Check out the updated list of Tiger reserves in India. Here we provide the full list of tiger reserves and a state-wise list of tiger reserves with additional important information. The scientific name of the tiger is Panthera Tigris, and it belongs to the genus Panthera.
Tiger Reserves in India, Current Status
• Currently, there are 54 tiger reserves in India.
• All the tiger reserves are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
• The 51st tiger reserve is Srivilliputhur – Megamalai
• Srivilliputhur – Megamalai tiger reserve located in the state of Tamil Nadu.
• The 52nd tiger reserve added to the list is Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary
• Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuaries tiger reserve is located in the state of Rajasthan.
• The 53rd tiger reserve is Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary.
• The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has designated the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve.
• Both Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary are located in the state of Chhattisgarh.
• Recently, the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh has become the 54th tiger reserve in India.
About Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary Tiger Reserve
• Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary in Rajasthan is the 52nd Tiger Reserve of India.
• Vishdhari Sanctuary in Rajasthan got the green signal from the NTCA or National Tiger Conservation Authority.
• The Ramgarh Sanctuary is like a buffer for the Ranthambore National Park.
• Ramgarh sanctuary covers an area of around 252 square kilometers.
• With the addition of this tiger reserve, Rajasthan gets its fourth one after Ranthambore, Sariska, and Mukundra gill tiger reserves.
♦ Article Source NDTV
About Ghasidas National & Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserves
• Initially, Project Tiger started with 9 tiger reserves.
• At present we have 54 tiger reserves under this project tiger.
• These 54 tiger reserves cover around 2.24% of the geographical area of our country.
• M-STrIPES are an Android-based application used to count the number of tigers.
• The new tiger reserve covers an area of 2048.5sq km.
• The new tiger reserve will provide a corridor for tigers to move between the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh and Palamou tiger reserve in Jharkhand.
• The Guru Ghasidas NationaPark is The last known habitat of the Asiatic Cheetah in India.
• The Guru Ghasidas National Park was a part of Sanjay Dhubri National Park.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
• The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has been constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, of 1972.
• It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change.
• The objectives of NTCA are
• Providing statutory authority to Project Tiger to comply with its directives becomes legal.
• Fostering accountability of Center-State in management of Tiger Reserves, by providing a basis for MoU with States within our federal structure.
• Providing for oversight by Parliament.
• Addressing livelihood interests of local people in areas surrounding Tiger Reserves.
♦ Source NTCA official site
Proposed Tiger Reserves in India
• In addition to existing tiger reserves, in-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for the creation of two new tiger reserves, namely:
♦ Ratapani Tiger Reserve
• The Ratapani Tiger Reserve, is located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.
• It has been a wildlife sanctuary since 1976.
• It will be the 7th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
♦ Sunabeda Tiger Reserve
• Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Nuapada district of Odisha.
• The sanctuary forms the catchment area of the Jonk River.
• According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the state governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring 4 new tiger reserves, Namely
• Suhelwa — Uttar Pradesh
• Mhadei — Goa
• Dibang — Arunachal Pradesh
• Cauveri MM Hills — Karnataka
List of Tiger Reserves in India [All 54 Tiger Reserves in India]
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserve | State | Year | Core area (In Sq. Kms.) | Buffer area (In Sq. Kms.) | Total Area (In Sq. Kms.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandipur | Karnataka | 1973-74 | 872.24 | 584.06 | 1456.3 |
| 2 | Corbett | Uttarakhand | 1973-74 | 821.99 | 466.32 | 1288.31 |
| 3 | Kanha | Madhya Pradesh | 1973-74 | 917.43 | 1134.361 | 2051.791 |
| 4 | Manas | Assam | 1973-74 | 526.22 | 2310.88 | 2837.1 |
| 5 | Melghat | Maharashtra | 1973-74 | 1500.49 | 1268.03 | 2768.52 |
| 6 | Palamau | Jharkhand | 1973-74 | 414.08 | 715.85 | 1129.93 |
| 7 | Ranthambore | Rajasthan | 1973-74 | 1113.364 | 297.9265 | 1411.291 |
| 8 | Similipal | Odisha | 1973-74 | 1194.75 | 1555.25 | 2750 |
| 9 | Sunderbans | West Bengal | 1973-74 | 1699.62 | 885.27 | 2584.89 |
| 10 | Periyar | Kerala | 1978-79 | 881 | 44 | 925 |
| 11 | Sariska | Rajasthan | 1978-79 | 881.1124 | 332.23 | 1213.342 |
| 12 | Buxa | West Bengal | 1982-83 | 390.5813 | 367.3225 | 757.9038 |
| 13 | Indravati | Chhattisgarh | 1982-83 | 1258.37 | 1540.7 | 2799.07 |
| 14 | Namdapha | Arunachal Pradesh | 1982-83 | 1807.82 | 245 | 2052.82 |
| 15 | Dudhwa | Uttar Pradesh | 1987-88 | 1093.79 | 1107.985 | 2201.775 |
| 16 | Kalakad-Mundanthurai | Tamil Nadu | 1988-89 | 895 | 706.542 | 1601.542 |
| 17 | Valmiki | Bihar | 1989-90 | 598.45 | 300.93 | 899.38 |
| 18 | Pench | Maharashtra | 1992-93 | 411.33 | 768.3023 | 1179.632 |
| 19 | Tadoba-Andhari | Maharashtra | 1993-94 | 625.82 | 1101.771 | 1727.591 |
| 20 | Bandhavgarh | Madhya Pradesh | 1993-94 | 716.903 | 820.04 | 1598.1 |
| 21 | Panna | Madhya Pradesh | 1994-95 | 576.13 | 1021.97 | 1598.1 |
| 22 | Dampa | Mizoram | 1994-95 | 500 | 488 | 988 |
| 23 | Bhadra | Karnataka | 1998-99 | 492.46 | 571.83 | 1064.29 |
| 24 | Pench | Madhya Pradesh | 1998-99 | 411.33 | 768.3023 | 1179.632 |
| 25 | Pakke or Pakhui | Arunachal Pradesh | 1999-2000 | 683.45 | 515 | 1198.45 |
| 26 | Nameri | Assam | 1999-2000 | 320 | 144 | 464 |
| 27 | Satpura | Madhya Pradesh | 1999-2000 | 1339.264 | 794.044 | 2133.308 |
| 28 | Anamalai | Tamil Nadu | 2008-09 | 958.59 | 521.28 | 1479.87 |
| 29 | Udanti-Sitanadi | Chhattisgarh | 2008-09 | 851.09 | 991.45 | 1842.54 |
| 30 | Satkosia | Odisha | 2008-09 | 523.61 | 440.26 | 963.87 |
| 31 | Kaziranga | Assam | 2008-09 | 625.58 | 548 | 1173.58 |
| 32 | Achanakmar | Chhattisgarh | 2008-09 | 626.195 | 287.822 | 914.017 |
| 33 | Dandeli-Anshi | Karnataka | 2008-09 | 814.884 | 282.63 | 1097.514 |
| 34 | Sanjay-Dubri | Madhya Pradesh | 2008-09 | 812.571 | 861.931 | 1674.502 |
| 35 | Mudumalai | Tamil Nadu | 2007 | 321 | 367.59 | 688.59 |
| 36 | Nagarahole | Karnataka | 2008–09 | 643.35 | 562.41 | 1205.76 |
| 37 | Parambikulam | Kerala | 2008–09 | 390.89 | 252.772 | 643.662 |
| 38 | Sahyadri | Maharashtra | 2009–10 | 600.12 | 565.45 | 1165.57 |
| 39 | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple | Karnataka | 2010–11 | 359.1 | 215.72 | 574.82 |
| 40 | Kawal | Telangana | 2012-13 | 892.23 | 1123.212 | 2015.44 |
| 41 | Sathyamangalam | Tamil Nadu | 2013-14 | 793.49 | 614.91 | 1408.4 |
| 42 | Mukandra Hills | Rajasthan | 2013-14 | 417.17 | 342.82 | 759.99 |
| 43 | Nawegaon-Nagzira | Maharashtra | 2013-14 | 653.674 | 1241.27 | 1894.944 |
| 44 | Nagarjunsagar Srisailam | Andhra Pradesh | 1982-83 | 2595.72 | 700.59 | 3296.31 |
| 45 | Amrabad | Telangana | 2014 | 2166.37 | 445.02 | 2611.39 |
| 46 | Pilibhit | Uttar Pradesh | 2014 | 602.798 | 127.4518 | 730.2498 |
| 47 | Bor | Maharashtra | 2014 | 138.12 | 678.15 | 816.27 |
| 48 | Rajaji | Uttarakhand | 2015 | 819.54 | 255.63 | 1075.17 |
| 49 | Orang | Assam | 2016 | 79.28 | 413.18 | 492.46 |
| 50 | Kamlang | Arunachal Pradesh | 2016 | 671 | 112 | 783 |
| 51 | Srivilliputhur – Megamalai | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | 641 | 374 | 1016 |
| 52 | Ramgarh Vishdhari | Rajasthan | 2021 | 309 | 740 | 1052 |
| 53 | Ghasidas & Tamor Pingla | Chhattisgarh | 2021 | — | — | 2048 |
| 54 | Ranipur | Uttar Pradesh | 2021 | 230.32 | 299.05 | 529.36 |
State-wise list of Tiger Reserves in India
Tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pench | Seoni and Chhindwara |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh | Umaria |
| 3 | Satpura | Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram ) |
| 4 | Panna | Chhatarpur |
| 5 | Kanha | Mandla and Balaghat |
| 6 | Sanjay-Dubri | Koriya (Chhattisgarh) and Sidhi, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) |
Tiger reserves in Maharashtra
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bor | Wardha |
| 2 | Melghat | Amravati |
| 3 | Tadoba-Andhari | Chandrapur |
| 4 | Sahyadri | Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri |
| 5 | Nawegaon-Nagzira | Gondia |
| 6 | Pench | Seoni and Chhindwara |
Tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anamalai | Coimbatore |
| 2 | Sathyamangalam | Erode |
| 3 | Mudumalai | Nilgiri |
| 4 | Srivilliputhur – Megamalai | Erode |
| 5 | Kalakad-Mundanthurai | Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari |
Tiger reserves in Karnataka
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple | Chamarajanagar |
| 2 | Bandipur | Chamarajnagar |
| 3 | Nagarahole | Kodagu and Mysore |
| 4 | Bhadra | Chikkamagaluru |
| 5 | Dandeli-Anshi | Uttara Kannada |
Tiger reserves in Rajasthan
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sariska | Alwar |
| 2 | Ranthambore | Sawai Madhopur |
| 3 | Mukandra Hills | Kota |
| 4 | Ramgarh Vishdhari | Bundi |
Tiger reserves in Arunachal Pradesh
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakke or Pakhui | Pakke Kessang |
| 2 | Namdapha | Changlang |
| 3 | Kamlang | Lohit |
Tiger Reserves in Assam
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nameri | Sonitpur |
| 2 | Manas | Chirang and Baksa |
| 3 | Kaziranga | Golaghat and Nagaon |
| 4 | Orang | Darrang and Sonitpur |
Tiger reserves in Andhra Pradesh
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarjunsagar Srisailam | Kurnool, Prakasam, Gunturt, Nalgonda and Mahabub Nagar |
Tiger reserves in Bihar
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valmiki | West Champaran |
Tiger reserves in Jharkhand
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palamau | Latehar |
Tiger reserves in Mizoram
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dampa | Aizawl |
Tiger reserves in Telangana
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amrabad | Nagarkurnool |
| 2 | Kawal | Mancherial |
Tiger reserves in Odisha
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Similipal | Mayurbhanj |
| 2 | Satkosia | Angul |
Tiger reserves in Kerala
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar | Idukki and Pathanamthitta |
| 2 | Parambikulam | Palakkad and Thrissur |
Tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District / Nearest City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudhwa | Lakhimpur Kheri |
| 2 | Pilibhit | Pilibhit |
| 3 | Ranipur | Chitrakoot |
Tiger reserves in Uttarakhand
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corbett | Nainital, Pauri Garhwal |
| 2 | Rajaji | Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal. |
Tiger reserves in West Bengal
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderbans | South 24 Parganas |
| 2 | Buxa | Alipurduar |
Tiger reserves in Chhattisgarh
| Sl. No | Tiger Reserves | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udanti-Sitanadi | Dhamtari |
| 2 | Achanakmar | Mungeli |
| 3 | Indravati | Bijapur |
| 4 | Guru Ghasidas and Tamor Pingla | Surajpur |
Tiger reserves in India map
Latest Tiger Census Report of India – 2018
• As per the latest report, the total number of tigers in India is 2967.
• This is a 33 percent jump from 2,226 in 2014.
• Global Tiger Day, celebrated annually on July 29th
• The report ‘Status of Tigers in India – 2018’, compiled by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
• Central India and the Eastern Ghats have the highest number of Tigers at 1,033.
• Most of the tigers are found in Madhya Pradesh.
• Madhya Pradesh has 526 tigers.
• Madhya Pradesh followed by – Karnataka (524), Uttarakhand (442)
• Madhya Pradesh has six tiger reserves_
- Kanha
- Pench
- Bandhavgarh
- Panna
- Satpura
- Sanjay-Dubri.
• In the western ghats, Karnataka has 524 tigers.
• While Tamil Nadu has 264 tigers.
• The North-East hills and the Brahmaputra counted 219 tigers.
• In the Himalayan region, Uttarakhand has the highest number of 442 tigers.
• Top 3 states in terms of percentage-wise increment of tiger population
- Madhya Pradesh (71%)
- Maharashtra (64%)
- Karnataka (29%)
• Mizoram and Chhattisgarh saw a significant decline in the tiger population.
• As per the Tiger Census 2018 report, Chhattisgarh has only 19 tigers whereas in the year 2014 Chhattisgarh has 46 tigers.
• At present India has 54th tiger reserves under Project Tiger 1973.
• As per the report, Pench Sanctuary (Madhya Pradesh) and the Periyar sanctuary (Kerala) emerged as the best-managed tiger reserves in the country.
• Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu) has registered the “highest improvement” since 2014.
• In terms of Tiger count, the bottom two tiger reserves are Dampa (Mizoram) and Rajaji reserves (Uttarakhand).
• No tiger has been found in the Buxa (West Bengal), Palamau (Jharkhand), and Dampa (Mizoram) reserves.
What is Project Tiger?
• Project Tiger is a tiger conservation program, launched in India on April 1, 1973.
• It was launched by Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
• First Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve.
• Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve is located in Uttarakhand.
• Kailash Sankhala was the first director of Project Tiger.
• Project tiger aims to protect the dwindling population of big cats and work to increase their numbers.
• Project Tiger is an ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
• Initially, Project Tiger started with 9 tiger reserves.
• At present we have 54th tiger reserves under this project tiger.
• These 54 tiger reserves cover around 2.24% of the geographical area of our country.
• M-STrIPES is an Android-based application used to count the number of tigers.
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Important one-liner about Tiger Reserves in India
Q1. Which country has the most tigers?
Answer: India
Q2. How many tiger reserves in India in 2022?
Answer: 54
Q3. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
Answer: The largest tiger reserve in India is Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Total area of 3296.31 sq. Km) located in Andhra Pradesh.
Q4. Which is the smallest tiger reserve in India?
Answer: Bor tiger reserve is the smallest tiger reserve in India.
• Total area 138.12 sq Km)
Q5. The Bor tiger reserve is located in which state?
Answer: Maharashtra
Q6. Which is the first tiger reserve in India?
Answer: Jimm Corbett Tiger Reserve (Uttarakhand)
Q7. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve located at the
Answer: Indo-Nepal Border
Lakhimpur Kheri District
Q8. Mr. Kailash Sankhla was appointed as the first Director of
Project Tiger
Q9. Project tiger was launched in the year?
Answer: 1 April 1973
Q10. Which is the 51st Tiger Reserve of India?
Answer: Srivilliputhur – Megamalai Tiger reserve
5th Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu
Q11. Which is the 52nd Tiger Reserve of India?
Answer: Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger reserve (4th Tiger Reserve of Rajasthan)
Q12. Which is the 53rd tiger reserve in India?
Answer: Ghasidas and Tamor Pingla Tiger reserve
(4th Tiger Reserve of Chhattishgarh)
Q13. Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve is formed by combining two wildlife sanctuaries namely
Answer: Grizzled squirrel wildlife sanctuary and Megamalai wildlife sanctuary.
Q14. Which is the 50th tiger reserve in India?
Answer: Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh)
Q15. Rajaji National Park has been named after
Answer: C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) last Governor-General of independent India.
Q16. Where is Rajaji national park located?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Q17. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is the Gateway to
Answer: Eastern Ghats
Q18. which is the oldest national park in India?
Answer: Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India.
Q19. Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936 as
Answer: Hailey National Park
Q20. Simlipal National Park (Odisha) derives its name from the abundance of
Answer: Red silk cotton trees growing in the area
Q21. A group of tigers is called?
Answer: ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’
Frequently Asked Questions on Tiger reserves in India
Answer: As of 2022, India has 54th tiger reserves
Answer: Srivilliputhur – Megamalai Tiger reserve is the 51st Tiger Reserve in India and it is the 5th Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu.
Answer: The Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger reserve is the 52nd tiger reserve in India and the 4th Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.
Answer: The largest tiger reserve in India is Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Total area of 3296.31 sq. Km) located in Andhra Pradesh.
Answer: Ghasidas and Tamor Pingla Tiger reserve is the 53rd tiger reserve in India and the 4th Tiger Reserve in Chhattishgarh.
Answer: The Orang tiger reserve in Assam is the 49th tiger reserve in India.
Answer: The Bor tiger reserve is the smallest tiger reserve in India.
• Total area 138.12 sq Km)
Answer: Ranipur Tiger Reserve of Uttar Pradesh is the 54th tiger reserve of India..
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