State wise list of national parks of India – updated

List of National parks of India. State wise list of Indian national parks. How many national parks in India. Total number of national parks in India is 103. Natural and reliable habitats provided by these areas to wildlife.

National park is an area which is strictly reserved for the betterment of the wildlife & biodiversity, and where activities like developmental, forestry, poaching, hunting and grazing on cultivation are not permitted.

Their boundaries are well marked and circumscribed. The State Government shall publish a notification specifying the limits of the area which shall be comprised within the National Park and declare that the said area shall be a National Park on and from such date as may be specified in the notification. No alteration of the boundaries of a National Park shall be made except on a resolution passed by the Legislature of the State………………

“National Park” means an area declared, whether under sec.35. or sec.38 or deemed, under sub-section (3) of sec.66. to be declared, as a National Park. Name of National Parks, Year of Notification and Total Area is given below… 

National park

Introduction

National Park is a suitable place for biodiversity conservation. National Park declared by the Central Government such animal or any article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat [derived from such animal or any vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap, or tool used in such hunting, ³] shall be the property of Central Government.

National park is an area which is strictly reserved for the betterment of the wildlife & biodiversity, and where activities like developmental, forestry, poaching, hunting and grazing on cultivation are not permitted. In these parks, even private ownership rights are not allowed. Their boundaries are well marked and circumscribed. They are usually small reserves spreading in an area of 100 sq. km. to 500 sq. km. In national parks, the emphasis is on the preservation of a single floral or faunal species.

“National Park” means an area declared, whether under sec.35. or sec.38 or deemed, under sub-section (3) of sec.66. to be declared, as a National Park

Every specified plant or part or derivative thereof, in respect of which any offence against this Act or any rule or order made there under has been committed, shall be the property of the State Government, and, where such plant or part or derivative thereof has been collected or acquired from a sanctuary or National Park declared by the Central Government, such plant or part or derivative thereof shall be the property of the Central Government.

National Parks (According to wildlife protection act 1972)

Declaration of National Parks – (1) Whenever it appears to the State Government that an area, whether within a sanctuary or not, is, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, Geo-morphological, or zoological association or importance, needed to be constituted as a National Park for the purpose of protection & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment, it may, by notification, declare its intention to constitute such area as a National Park.

[¹¹(1) Provided that where any part of the territorial waters is proposed to be included in such National Park, the provisions of Sec.26A shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to the declaration of a National Park as they apply in relation to the declaration of a sanctuary.]

• The notification referred to in sub-section (1) shall define the limits of the area which is intended to be declared as a National Park.

• Where any area is intended to be declared as a National Park, the provisions of Sec. [¹²19 to 26-A (both inclusive except clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 24)] shall, as far as may be, apply to the investigation and determination of claims and extinguishment of rights, in relation to any land in such area as they apply to the said matters in relation to any land in a sanctuary.

• When the following events have occurred, namely

• the period for preferring claims has elapsed, and all claims, if any, made in relation to any land in an area intended to be declared as a National Park, have been disposed of by the State Government, and

• all rights in respect of lands proposed to be included in the National Park have become vested in the State Government

the State Government shall publish a notification specifying the limits of the area which shall be comprised within the National Park and declare that the said area shall be a National Park on and from such date as may be specified in the notification.

• No alteration of the boundaries of a National Park shall be made except on a resolution passed by the Legislature of the State.

• No person shall, destroy, exploit, or remove any wildlife from a National Park or destroy or damage the habitat or any wild animal or deprive any wild animal or its habitat within such National Park except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Chief Wildlife Warden and no such permit shall be granted unless the State Government, being satisfied that such destruction, exploitation, or removal of wildlife from the National Park is necessary for the improvement and better management of wildlife therein, authorizes the issue of such permit.

• No grazing of any [livestock¹³] shall be permitted in a National Park and no livestock shall be allowed to enter except where such [livestock] is used as a vehicle by a person authorized to enter such National Park.

• The provisions of secs. 27 and 28, secs.30 to 32 (both inclusive), and CIS, (a), (b) and (c) of [Sec.33, 33A¹⁴] and sec.34 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a National Park as they apply in relation to a sanctuary.

National Park declared by Central Government

(Power of Central Government to declare areas as National Park)

         (1) Where the State Government leases or otherwise transfers any area under its control, not being an area within a Sanctuary, to the Central Government the Central Government may, if it is satisfied that the conditions specified in sec.18 are fulfilled in relation to the area so transferred to it, declare such area, by notification, to be a sanctuary and the provisions of [sec 18 to 35 (both inclusive) ¹⁶], 54 and 55 shall apply in relation to such sanctuary as they apply in relation to a sanctuary declared by the State Government.

• The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that the conditions specified in sec.35 are fulfilled in relation to any area referred to in sub-section (1), whether or not such area has been declared, to be a sanctuary by the Central Government, or the State Government, declare such area, by notification, to be a National Park and the provisions of secs.35. 54 and 55 shall apply to such National Park as they apply in relation to a National Park declared by the State Government.

• In relation to a sanctuary or National Park declared by the Central Government, the powers and duties of the Chief Wildlife Warden under the section referred to in sub-section (1) and (2). shall be exercised and discharged by the Director or by such other officer as may be authorized by the Director in this behalf and references in the sections aforesaid to the State Government, shall be construed as reference to the Central Government and reference therein to the Legislation of the State shall be construed as a reference to Parliament.

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State wise list of Indian National Parks is as follows……. (Detail list given below..)

S.No.	State/UT	Total number of  National Parks	Total area (In sq.km.)
1	Andhra Pradesh	3	1368.88
2	Arunachal Pradesh	2	2290.82
3	Assam	5	1977.79
4	Bihar	1	335.65
5	Chhattisgarh	3	2899.08
6	Goa	1	107
7	Gujarat	4	480.12
8	Haryana	2	48.25
9	Himachal Pradesh	5	2271.28
10	Jammu &Kashmir	4	3925
11	Jharkhand	1	226.33
12	Karnataka	5	2795.79
13	Kerala	6	558.158
14	Madhya Pradesh	9	3656.36
15	Maharashtra	6	1273.6
16	Manipur	1	40
17	Meghalaya	2	267.48
18	Mizoram	2	150
19	Nagaland	1	202.02
20	Orissa	2	990.70
21	Punjab	0
22	Rajasthan	5	3947.07
23	Sikkim	1	1784
24	Tamil Nadu	5	307.84
25	Tripura	2	36.71
26	Uttar Pradesh	1	490
27	Uttarakhand	6	4915.44
28	West Bengal	6	1981.65
29	Telangana	3	19.62
30	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	9	1153.94
31	Chandigarh	0
32	Dadar & Nagar Haweli	0
33	Lakshadweep	0
34	Daman & Diu	0
35	Delhi	0
36	Pondicherry	0

Name of National Parks, Year of Notification and Total area is as follows…

S.No.	National Park	State	Established	Area (in km²)
1	Papikonda National Park	Andhra Pradesh	2008	1012.86
2	Rajiv Gandhi National Park	Andhra Pradesh	2005	2.40
3	Sri Venkateswara National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1989	353.62
4	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park	Telangana	1994	1.43
5	Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park	Telangana	1994	14.59
6	Mrugavani National Park	Telangana	1994	3.60
7	Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1983	1807.82
8	Mouling National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1986	483
9	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Assam	1999	340
10	Kaziranga National Park	Assam	1974	858.98
11	Manas National Park	Assam	1990	500
12	Nameri National Park	Assam	1998	200
13	Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park	Assam	1999	78.81
14	Valmiki National Park	Bihar	1989	335.65
15	Indravati National Park	Chhattisgarh	1982	1258.37
16	Kanger Valley National Park	Chhattisgarh	1982	200
17	Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park	Chhattisgarh	1981	1,440.71
18	Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park	Goa	1992	107
19	Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar	Gujarat	1976	34.53
20	Gir Forest National Park	Gujarat	1975	258.71
21	Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch	Gujarat	1982	162.89
22	Vansda National Park	Gujarat	1979	23.99
23	Kalesar National Park	Haryana	2003	46.82
24	Sultanpur National Park	Haryana	1989	1.43
25	Pin Valley National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1987	675
26	Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1984	754.4
27	Inderkilla  National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2010	104
28	Khirganga  National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2010	710
29	Simbalbara  National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2010	27.88
30	Dachigam National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	141
31	Hemis National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	3350
32	Kishtwar National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	425
33	Salim Ali National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1992	9.00
34	Betla National Park	Jharkhand	1986	226.33
35	Bandipur National Park	Karnataka	1974	874.2
36	Bannerghatta National Park	Karnataka	1974	260.51
37	Kudremukh National Park	Karnataka	1987	600.32
38	Nagarhole (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park	Karnataka	1988	643.39
39	Anshi national park	Karnataka	1987	417.37
40	Eravikulam National Park	Kerala	1978	97
41	Mathikettan Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	12.82
42	Periyar National Park	Kerala	1982	350
43	Silent Valley National Park	Kerala	1984	89.52
44	Anamudi Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	7.50
45	Pambadum Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	1.32
46	Bandhavgarh National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1968	448.85
47	Kanha National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1955	940
48	Madhav National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1959	375.22
49	Mandla Plant Fossils National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983	0.27
50	Panna National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	542.67
51	Pench (Priyadarshini) National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1975	292.85
52	Sanjay National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	466.88
53	Satpura National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981	585.17
54	Van Vihar National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1979	4.45
55	Chandoli National Park	Maharashtra	2004	317.67
56	Gugamal National Park	Maharashtra	1975	361.28
57	Navegaon National Park	Maharashtra	1975	133.88
58	Sanjay Gandhi  (Borivilli) National Park	Maharashtra	1983	86.96
59	Tadoba National Park	Maharashtra	1955	116.55
60	Pench National Park	Maharashtra	1975	257.26
61	Keibul Lamjao National Park	Manipur	1977	40
62	Balphakram National Park	Meghalaya	1985	220
63	Nokrek National Park	Meghalaya	1986	47.48
64	Murlen National Park	Mizoram	1991	100
65	Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park	Mizoram	1992	50
66	Intanki  National Park	Nagaland	1993	202.02
67	Bhitarkanika National Park	Odisha	1988	145
68	Simlipal National Park	Odisha	1980	845.70
69	Sariska National Park	Rajasthan	1982	273.80
70	Ranthambore National Park	Rajasthan	1980	282
71	Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park	Rajasthan	2006	200.54
72	Desert National Park	Rajasthan	1992	3162
73	Keoladeo Ghana National Park	Rajasthan	1981	28.73
74	Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim	1977	1784
75	Mudumalai National Park	Tamil Nadu	1990	103.24
76	Mukurthi National Park	Tamil Nadu	1990	78.46
77	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park	Tamil Nadu	1989	117.10
78	Guindy National Park	Tamil Nadu	1976	2.82
79	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park	Tamil Nadu	1980	6.23
80	Bison( Rajbari )  National Park	Tripura	2007	31.63
81	Clouded Leopard  National Park	Tripura	2007	5.08
82	Dudhwa National Park	Uttar Pradesh	1977	490
83	Gangotri National Park	Uttarakhand	1989	2390.02
84	Govind Pashu Vihar	Uttarakhand	1990	472.08
85	Jim Corbett National Park	Uttarakhand	1936	520.82
86	Nanda Devi National Park	Uttarakhand	1982	624.6
87	Rajaji National Park	Uttarakhand	1983	820.42
88	Valley of Flowers National Park	Uttarakhand	1982	87.5
89	Gorumara National Park	West Bengal	1992	79.45
90	Buxa National Park	West Bengal	1992	117.10
91	Neora Valley National Park	West Bengal	1986	159.89
92	Singalila National Park	West Bengal	1986	78.60
93	Jaldapara National Park	West Bengal	2014	216.51
94	Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal	1984	1330.10
95	Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1983	281.50
96	Middle Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987	0.44
97	Mount Harriett National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987	46.62
98	North Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987	0.44
99	Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1996	256.14
100	Saddle Peak National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987	32.54
101	South Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987	0.03
102	Campbell Bay National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1992	426.23
103	Galathea Bay National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1992	110

 Source: Wildlife Institute of India