National Park in India (State-wise List)

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National Park in India

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What is National Parks?

· A National park is an area with enough ecological, geo-morphological and natural significance with rich fauna and flora, which is designed to protect and to develop wildlife or its environment.

· National park is larger land or water area which contains representative samples and sites of major natural regions, features, scenery, and important plant and animal species and are of special scientific, educational and recreational interest.

· An area, whether within a sanctuary or not, 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.

· National park in India are IUCN category II protected areas.

· India is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world. The country is bestowed with a plethora of flora and fauna.

Characteristics of National Parks in India

· These areas contains one or several entire ecosystems that are not materially altered by human exploitation or occupation and are managed by the government in a natural or near natural state.

· A national park in India has more restrictions as compared to a wildlife sanctuary.

· Their boundaries are fixed and defined.

· The main objective of a national park in India is to protect the natural environment of the area and biodiversity conservation.

· Activities like grazing, hunting, forestry or cultivation etc. are strictly prohibited. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state.

· Visitors enter under special conditions for inspirational, educational, cultural and recreational purposes.

Declaration of National Parks

· National parks can be declared both by the Central Government and State governments.

· No alteration of the boundaries of a national park shall be made except on a resolution passed by the State Legislature.

Interesting Facts about National Parks in India

· Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of National Park in India (10).

· Hemis National Park is the only national park in India that is north of the Himalayas, the largest notified protected area in India.

· First national park in India was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.

· Gir National Park is the Only area in the world, where Asiatic lions occur.

· Keibul-Lamjao National park on Loktak Lake is also known as Floating National Park.

· There are 104 existing national park in India covering an area of 40,500 km², which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, April 2018).

State-wise List of National Park in India

In the table below, we are giving the complete State-wise List of National Park in India with their important Flora and Fauna and other important features, which will be helpful for your various Competitive exam such as SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways etc.

	State	Protected Area	Year	Flora /Fauna	Notes
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Campbell Bay NP	1992	Flora – Tropical evergreen forest, orchids, tree fern, mangroves Fauna – Crab-eating Macaque, Giant robber crabs, Saltwater crocodile, Giant leatherback turtle, Megapode, Andaman Wild Pig	Area – 426.23 km² Part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.
2		Galathea Bay NP	1992	Flora – Tropical and subtropical moist broad leaf forests. Fauna – Giant leather back Turtle, Water monitor lizard, Reticulated python, Nicobar Tree Shrews, Nicobar Long-Tailed Macaque	Area – 110 km² Part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.
3		Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) NP	1983	Flora – Mangroves, Gurjan, Bamboo, Ferns Fauna – White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Water Monitor Lizard, Banded Sea Snake, Estuarine crocodiles	Area – 281.5 km²
4		Middle Button Island NP	1987	Flora – Moist Deciduous Forest Fauna – Spotted deer, Fruit Bat, White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Sooty Tern, Monitor lizards, Dugongs, Andaman Serpent Eagle	Area – 0.44 km²
5		Mount Harriett NP	1987	Flora – tropical evergreen and littoral forests Fauna – Andaman Wild Pig, Andaman Masked Palm Civet, Andaman Rat, , Andaman cuckoo dove	Area – 46.62 km² Also a Butterfly Hotspot
6		North Button Island NP	1987	Flora – Moist Deciduous Forest Fauna – Corals, Spotted deer, Blue whale, Monitor lizard, Dolphins, Dugongs, Humpback Snappers	Area – 0.44 km²
7		Rani Jhansi Marine NP	1996	Flora – Evergreen rain forest and mangrove forests. Fauna – Dugong, Fruit- eating bats, Daniel’s Forest Lizard, Andaman Island Grass Skink, Andaman Water Monitor, Corals	Area – 256.14 km²
8		Saddle Peak NP	1987	Flora – Andaman Tropical Evergreen evergreen, Canebrake, Wet Bamboo and littoral. Fauna – Andaman wild pig, Andaman Horseshoe Bat, Andaman hill mynah, Imperial pigeon, Andaman Teal	Area – 32.54 km²
9		South Button Island NP	1987	Flora – Fauna – Dugongs, water lizards, sea turtles, dolphins and blue whales.	Area – 0.03 km²
10	Andhra Pradesh	Papikonda NP	2008	Flora – Dry deciduous Teak forest and other species conforming to the Eastern Ghat vegetation. Fauna – Tiger, Hyena, Four horned antelope, Spotted deer, Muggers	Area – 1012.86 km² River – Godavari
11		Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) NP	2005	Flora – Tropical dry deciduous forest, Eucalyptus forests. Fauna – Spotted deer, Indian gray mongoose, Black-napped hare, Russell’s viper, little egrets, parakeets, and peacocks	Area – 2.4 km² River – Penna Earlier it was known as Rameswaram Reserve Forest
12		Sri Venkateswara NP	1989	Flora – Dry deciduous mixed forest, Patches of mixed deciduous forest Fauna – Tiger, Golden Gecko, Slender Loris, Indian Giant Squirrel, Tree Shrew and Flying Lizard	Area – 353.62 km²
13	Arunachal Pradesh	Mouling NP	1986	Flora – Forms a transition zone between tropical forests at lower altitudes to most temperate forest Fauna – Red Pandas, Deers, Hoolock Gibbons and Tigers	Area – 483 km² River – Siang River Part of Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve.
14	Arunachal Pradesh	Namdapha NP	1983	Flora – Evergreen Forests, Moist deciduous forests, Temperate Forests and Alpine. The park have the northern most lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude. Fauna – Tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, golden cat, red panda	Area – 1807.82 km² River – Noa Dihing The area falls under both the Palearctic and Indo Malayan biogeographic areas. Also a Tiger Reserve
15	Assam	Dibru-Saikhowa NP	1999	Flora – moist deciduous forest, bamboo, swamp forests Endemic Flora – Rauvolfia (Sarpagandhi), Benteak, Livistona (orchid) Fauna – Endemic Fauna – White winged wood duck, Hollock-gibbon, Wild buffalo	Area – 340 km² River – Dibru, Bramhaputra Designated as Biosphere Reseve
16		Kaziranga NP	1974	Flora – Alluvial grasslands, alluvial savannah woodlands, tropical moist mixed deciduous forests, and tropical semi-evergreen forests. Fauna – Tiger, One-horned Rhino	Area – 858.98 km² River – Bramhaputra, Mora Dhansiri, Diphlu Tiger Reserve (highest density of tigers in the world) UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site
17		Manas NP	1990	Flora – semi-evergreen forests mixed moist and dry deciduous forests, alluvial grasslands, Swamp Forest Endemic Flora – Catechu tree, Sissoo, White siris Fauna – Endemic Fauna: Pygmy hog, Golden lungur , Assam roofed turtle	Area – 500 km² River – Manas Beki Elephant Reserve, Tiger Reserve, Biosphere Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site
18		Nameri NP	1998	Flora – Semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests with cane and bamboo brakes Fauna – Tiger,Black Panther, , Himalayan Black Bear, Elephant	Area – 200 km² River – Jia Bhoroli
19		Rajiv Gandhi Orang NP	1999	Flora – Eastern Himalayan Moist Deciduous Forest, Eastern Wet Alluvial Grassland, Savannah Grassland Fauna – Tiger, Pygmy hog, elephant, Bengal florican	Area – 78.81 km² River – Bramhaputra
20	Bihar	Valmiki NP	1989	Flora – Moist mixed deciduous, Alluvial grasslands, Freshwater swamps, Wetlands Fauna – Tiger, Rhino, black Bear, Nepal kaleej pheasant	Area – 335.65 km² River – Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Pandai Tiger Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary
21	Chhattisgarh	Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) NP	1981	Flora – Moist deciduous forest consisting mainly of sal Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Golden Hooded Oriole, Egyptian vulture	Area – 1440.705 km² River – Umaria, Kodmar Part of the Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve
22		Indravati (Kutru) NP	1982	Flora – Dry Mixed Deciduous Forests, Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests Fauna – Tiger, leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena	Area – 1258.37 km² River – Indravati Tiger Reserve
23		Kanger Valley NP	1982	Flora – mixed moist deciduous type of forests with dominance of sal, teak and bamboo Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, mouse deer, Bastar hill Myena	Area – 200 km² River – Kanger
24	Goa	Mollem NP	1992	Flora – West Coast tropical evergreen forests, West Coast semi-evergreen forests and moist deciduous forests. Fauna – Black Panther, bonnet macaque, Slender loris	Area – 107 km² River – Mandovi It is the core area of Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary
25	Gujarat	Vansda NP	1979	Flora – Deciduous Forest, bamboo Fauna – Indian leopard, rhesus macaque	Area – 23.99 km² River – Ambika
26		Blackbuck (Velavadar) NP	1976	Flora – Grassland, shrub land Fauna – Blackbuck, wolf and lesser florican	Area – 34.53 km² River – Lies between Parvalia and Alang which drains into Gulf of Cambay
27		Gir NP	1975	Flora – Dry Deciduous Scrub, Dry Savannah Dominant Species: Teak Fauna – Asiatic lion, Chital, chinkara, Indian Leopard	Area – 258.71 km² River – Hiran, Shetrunji, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari and Raval. Only area in the world, where Asiatic lions occur.
28		Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) NP	1982	Flora – Fauna – Corals, Blue Whales, greater flamingo, Whale sharks	Area – 162.89 km² Core area of Marine Sanctuary
29	Haryana	Kalesar NP	2003	Flora – Dense old forest dominated by Sal Fauna – Barking Deer, Ghoral, Leoprda	Area – 46.82 km² River – Yamuna
30	Haryana	Sultanpur NP	1989	Flora – Tropical and Dry Deciduous Fauna – Migratory Birds: Amur falcons, Egyptian vultures, plovers Resident Birds: Common hoopoe, paddyfield pipit, purple sunbird	Area – 1.43 km² Also a Bird Sanctuary
31	Himachal Pradesh	Great Himalayan NP	1984	Flora – Temperate broad-leaved forests, Temperate conifer forests, Alpine scrubs, Alpine meadows, Riverine forests, pastures Fauna – Himalayan Musk Deer, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Brown Bear, Himalayan tahr	Area – 754.4 km² River – Tirthan, Sainj, Jiwa Nal, and Parvati UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site
32		Inderkilla NP	2010	Flora – Fauna –	Area – 104 km²
33		Khirganga NP	2010	Flora – Temperate broad-leaved forests, Temperate conifer forests, Alpine scrubs, Alpine meadows, Riverine forests, pastures Fauna – Himalayan Musk Deer, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Brown Bear, Himalayan tahr	Area – 710 km²
34		Pin Valley NP	1987	Flora – Dry Temperate forest, Alpine forest Fauna – Tibetan Gazelle, Wooly Hare, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Ibex, Tibet Snow Finch	Area – 675 km² River – Pin, Spiti
35		Simbalbara NP	2010	Flora – mixed forest grassy slopes, mixed forest riverine, pine mixed woodland Fauna – Himalayan Bear, Brown Bear, Snow Leopard	Area – 27.88 km²
36	Jammu & Kashmir	City Forest (Salim Ali) NP	1992	Flora – Mangrove shrubberies Fauna – Kashmiri stag, Chakkar, Snow Cock, Serow, hangul	Area – 9 km²
37		Dachigam NP	1981	Flora – Coniferous forest, grasslands, scrubs Fauna – Kashmiri Stag, leopards, Himalayan Gray Langurs, Monal	Area – 141 km² River – Daghwan
38		Kishtwar NP	1981	Flora – Coniferous, Alpine, Meadows and Scrub forests. Fauna – Himalayan Snowcock, Brown Bear	Area – 425 km² River – Kiar, Nath, Kibar, Marwa, Rinnay
39	Jharkhand	Betla NP	1986	Flora – Sal and Bamboo forest Fauna – Sloth Bear, Panther	Area – 226.33 km² River – North Koyal Initially it comprised the Palamau Tiger Reserve
40	Karnataka	Anshi NP	1987	Flora – North Western Ghats montane rain forests and North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests Fauna – Tiger, Black Panther	Area – 417.34 km² River – Kali
41		Bandipur NP	1974	Flora – Dry Deciduous Scrub, Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest, Tropical Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest Fauna – Tiger, Leoprad	Area – 874.2 km² River – Kabini, Moyar Also a Tiger Reserve
42		Bannerghatta NP	1974	Flora – Moist Deciduous, Scrubs Fauna – Elephant, Leopard	Area – 260.51 km² River – Suvarnamukhi Biological Park, Elephant sanctuary, Butterfly Park
43		Kudremukh NP	1987	Flora – Evergreen, Semi-evergreen forest Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Lion-tailed Macaque, Malabar trogon, Malabar whistling thrush	Area – 600.32 km² River – Tunga, Bhadra, Netravati
44		Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi) NP	1988	Flora – North Western Ghats -moist deciduous forests, Central Deccan Plateau – dry deciduous forests, swamp forests Fauna – Tiger, Leoprad	Area – 643.39 km² River – Lakshmmantirtha river, Sarati Hole, Nagar Hole, Balle Halla, Kabini River Tiger Reserve
45	Kerala	Anamudi Shola NP	2003	Flora – West coast tropical evergreen, Southern Hilltop Tropical Vegetation Fauna – Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Parantica nilgiriensis (a RET listed species of butterfly)	Area – 7.5 km² River – Chinnar, Pambar Consists of 3 Shola reserve forest – Idivara Shola Reserve, Pullardi Shola Reserve and Mannavan Shola Reserve.
46		Eravikulam NP	1978	Flora – wet temperate forests, southern west coast evergreen forest, Mixed Deciduous Fauna – Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri marten Endemic: Salea Anamalayana, Ahatulla disper (reptiles)	Area – 97 km² River – Periyar, Chalakudiyar, Cauvery The highest peak in peninsular India, Anamudi (2690 m) is situated in the Park.
47		Mathikettan Shola NP	2003	Flora – West coast tropical evergreen forests, west coast semi evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, shola forests Fauna – Elephant	Area – 12.82 km² River – Panniyar
48		Pambadum Shola NP	2003	Flora – Shola Forests, Grasslands Fauna – Elephant, Gaur, Leopard, Wild boar	Area – 1.318 km² River – Pambar
49		Periyar NP	1982	Flora – West Coast Tropical Evergreen Forests, West Coast Semi Evergreen Forests, Moist Deciduous Forest, Southern Montane Wet Grassland, Eucalyptus Plantations Fauna – Tiger, Leoprad, Elephant, Niligiri Tahr	Area – 350 km² River – Periyar, Pamba Tiger Reserve, Elephant Reserve
50		Silent Valley NP	1984	Flora – rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest Fauna – Nilgiri wood-pigeon, Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill, lion-tailed macaque, Niligiri langur, Malabar giant squirrel, Nilgiri tahr	Area – 89.52 km² River – Bharathapuzha River, Kuntipuzha River
51	Ladakh	Hemis NP	1981	Flora – Pine forests, alpine shrub lands and meadows, and alpine tundra. Fauna – Argali, Bharal, Shapu, Tibetan wolf, Snow Leopard	Area – 3350 km² River – Markha, Sumdah, Rumbak, bounded by Indus in the north.
52	Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh NP	1968	Flora – Moist Peninsular Low Level Sal, West Gangetic Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests Fauna – Tiger, leopard, wild dog	Area – 448.85 km² River – Charanganga Also a Tiger Reserve
53		Dinosaur Fossils NP	2011		Area – 0.8974 km²
54		Fossil NP	1983	Flora – Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Gaur, Chinkara	Area – 0.27 km² River – Narmada Fossils include palms, gymnosperms, angiosperms – monocotyledons, bryophytes. Plant evolution in this area was in its initial stages because of the absence of Dicotyledons.
55		Indira Priyadarshini Pench NP	1975	Flora – Dry Teak Bearing Forest, Southern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forest Fauna – Tiger, leopard	Area – 292.85 km² River – Pench, Kanhan Also a Tiger Reserve
56		Kanha NP	1955	Flora – Southern Tropical Moist and Dry Mixed Deciduous Fauna – Tiger, Leoprad, Barasingha	Area – 940 km² River – Banjar, Halon Also a Tiger Reserve. In 2017, it became first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot named Bhoor singh, the Barasingha.
57		Madhav NP	1959	Flora – Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest Fauna – Chinkara, Black Buck, Leopard, Migratory Birds: Pochard, Pintail, Geal	Area – 375.22 km² Lake – Sakya Sagar and Madhav Sagar Lakes created on Manier River
58		Panna NP	1981	Flora – Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest, Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Mixed Forest, Dry Deciduous Scrub Forest Fauna – Links the eastern and western wildlife populations of the Vindhyan ranges.	Area – 542.67 km² River – Ken Also a Tiger Reserve
59		Sanjay NP	1981	Flora – Mixed Deciduous Forest mainly of Sal, Bori Teak Forests, bamboo, Tendua Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Chital	Area – 466.88 km² River – Umaria, Kodmar Also a Tiger Reserve
60		Satpura NP	1981	Flora – Moist deciduous forest consisting mainly of sal Fauna – Tiger, Blackbuck	Area – 585.17 km² River – Denwa Also a Tiger Reserve
61		Van Vihar NP	1979	Flora – Sal, Bel, Amaltas, Babul, tendua etc. Fauna – Captive and herbivores. All carnivorous animals are kept inside enclosed areas and herbivores are allowed to roam freely.	4.45 km²
62	Maharashtra	Chandoli NP	2004	Flora – Malabar Coast moist forests and North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests. Fauna – Tiger, Leopards, Blackbucks	Area – 317.67 km² River – Warna Part of Shayadri Tiger Reserve
63		Gugamal NP	1975	Flora – Southern dry deciduous forest. Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Ussuri Dhole	Area – 361.28 km² River – Dolar part of Melghat Tiger Reserve
64		Nawegaon NP	1975	Flora – Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests Fauna – Tiger, Panther, Sloth bears	Area – 133.88 km² Lake – Nawegaon lake Part of Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve
65		Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru) NP	1975	Flora – Dry Teak Bearing Forest, Southern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forest Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Sambar	Area – 257.26 km² River – Pench, kanhan Tiger Reserve
66		Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) NP	1983	Flora – Southern mixed-deciduous forest Fauna – Chital, Barking Deer, Crocodiles (Tulsi lake)	Area – 86.96 km² Lake – Vihar Lake and Tulsi Lake
67		Tadoba NP	1955	Flora – Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, sloth Bears	Area – 116.55 km² Lake/River – Tadoba lake, Kolsa lake and Andhari river Part of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
68	Manipur	Keibul-Lamjao NP	1977	Flora – Semi-Evergreen Forest Fauna – Famous for brow-antlered deer(Sangai)	Area – 40 km² Lake – Loktak lake Part of Keibul-Lamjao Conservation Area
69	Meghalaya	Balphakram NP	1985	Flora – Deciduous Forest (Famous for Pitcher plant) Fauna – wild water buffalo, red panda, elephant, tiger, golden cat	Area – 220 km² River – Origin of Mahadeo, Maheshkola, Goneswari, Kanai often termed as the ‘land of spirits’ and the ‘abode of perpetual winds’
70	Meghalaya	Nokrek Ridge NP	1986	Flora – Evergreen and semi-evergreen deciduous forests Fauna – Slow Loris, tiger, leopard	Area – 47.48 km² River – Ganol, Dareng and Simsang Core of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
71	Mizoram	Murlen NP	1991	Flora – tropical, semi-evergreen and sub montane Forests Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Himalayan Black Bear, Serrow, Hollock Gibbon	Area – 100 km²
72	Mizoram	Phawngpui Blue Mountain NP	1992	Flora – Sub-tropical Broadleaf, Tropical Evergreen forests & Grasslands Fauna – Blyth’s tragopan, Tiger, mountain bamboo partridge, oriental pied hornbill, purple cochoa	Area – 50 km² River – Kolodyne
73	Nagaland	Intanki NP	1993	Flora – Tropical Deciduous Forest, Evergreen Forests, Grasslands Fauna – Hoolock gibbon, Golden langur, Palm civets, Tiger	Area – 202.02 km²
74	Odisha	Bhitarkanika NP	1988	Flora – Mangrove Forests Fauna – saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis	Area – 145 km² River – Estuarine region of Brahmani- Baitarani Ramsar Site
75	Odisha	Simlipal NP	1980	Flora – Tropical Semi Evergreen Forests, Northern Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, Dry Deciduous Hill Forests, High Level Sal Forest, Grassland and Savannah Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Elephant	Area – 845.7 km² River – Budhabalanga, Palpala Bhandan, Kharkai River and Deo Also Tiger Reserve
76	Rajasthan	Desert NP	1992	Flora – sewan grass, aak shrub, thorns Fauna – Great Indian Bustard, Desert Fox, Blackbuck	Area – 3162 km²
77		Keoladeo Ghana NP	1981	Flora – Tropical dry deciduous forests intermixed with dry grasslands Fauna – Migratory Waterfowl, Siberian Crane	Area – 28.73 km² Formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary World natural Heritage Site
78		Mukundra Hills NP	2006	Flora – Tropical dry Deciduous Forest and Tropical thorn Forest Fauna – Tiger, Panther, Sloth bear	Area – 200.54 km² River – Ramzan, Ahu, Kali and Chambal. Also a Tiger Reserve
79		Ranthambhore NP	1980	Flora – Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Characal	Area – 282 km² River – Banas, Chambal Also a Tiger Reserve
80		Sariska NP	1992	Flora – Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest, Tropical thorn Forest Fauna – leopard, caracal, rusty spotted cat	Area – 273.8 km² River – Chambal Also a Tiger Reserve
81	Sikkim	Khangchendzonga NP	1977	Flora – Sub-tropical broad leaved hill forest, Himalayan wet temperate forest, temperate broad leaved forest, mixed coniferous forest, sub-alpine forests, dry alpine forest Endemic – Sikkim Rhododendron, Sikkim Mahonia Fauna – Tibetan sheep, Musk deer, Monal pheasant, Snow patridge	Area – 1784 km² River – Teesta Core of Biosphere Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve India’s First World Mixed Heritage site
82	Tamil Nadu	Guindy NP	1976	Flora – tropical dry evergreen scrub and thorn forests Fauna – blackbuck, chital, pangolin	Area – 2.82 km²
83		Gulf of Mannar Marine NP	1980	Flora – Tropical Dry Broad-leafed forest, seaweed communities, sea grass communities, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangrove forests Fauna – Hawks bill turtle, Dugongs, Whales	Area – 6.23 km² Core of Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve
84		Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) NP	1989	Flora – wet evergreen forest and semi-evergreen forest, montane shola-grassland, moist deciduous, dry deciduous, thorn forests and marshes Fauna – Tiger, Elephant, Dhole	Area – 117.1 km² River – Aliayar, Apambar, Chinnar, Parambikulam Also a Tiger Reserve
85		Mudumalai NP	1990	Flora – Tropical moist deciduous , Tropical dry deciduous forest, southern tropical dry thorn forests Fauna – Tiger, endangered Indian white-humped vulture	Area – 103.23 km² River – Moyar
86		Mukurthi NP	1990	Flora – montane grasslands and shrublands Fauna – Nilgiri Tahr, tiger	Area – 78.46 km² Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve River – Billithadahalla, Pykara and Kundah rivers
87	Telangana	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy NP	1994	Flora – Tropical Dry Deciduous Fauna – pangolin, small Indian civet	Area – 1.43 km²
88		Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali NP	1994	Flora – Dry deciduous forest mixed with scrub jungle and grasslands Fauna – Blackbuck, Water Monitor	Area – 14.59 km² Deer National park
89		Mrugavani NP	1994	Flora – Tropical dry Deciduous Fauna – Panther, Cheetal, Sambar	Area – 3.6 km²
90	Tripura	Clouded Leopard NP	2007	Flora – Mixed Deciduous Forest Fauna – Clouded Leopard, barking deer	Area – 5.08 km² Part of Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary.
91	Tripura	Bison (Rajbari) NP	2007	Flora – Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forest, East Himalayan lower Bhabar sal, Moist mixed deciduous Forest, Savannah woodland. Fauna – Bison, gibbons, langurs, wild boars, wild cats, leopards, Tailorbird, Jungle Myna, Hornbill, Doves etc.	Area – 31.63 km²
92	Uttar Pradesh	Dudhwa NP	1977	Flora – North Indian Moist Deciduous Forest Fauna – Tigers, leopards, Asiatic black bears	Area – 490 km² River – Suheli and Mohana Part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
93	Uttarakhand	Corbett NP	1936	Flora – Moist Deciduous Forest, Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest, Himalayan Subtropical Pine Forests Fauna – Tiger, leopard, elephant, sambar	Area – 520.82 km² River – Ramganga Also Tiger Reserve First National Park in India
94		Gangotri NP	1989	Flora – Western Himalayan conifer forests, Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Fauna – snow leopard, ibex, tahr, Himalayan barbet	Area – 2390.02 km²
95		Govind NP	1990	Flora – Western Himalayan broadleaf forests, Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests and western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Fauna – Snow Leopard, Himalayan tahr, Asian black bear	Area – 472.08 km² River – Tons The Snow Leopard Project started by the Government of India is being managed here.
96		Nanda Devi NP	1982	Flora – mixed temperate and subalpine Fauna – snow leopard, Asiatic black bear, brown bear, Himalayan musk deer	Area – 624.6 km² River – Rishiganga Part of Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve
97		Rajaji NP	1983	Flora – Broadleaved deciduous forests, riverine vegetation, scrubland, grasslands and pine forests Fauna – Tiger, Himalayan Black Bear	Area – 820 km² River – Rawasan
98		Valley of Flowers NP	1982	Flora – Mixed Temperate and subalpine Endemic – Aconitum falconeri, A. balfouri, Himalayan maple the blue Himalayan poppy and Saussurea atkinsoni. Fauna – Snow Leopard, Musk Deer, Red Fox	Area – 87.5 km² Part of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
99	West Bengal	Buxa NP	1992	Flora – Northern Dry Deciduous Forest, Sub-Montane Semi-Evergreen Forest, Northern Tropical Evergreen Forest Fauna – Tiger, elephant, leopard cat	Area – 117.1 km² River – Jainti, Kaatulam Nala Also a Tiger Reserve
100		Gorumara NP	1992	Flora – Terai-Duar savannah and grasslands, Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests Fauna – Indian Rhino, elephant	Area – 79.45 km² River – Murti, Raidak River
101		Jaldapara NP	2014	Flora – Savannah covered with tall elephant grasses. Fauna – Indian one-horned rhinoceros, Leopard, Elephants	Area – 216.51 km² River – Torsa
102		Neora Valley NP	1986	Flora – Sino-Himalayan Temperate Forest, Sino-Himalayan Subtropical Forest, Indo-Chinese Tropical Moist Forest Fauna – Leopard, civet, black bear, sloth bear	Area – 159.89 km² River – Neora
103		Singalila NP	1986	Flora – Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests, Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests, Himalayan Sub-Tropical Pine Forest Fauna – red panda, leopard cat, barking deer, yellow-throated marten	Area – 78.6 km² River – Rammam and Sirikhola
104		Sunderban NP	1984	Flora – Tidal Swamp Forests, Saline Water Type Mixed Forests, Brackish Water Type Mixed Forests, Palm Swamp Type Fauna – Tiger, estuarine crocodile	Area – 1330.1 km² River – Meghna
	Total Area				40501.02 km²

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Iron Man says:

January 5, 2021 at 10:17 PM

thats the way i was looking for the national park list in India. Thanks buddy you saved my day

Dev says:

January 28, 2021 at 10:14 AM

Can you please mark all the national park on map?

Raju says:

February 5, 2021 at 11:20 PM

it is really helpful.