List of 108 National Parks in India (State Wise)

List of National Parks in India is available now in a state wise manner, you can check it here. National Parks in India comes under IUCN Category 2 protected areas. India’s first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim corbett national park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act 35 (4) and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. But today there are 108 national parks in India.

Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. There are total 108 national parks in India covering an area of 44,378 km square, which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020). In addition to the above, 75 other National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km sqaure are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report.  The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

But till then, check out the complete list of National Parks in India which are currently present.

List of National Parks in India

Here is the complete list of 108 National Parks in India located across various states:-

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Campbell Bay National Park
• Galathea National Park
• Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
• Middle Button Island National Park
• Mount Harriet National Park
• North Button Island National Park
• Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
• Saddle Peak National Park
• South Button Island National Park

Andhra Pradesh

• Papikonda National Park
• Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)
• Sri Venkateswara National Park

Arunachal Pradesh

• Mouling National Park
• Namdapha National Park

Assam

• Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
• Dehing Patkai National Park
• Kaziranga National Park
• Manas National Park
• Nameri National Park
• Orang National Park
• Raimona National Park

Bihar

Valmiki National Park

Chhattisgarh

• Guru Ghasidas National Park
• Indravati National Park
• Kanger Ghati National Park

Goa

Mollem National Park

Gujarat

• Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar
• Gir Forest National Park,
• Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
• Vansda National Park

Haryana

• Kalesar National Park
• Sultanpur National Park

Himachal Pradesh

• Great Himalayan National Park
• Inderkilla National Park
• Khirganga National Park
• Pin Valley National Park
• Simbalbara National Park

Jammu and Kashmir

• Dachigam National Park
• Kishtwar National Park
• Qazinag National Park
• Salim Ali National Park

Jharkhand

Betla National Park

Karnataka

• Anshi National Park
• Bandipur National Park
• Bannerghatta National Park
• Kudremukh National Park
• Nagarhole National Park

Kerala

• Anamudi Shola National Park
• Eravikulam National Park
• Mathikettan Shola National Park
• Pambadum Shola National Park
• Periyar National Park
• Silent Valley National Park

Ladakh

Hemis National Park

Madhya Pradesh

• Bandhavgarh National Park
• Kanha National Park
• Kuno National Park
• Madhav National Park
• Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
• Omkareshwar National Park
• Panna National Park
• Pench National Park
• Sanjay National Park
• Satpura National Park
• Van Vihar National Park

Maharashtra

• Chandoli National Park
• Gugamal National Park
• Navegaon National Park
• Sanjay Gandhi National Park
• Tadoba National Park

Manipur

• Keibul Lamjao National Park
• Sirohi National Park

Meghalaya

• Balphakram National Park
• Nokrek National Park

Mizoram

• Murlen National Park
• Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park

Nagaland

Ntangki National Park

Odisha

• Bhitarkanika National Park
• Simlipal National Park

Rajasthan

• Desert National Park
• Keoladeo National Park
• Mukundra Hills National Park
• Ranthambore National Park
• Sariska Tiger Reserve

Sikkim

Khangchendzonga National Park

Tamil Nadu

• Guindy National Park
• Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
• Indira Gandhi Sanctuary and National Park
• Mudumalai National Park
• Mukurthi National Park

Telangana

• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
• Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
• Mrugavani National Park

Tripura

• Bison (Rajbari) National Park
• Clouded Leopard National Park

Uttarakhand

• Gangotri National Park
• Govind Pashu Vihar National Park
• Jim Corbett National Park
• Nanda Devi National Park
• Rajaji National Park
• Valley of Flowers National Park

Uttar Pradesh

Dudhwa National Park

West Bengal

• Buxa Tiger Reserve
• Gorumara National Park
• Jaldapara National Park
• Neora Valley National Park
• Singalila National Park
• Sundarbans National Park

What is a National Park in India

According to the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests, a national park is “an 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 there in 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”.

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