National Parks in India [2024]: Complete Notes

Here is the latest updated list of National Parks in India. At Present India has 106 National parks. All the important information about the national parks is given here keeping in mind various competitive examinations like SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL, WBCS, Banking, RAIL, UPSC, CDS, and all state PSCs.

What is a National Park?

Whether within a sanctuary or not, an area can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park.

A National Park aims to protect a particular region’s ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association.

National Parks in India are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.

National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas.

Some Important Terms

Flora

✓ All the plant life in a particular region or time is known as Flora. In other words, flora are naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants.

Fauna

✓ Just like flora, Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. In other words, fauna is the animals of a certain region, habitat, or geological period.

IUCN Category II: National Park

✓ Large natural or near natural areas are set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area.

✓ The primary objective is to protect natural biodiversity, its underlying ecological structure, and supporting environmental processes.

Source: IUCN Category II: National Park

✅ Read Also: UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India with Maps and Key Facts

Features of National Park

The proposal authority for notifying lands included in national parks is vested in the state government.

After the declaration of the National Park, the State Government can’t alter the boundary of the National Park without the recommendation of the National Board.

The grazing of livestock is strictly prohibited in national parks.

Only those animals are allowed to enter the national park, which is used as a vehicle by a person who is allowed to enter it.

The poaching, exploitation, or removal of wildlife, including forestry products, from a national park is strictly prohibited.

People living around the national parks cannot use the parks for commercial purposes or private activities.

Any developmental, industrial, hunting, and cultivation activities are prohibited.

🔗 Source: – Section 35 in The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

List of National Parks in India 2024

Sl. No	Name of State	National Park Name	Year
1	Andhra Pradesh	Papikonda	2008
2	Andhra Pradesh	Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram)	2005
3	Andhra Pradesh	Sri Venkateswara	1989
4	Arunachal Pradesh	Mouling	1986
5	Arunachal Pradesh	Namdapha	1974
6	Assam	Dibru-Saikhowa	1999
7	Assam	Kaziranga	1974
8	Assam	Manas	1990
9	Assam	Nameri	1978
10	Assam	Rajiv Gandhi (Orang)	1999
11	Bihar	Valmiki	1976
12	Chhattisgarh	Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay)	1981
13	Chhattisgarh	Indravati (Kutru)	1981
14	Chhattisgarh	Kanger Valley	1982
15	Goa	Mollem	1978
16	Gujarat	Blackbuck (Velavadar)	1976
17	Gujarat	Gir	1975
18	Gujarat	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	1982
19	Gujarat	Vansda	1979
20	Haryana	Kalesar	2003
21	Haryana	Sultanpur	1989
22	Himachal Pradesh	Great Himalayan	1984
23	Himachal Pradesh	Inderkilla	2010
24	Himachal Pradesh	Khirganga	2010
25	Himachal Pradesh	Pin Valley	1987
26	Himachal Pradesh	Col. Sherjung Simbalbara	2010
27	Jharkhand	Betla	1986
28	Karnataka	Anshi	1987
29	Karnataka	Bandipur	1974
30	Karnataka	Bannerghatta	1974
31	Karnataka	Kudremukh	1987
32	Karnataka	Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi)	1988
33	Kerala	Anamudi Shola	2003
34	Kerala	Eravikulam	1978
35	Kerala	Mathikettan Shola	2003
36	Kerala	Pambadum Shola	2003
37	Kerala	Periyar	1982
38	Kerala	Silent Valley	1984
39	Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh	1968
40	Madhya Pradesh	Dinosaur Fossils	2011
41	Madhya Pradesh	Fossil	1983
42	Madhya Pradesh	Pench	1975
43	Madhya Pradesh	Kanha	1955
44	Madhya Pradesh	Kuno	2018
45	Madhya Pradesh	Madhav	1959
46	Madhya Pradesh	Panna	1981
47	Madhya Pradesh	Sanjay	1981
48	Madhya Pradesh	Satpura	1981
49	Madhya Pradesh	Van Vihar
50	Maharashtra	Chandoli	2004
51	Maharashtra	Gugamal	1975
52	Maharashtra	Nawegaon	1975
53	Maharashtra	Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru)	1975
54	Maharashtra	Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli)	1983
55	Maharashtra	Tadoba	1955
56	Manipur	Keibul-Lamjao	1977
57	Manipur	Shiroi	1977
58	Meghalaya	Balphakram	1986
59	Meghalaya	Nokrek Ridge	1997
60	Mizoram	Murlen	1991
61	Mizoram	Phawngpui (Blue Mountain)	1992
62	Nagaland	Intanki	1993
63	Odisha	Bhitarkanika	1988
64	Odisha	Simlipal	1980
65	Rajasthan	Desert	1992
66	Rajasthan	Keoladeo Ghana	1981
67	Rajasthan	Mukundra Hills	2006
68	Rajasthan	Ranthambhore	1980
69	Rajasthan	Sariska	1992
70	Sikkim	Khangchendzonga	1977
71	Tamil Nadu	Guindy	1976
72	Tamil Nadu	Gulf of Mannar Marine	1980
73	Tamil Nadu	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)	1989
74	Tamil Nadu	Mudumalai	1990
75	Tamil Nadu	Mukurthi	1990
76	Telangana	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	1994
77	Telangana	Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali	1994
78	Telangana	Mrugavani	1994
79	Tripura	Clouded Leopard	2007
80	Tripura	Bison (Rajbari)	2007
81	Uttar Pradesh	Dudhwa	1977
82	Uttarakhand	Corbett	1936
83	Uttarakhand	Gangotri	1989
84	Uttarakhand	Govind	1990
85	Uttarakhand	Nanda Devi	1982
86	Uttarakhand	Rajaji	1983
87	Uttarakhand	Valley of Flowers	1982
88	West Bengal	Buxa	1992
89	West Bengal	Gorumara	1992
90	West Bengal	Jaldapara	2014
91	West Bengal	Neora Valley	1986
92	West Bengal	Singalila	1986
93	West Bengal	Sunderban	1984
94	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Campbell Bay	1992
95	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Galathea Bay	1992
96	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor)	1983
97	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Mount Harriett	1987
98	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Rani Jhansi Marine	1996
99	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Saddle Peak	1987
100	Jammu & Kashmir	City Forest (Salim Ali)	1992
101	Jammu & Kashmir	Dachigam	1981
102	Jammu & Kashmir	Kazinag	2000
103	Jammu & Kashmir	Kishtwar High Altitute	1981
104	Ladakh	Hemis	1981
105	Assam	Dehing Patkai	2021
106	Assam	Raimona National Park	2021

State-wise National Parks in India

Andhra Pradesh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Papikonda	2008
2	Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram)	2005
3	Sri Venkateswara	1989

Arunachal Pradesh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Mouling	1986
2	Namdapha	1974

Assam

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Dibru-Saikhowa	1999
2	Kaziranga	1974
3	Manas	1990
4	Nameri	1978
5	Rajiv Gandhi (Orang)	1999
6	Dehing Patkai	2021
7	Raimona National Park	2021

Bihar

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Valmiki	1976

Chhattisgarh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay)	1981
2	Indravati (Kutru)	1981
3	Kanger Valley	1982

Goa

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Mollem	1978

Gujarat

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Blackbuck (Velavadar)	1976
2	Gir	1975
3	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	1982
4	Vansda	1979

Haryana

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Kalesar	2003
2	Sultanpur	1989

Himachal Pradesh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Great Himalayan	1984
2	Inderkilla	2010
3	Khirganga	2010
4	Pin Valley	1987
5	Col. Sherjung Simbalbara	2010

Jharkhand

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Betla	1986

Karnataka

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Anshi	1987
2	Bandipur	1974
3	Bannerghatta	1974
4	Kudremukh	1987
5	Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi)	1988

Kerala

Sl. No	Name of Park	Year
1	Anamudi Shola	2003
2	Eravikulam	1978
3	Mathikettan Shola	2003
4	Pambadum Shola	2003
5	Periyar	1982
6	Silent Valley	1984

Madhya Pradesh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Bandhavgarh	1968
2	Dinosaur Fossils	2011
3	Fossil	1983
4	Pench	1975
5	Kanha	1955
6	Kuno	2018
7	Madhav	1959
8	Panna	1981
9	Sanjay	1981
10	Satpura	1981
11	Van Vihar

Maharashtra

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Chandoli	2004
2	Gugamal	1975
3	Nawegaon	1975
4	Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru)	1975
5	Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli)	1983
6	Tadoba	1955

Manipur

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Keibul-Lamjao	1977
2	Shiroi	1977

Meghalaya

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Balphakram	1986
2	Nokrek Ridge	1997

Mizoram

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Murlen	1991
2	Phawngpui (Blue Mountain)	1992

Odisha

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Bhitarkanika	1988
2	Simlipal	1980

Rajasthan

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Desert	1992
2	Keoladeo Ghana	1981
3	Mukundra Hills	2006
4	Ranthambhore	1980
5	Sariska	1992

Sikkim

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Khangchendzonga	1977

Tamil Nadu

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Guindy	1976
2	Gulf of Mannar Marine	1980
3	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)	1989
4	Mudumalai	1990
5	Mukurthi	1990

Telangana

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	1994
2	Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali	1994
3	Mrugavani	1994

Tripura

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Clouded Leopard	2007
2	Bison (Rajbari)	2007

Uttar Pradesh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Dudhwa	1977

Uttarakhand

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Corbett	1936
2	Gangotri	1989
3	Govind	1990
4	Nanda Devi	1982
5	Rajaji	1983
6	Valley of Flowers	1982

West Bengal

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Buxa	1992
2	Gorumara	1992
3	Jaldapara	2014
4	Neora Valley	1986
5	Singalila	1986
6	Sunderban	1984

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Campbell Bay	1992
2	Galathea Bay	1992
3	Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor)	1983
4	Mount Harriett	1987
5	Rani Jhansi Marine	1996
6	Saddle Peak	1987

Jammu & Kashmir

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	City Forest (Salim Ali)	1992
2	Dachigam	1981
3	Kazinag	2000
4	Kishtwar High Altitute	1981

Ladakh

Sl. No	National Park Name	Year
1	Hemis	1981

National Parks in India 2024 map

The following map illustrates the locations of the 106 national parks in India.

How many national parks in India?

• According to official data, we currently have 106 national parks.
• Previously, there were 104 National Parks.
• In May 2021, two new National Parks were added to this list.
• Both the new National Parks are located in the state of Assam.

1. Raimona National Park
2. Dihang Patkai National Park

• 104th National Park ➥ Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
• 105th National Park ➥ Raimona National Park, Assam
• 106th National Park ➥ Dihang Patkai National Park, Assam

Fact about the newly added National Parks

Raimona National Park

• Raimona National Park is located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam.

• It formed a boundary with the Sonkosh River along the inter-state boundary of West Bengal and the Saralbhanga River in Assam.

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared Raimona a National Park on World Environmental Day.

• The Raimona National Park is located at the Kachugaon forest division.

• Raimona National Park is the 6th National Park of Assam.
• The Park is famous for the Golden Langur, an endemic species.

Dihang Patkai National Park

• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Assam’s easternmost districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia.

• Previously, it was a wildlife sanctuary called Dihang Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary.

• Recently, the Government of Assam decided to upgrade the status of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to a National Park.

• Dehing River, which originates from the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, flows through the sanctuary.

• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as the “Amazon of the East” or ” Jeypore Rainforest.”

• It is the 7th National Park of Assam.

• Some rare Dihang Patkai National Park species are the Flying Fox, Clouded Leopard, Chinese Pangolin, and Assam macaque.

• White Winged Wood Duck is a rare endangered species of this park.

Famous species of some National Parks

Sl No.	National Parks	States	Key species
1	Dibru-Saikhowa	Assam	Feral horse
2	Govind Pashu Vihar	Uttarakhand	Snow Leopard
3	Gorumara (West Bengal)	West Bengal	Rhinoceros
4	Mukurthi	Tamil Nadu	Nilgiri Tahr • State animal of Tamil Nadu
5	Desert	Rajasthan	Great Indian Bustard
6	Mrugavani	Telangana	Spotted Deer (Chital)
7	Kanha	Madhya Pradesh	Barasingha or Swamp deer
8	Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali	Telangana	Blackbuck * State animal of – • Punjab • Haryana • Andhra Pradesh
9	Bhitarkanika	Odisha	Saltwater Crocodile
10	Gulf of Mannar	Tamil Nadu	Dugong (sea cow)
11	Dachigam	Jammu and Kashmir	Hangul • State animal of J&K
12	Clouded Leopard	Tripura	Clouded Leopard • State animal of Meghalaya
13	Kaziranga	Assam	One Horned Rhino
14	Sultanpur	Haryana	Bird Sanctuaries
15	Gir	Gujarat	Asiatic Lions
16	Great Himalayan	Himachal Pradesh	Snow Leopard

Some National Parks in India are named after famous persons

National Park	State	Person associated
Jim Corbett National Park	Uttarakhand	✓ British Tiger Hunter ‘Jim Corbett’
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy park	Telangana	✓ CM of Undivided Andhra Pradesh Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Rajaji National Park	Uttarakhand	✓ C Rajagopalachari • Last Governor-General of India • First Indian Governor General.of Independent India
Guru Ghasidas National Park or Sanjay National Park	Chhattisgarh	✓Saint Guru Ghasidas • Founder of Satnami (truth) community in Chhattisgarh
Rameshvaram National Park	Andhra Pradesh	✓Rajiv Gandhi • Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)
Orang National Park	Assam	✓ Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park
Nagarhole National Park	Karnataka	✓Rajiv Gandhi (Rajiv Gandhi National Park)
Borivali National Park	Maharashtra	✓Sanjay Gandhi (Sanjay Gandhi National Park )
Pench National Park • Not to be confused with Pench National Park (Madhya Pradesh)	Maharashtra	✓ Jawaharlal Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru National Park)
Anamalai Tiger Reserve	Tamil Nadu	✓ Indira Gandhi (Indira Gandhi National Park)
Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	✓Mahatma Gandhi ( Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park)
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	✓ Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi

State-wise Number of National Parks

Sl. No.	State & UT	No. of NP	Area (km2)	% of State Area
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	6	1,216.95	14.75
2	Andhra Pradesh	3	1368.87	0.85
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2	2,290.82	2.74
4	Assam	7	2,664.58	3.40
5	Bihar	1	335.65	0.36
6	Chandigarh	0	0.00	0.00
7	Chhattisgarh	3	2,899.08	2.14
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	0	0.00	0.00
9	Delhi	0	0.00	0.00
10	Goa	1	107.00	2.89
11	Gujarat	4	480.12	0.24
12	Haryana	2	48.25	0.11
13	Himachal Pradesh	5	2,256.28	4.05
14	Jammu & Kashmir	4	2432.45	1.49
15	Jharkhand	1	226.33	0.28
16	Karnataka	5	2,794.05	1.46
17	Kerala	6	558.16	1.44
18	Ladakh	1	3350.00	5.66
19	Lakshadweep	0	0.00	0.00
20	Madhya Pradesh	11	4349.14	1.41
21	Maharashtra	6	1,273.60	0.41
22	Manipur	2	140.00	0.63
23	Meghalaya	2	267.48	1.19
24	Mizoram	2	150.00	0.71
25	Nagaland	1	202.02	1.22
26	Odisha	2	990.70	0.64
27	Puducherry	0	0.00	0.00
28	Punjab	0	0.00	0.00
29	Rajasthan	5	3,947.07	1.15
30	Sikkim	1	1,784.00	25.14
31	Tamil Nadu	5	827.51	0.64
32	Telangana	3	19.62	0.02
33	Tripura	2	36.71	0.35
34	Uttar Pradesh	1	490.00	0.20
35	Uttarakhand	6	4,915.02	9.19
36	West Bengal	6	1,981.48	2.23
	TOTAL NO. OF NATIONAL PARK	106	44,402.95	1.35

💢 Key Findings from the Table:

• Madhya Pradesh boasts the highest number of national parks, totaling 11.

• Following closely behind, Assam has 7 national parks.

• Four states (West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Kerala) and one Union Territory (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) each have five national parks.

• Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim covers the largest percentage of the state, accounting for 25.14 percent of its area.

• Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, and Ladakh each have one national park.

Important one-liner about National Parks in India

Q1. Total National Parks in India in 2022?
Answer: 106

Q2. What is the largest National Park in Terms of the area?
Answer. Hemis National Park (Ladakh, 3350 sq. Km)

Q3. Smallest National Park in Terms of Area
Answer. South Button Island National Park. (Andaman & Nicobar Island)

Q4. South Button Island National Park is a part of
Answer. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Q5. Only Floating National Park of India
Answer. Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur

Q6. Keibul Lamjao Floating National Park is located in
Answer. Loktak Lake

Q7. First Marine National Park
Answer. Gulf of Kutchh National Park

Q8. The only area where the Kashmir stag is found
Answer. Dachigam National Park, Jammu, and Kashmir

Q9. First national park in India
Answer. Jim Corbett National Park

Q10. Jim Corbett National Park is previously known as
Answer. Hailey National Park

Q11. Kalesar National Park is located on the Bank of
Answer. Yamuna river

Q12. Kanger Valley / Ghati National Park (Chhattisgarh) was named after the…….?
Answer. Kanger river

Q13. Sundarban National Park (West Bengal) famous for
Answer. Sundori Tree, Mangroves Forests

Q14. The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is previously known as
Answer. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Q15. Mollem National Park (Goa) also known as
Answer. Bhagwan Mahaveer National Park.

Q16. Valmiki National Park (Bihar) located on the bank of
Answer. River Gandak

Q17. Largest national park of Chhattisgarh?
Answer. Guru Ghasidas National Park

Q18. Second oldest National Park of India
Answer. Mudumalai National Park (Tamil Nadu)

Q19. Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ was set in the
Answer. Pench National Park

Q20. How many national parks in India?
Answer. As of 2022, India has 106 National Parks.

FAQs about National Parks in India

Major Source:

• List of national parks of India – Wikipedia

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