List of national parks of India


National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.
Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. As of May 2020, there were 105 national parks encompassing an area of, under protected areas of India category II comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.

Definition

According to the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests, a national park is "n 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. 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".

List

List of national parks in India:
NameStateEstablishedArea NotabilityRivers and lakes inside the national park
Anamudi Shola National ParkKerala20037.5PAMBAR RIVER
Anshi National ParkKarnataka1987417.34Great hornbill, tiger, leopard, black panther, bear, elephant, deerKali River
Balphakram National ParkMeghalaya1986220Wild water buffalo, red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and marbled cat
Bandhavgarh National ParkMadhya Pradesh19824461336 species of endemic plants
Bandipur National ParkKarnataka1974874.20Chital, Bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, Indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vultureKabini River, Moyar River
Bannerghatta National ParkKarnataka1986104.3
Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer
Betla National ParkJharkhand19991135Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopardNorth Koyal River
Bhitarkanika National ParkOdisha1988145Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chitalBrahmani River, Baitarani River, Dhamra River, Pathsala
Bison National ParkTripura200731.63
Blackbuck National Park, VelavadarGujarat197634.08Blackbuck Lodge, the endangered Indian grey wolf, the nocturnal striped hyena, Indian fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and many small mammals like hare, gerbil, field mice, mongoose and hedgehog.
Buxa Tiger ReserveWest Bengal1992760
Campbell Bay National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands1992426.23
Chandoli National ParkMaharashtra2004317.67
Clouded Leopard National ParkTripura20035.08
Dachigam National ParkJammu and Kashmir1981141Only area where Kashmir stag is found
Desert National ParkRajasthan19803162Great Indian bustard
Dibru-Saikhowa National ParkAssam1999340Feral horseBrahmaputra, Lohit River, Dibru
Dehing Patkal National ParkAssam2020-
Dudhwa National ParkUttar Pradesh1977490.29Tiger, Sambar deer, hog deer
Eravikulam National ParkKerala197897Nilgiri tahr, Strobilanthes kunthianaPambar River
Galathea National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands1992110
Gangotri National ParkUttarakhand19892390Gaumukh GlacierGanga
Gir Forest National ParkGujarat19751412Asiatic lionHiran, Shetrunji River, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari and Raval
Gorumara National ParkWest Bengal199479.45The park is rich in large herbivores including Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deerJaldhaka, Brahmaputra
Govind Pashu Vihar National ParkUttarakhand1990472.08
Great Himalayan National ParkHimachal Pradesh1984754.40UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gugamal National ParkMaharashtra1987361.28
Guindy National ParkTamil Nadu19762.82
Gulf of Mannar Marine National ParkTamil Nadu19806.23
Guru Ghasidas National ParkChhattisgarh19811440.71
Hemis National ParkLadakh19814400Largest National park in India

Inderkilla National ParkHimachal Pradesh2010104
Indra Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National ParkTamil Nadu1989117.10
Indravati National ParkChhattisgarh19811258.37Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas
Jaldapara National ParkWest Bengal
2012216Indian rhinoceros
Jim Corbett National ParkUttarakhand19361318.5First national park in India Ramganga
Kalesar National ParkHaryana2003100.88On the bank of Yamuna river
Kanha National ParkMadhya Pradesh1955940
Kanger Ghati National ParkChhattisgarh1982200
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National ParkTelangana19941.42
Kaziranga National ParkAssam1974858.98Highest known tiger density in the world, Indian rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Keibul Lamjao National ParkManipur197740Only floating park in the worldLoktak Lake
Keoladeo National ParkRajasthan198128.73UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khangchendzonga National ParkSikkim19771784UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khirganga National ParkHimachal Pradesh2010710
Kishtwar National ParkJammu and Kashmir1981400
Kudremukh National ParkKarnataka1987600.32
Kuno National ParkMadhya Pradesh2018748.76Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project
Madhav National ParkMadhya Pradesh1959375.22
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands1983281.50
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National ParkTelangana199414.59
Manas National ParkAssam1990950UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mandla Plant Fossils National ParkMadhya Pradesh19830.27
Marine National Park, Gulf of KutchGujarat1980162.89
Mathikettan Shola National ParkKerala200312.82elephants
Middle Button Island National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands19870.44
Mollem National ParkGoa1978107
Mouling National ParkArunachal Pradesh1986483
Mount Harriet National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands198746.62Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International
Mrugavani National ParkTelangana19943.60
Mudumalai National ParkTamil Nadu1940321.55
Mukundra Hills National ParkRajasthan2006200.54
Mukurthi National ParkTamil Nadu200178.46Nilgiri tahr
Murlen National ParkMizoram1991100
Nagarhole National ParkKarnataka1988643.39aka Rajiv Gandhi National Park
Namdapha National ParkArunachal Pradesh19741985.24Tiger, easternmost National Park
Nameri National ParkAssam1978137.07
Nanda Devi National ParkUttarakhand1982630.33UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Navegaon National ParkMaharashtra1975133.88
Neora Valley National ParkWest Bengal198688
Nokrek National ParkMeghalaya198647.48UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
North Button Island National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands19790.44
Ntangki National ParkNagaland1993202.02
Orang National ParkAssam199978.81aka Rajiv Gandhi National Park
Pambadum Shola National ParkKerala20031.32Nilgiri marten, Nilgiri wood pigeon, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri flycatcher, Blue rock-thrush
Panna National ParkMadhya Pradesh1981542.67
Papikonda National ParkAndhra Pradesh20081012.85Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopards, rusty-spotted cat, King Cobra
Pench National ParkMadhya Pradesh1977758Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' was set in this NP.
Periyar National ParkKerala1982305Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, Nilgiri laughing thrush, Nilgiri blue robin, great hornbill, Malabar pied hornbill, lion-tailed macaque, hairy-winged bat
Phawngpui Blue Mountain National ParkMizoram199250
Pin Valley National ParkHimachal Pradesh1987807.36
Rajaji National ParkUttarakhand1983820Mainly known for elephants, tigers, leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and mammals.
Rajiv Gandhi National Park Andhra Pradesh20052.4
Rani Jhansi Marine National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands1996256.14
Ranthambore National ParkRajasthan1981392Tiger Reserve.
Saddle Peak National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands197932.54
Salim Ali National ParkJammu and Kashmir19929.07
Sanjay National ParkMadhya Pradesh1981466.7
Sanjay Gandhi National ParkMaharashtra1969104, Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer
Sariska Tiger ReserveRajasthan1955866
Satpura National ParkMadhya Pradesh1981524
Silent Valley National ParkKerala1980237Indian bison, Travancore flying squirrel, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Stripe-necked mongoose, Blue-winged parakeet, Crimson-backed sunbirdKunthipuzha River
Simbalbara National ParkHimachal Pradesh201027.88
Sirohi National ParkManipur198241.30
Simlipal National ParkOdisha19802750Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar
Singalila National ParkWest Bengal198678.60
South Button Island National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands19870.03Dugong, dolphin, water monitor lizard, blue whale and smallest National park in India
Sri Venkateswara National ParkAndhra Pradesh1989353
Sultanpur National ParkHaryana19891.43
Sundarbans National ParkWest Bengal19841330.12UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tadoba National ParkMaharashtra1955625Tiger
Valley of Flowers National ParkUttarakhand198287.50UNESCO World Heritage Site
Valmiki National ParkBihar1976898.45
Vansda National ParkGujarat197923.99
Van Vihar National ParkMadhya Pradesh19834.48