Dudhwa National Park	Uttar Pradesh	1977	490.29 km²
Eravikulam National Park	Kerala	1978	97 km²
Fossil National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983	0.27 km²
Galathea National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1992	110 km²
Gangotri National Park	Uttaranchal	1989	1552.73 km²
Gir National Park	Gujarat	1975	258.71 km²
Gorumara National Park	West Bengal	1994	79.45 km²
Govind Pashu Vihar	Uttaranchal	1990	472.08 km²
Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1984	754.40 km²
Gugamal National Park	Maharashtra	1987	361.28 km²
Guindy National Park	Tamil Nadu	1976	2.82 km²
Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park	Gujarat	1980	162.89 km²
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park	Tamil Nadu	1980	6.23 km²
Hemis National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	4100 km²
Indira Gandhi National Park (prev: Annamalai National Park)	Tamil Nadu	1989	117.10 km²
Indravati National Park	Chhattisgarh	1981	1258.37 km²
Intanki National Park	Nagaland	1993	202.02 km²
Kalesar National Park	Haryana	2003	100.88 km²
Kanha National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1955	940 km²
Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley)	Chhattisgarh	1982	200 km²
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	1.42 km²
Kaziranga National Park	Assam	1974	471.71 km²
Keibul Lamjao National Park	Manipur	1977	40 km²
Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	1981	28.73 km²
Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim	1977	1784 km²
Kishtwar National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	400 km²
Kudremukh National Park	Karnataka	1987	600.32 km²
Madhav National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1959	375.22 km²
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (prev: Wandur National Park)	Andaman and Nicobar	1983	281.50 km²
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	14.59 km²
Manas National Park	Assam	1990	500 km²
Mathikettan Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	12.82 km²
Middle Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	0.64 km²
Mollem National Park	Goa	1978	107 km²
Mouling National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1986	483 km²
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajasthan	1960	288 km²
Mount Harriet National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	46.62 km²
Mrugavani National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1994	3.60 km²
Mudumalai National Park	Tamil Nadu	1990	103.24 km²
Mukurthi National Park	Tamil Nadu	1990	78.46 km²
Murlen National Park	Mizoram	1991	200 km²
Nagarhole National Park	Karnataka	1988	643.39 km²
Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1983	1985.23 km²
Nameri National Park	Assam	1998	200 km²
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve	Uttaranchal	1988	5,860.69 km²
Navegaon National Park	Maharashtra	1975	133.88 km²
Neora Valley National Park	West Bengal	1986	88 km²
Nokrek National Park	Meghalaya	1986	47.48 km²
North Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	0.44 km²
Orang National Park	Assam	1999	78.80 km²
Panna National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1973	542.67 km²
Pench National Park¹ (Priyadarshini)	Madhya Pradesh	1975	292.85 km²
Pench National Park¹	Maharashtra	1975	257.26 km²
Periyar National Park	Kerala	1982	350 km²
Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park	Mizoram	1997	50 km²
Pin Valley National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1987	675 km²
Rajaji National Park	Uttaranchal	1983	820.42 km²
Rajiv Gandhi National Park	Rajasthan	2003	200 km²
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1996	256.14 km²
Ranthambore National Park	Rajasthan	1980	392 km²
Saddle Peak National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	32.54km²
Salim Ali National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1992	9.07 km²
Sanjay National Park²	Chhattisgarh	1981	1471.13 km²
Sanjay National Park²	Madhya Pradesh	1981	466.88 km²
Sanjay Gandhi National Park	Maharashtra	1983	86.96 km²
Sariska National Park	Rajasthan	1982	273.80 km²
Satpura National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	585.17 km²
Silent Valley National Park	Kerala	1984	89.52 km²
Sirohi National Park	Manipur	1982	0.41 km²
Simlipal National Park	Orissa	1980	845.70 km²
Singalila National Park	West Bengal	1986	78.60 km²
South Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar	1987	0.03 km²
Sri Venkateswara National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1989	353.62 km²
Sultanpur National Park	Haryana	1989	1.43 km²
Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal	1984	1330.10 km²
Tadoba National Park	Maharashtra	1955	116.55 km²
Valley of Flowers National Park	Uttaranchal	1982	87.50 km²
Valmiki National Park	Bihar	1989	335.65 km²
Van Vihar National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1979	4.45 km²