List of national parks of India

Valley of Flowers National Park is UNESCO World Network of Reserves since 2004.

National parks in India are IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Now there are 106 national parks in India.

Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,378 km² (17,134 sq mi), 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 km² (6,412 sq mi) are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report.  The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

Hemis National Park is largest national park with an area 4,400 km² of while South Button Island National Park is smallest with an area of just 5.19 km².

Definition

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

The List

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Nicobar treeshrew - endangered specie found only on the Great Nicobar Island Airport located near Campbell Bay	Campbell Bay National Park	Great Nicobar Island	1992	Part of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve	Crab-eating macaque, Nicobar treeshrew
Nicobar Peigon- threatened specie found only on Nicobar Islands	Galathea National Park		1992		Giant robber crab, Nicobar pigeon, Megapode	Galathea River
Joly Buoy Island part of the national park	Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park	Wandoor	1983
	Middle Button Island National Park	Middle Button Island	1979		Water Lizard, Monitor lizard, Blue Whale
View of Wimberlyganj from Mount Manipur	Mount Harriet National Park	Mount Manipur	1987	Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International The park is also a butterfly hotspot.	Andaman wild pigs , saltwater crocodiles, turtles, robber crabs.
	North Button Island National Park	North Button Island	1979		Dugong, Dolphin
	Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Ritchie's Archipelago	1996
Saddle Peak from Kalipur beach	Saddle Peak National Park	Saddle Peak	1987			Kalpong Dam Reservoir
	South Button Island National Park	South Button Island	1987	Smallest National Park in India

Andhra Pradesh

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
National Park seen from Godavari river	Papikonda National Park	Near Rajamahendravaram	2008	Important bird and biodiversity area by BirdLife International	Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopards, rusty-spotted cat, King cobra .	Godavari river
	Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)	Near Rameswaram	2005
National Park along with Eastern Ghats	Sri Venkateswara National Park	Near Tirumala,Seshachalam Hills and Tirumala Hills	1989		Yellow-throated bulbul, White-rumped vulture

Arunachal Pradesh

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
	Mouling National Park	Siang Valley	1986	Forms the western part of Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve	takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red panda	Siyom River
scenary of snow covered mountains from the park Red Pandaoften seen in the park	Namdapha National Park	Near Miao	1983	part of Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests	Sapria himalayana, Namdapha flying squirrel, red panda, dhole, Malayan sun bear, Indian wolf, Asiatic black bear, gaur, stump-tailed macaque, Assamese macaque, rhesus macaque.	Noa Dihing River

Assam

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Swamp Forest	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Near Tinsukia	1999	Lergest Swamp Forest in North-east India	Feral horse, Wild water buffalo, Ganges river dolphin etc	Brahmaputra River, Lohit River, Dibru River
	Dehing Patkai National Park	Near Digboi, Margherita	2021	Declared as reserve under Project Elephant and largest lowland forest in India	White-winged duck, Slow loris	Dihing river
River passing through the park	Raimona National Park	Near Gossaigaon	2021	Part of Eastern Himalayan Foothills	Gee's golden langur	Sankosh River
Indian rhinoceros Royal Bengal Tiger	Kaziranga National Park	Near Kaliabor	1974	Declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 Largest population of Indian Rhinoceros, wild water buffalo and Eastern Swamp Deer|| Indian rhinoceros , Royal Bengal Tiger, Wild water buffalo, Asian elephant, Eastern Swamp Deer	Brahmaputra River
View of eastern Himalayan foothills from the park Herd of Elephants in the park	Manas National Park	Near Barpeta Road	1990	Declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 contiguous with Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan Also a biosphere reserve and Elephant reserve	Indian Elephants, Wild water Buffalo, Capped langur, Rare species such as,Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog	Manas River, Beki River
Landscape of the National Park Dendrobium Orchid bloomed in the park	Nameri National Park	NearBhalukpong	1998		Dendrobium Orchid, Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Asian fairy-bluebird	Kameng River, Other tributaries Nameri, Dinai, Diji etc
	Orang National Park				Named Rajiv Gandhi National Park in 1992, but rolled back because of public opposition

Bihar

Image	Location	Formed	Name	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Himalayan Foothills from the park hydro power project in the park	Near Valmiki Nagar, Bagaha	1978	Valmiki National Park	Home of Tharu people in India	Bengal tiger, Indian gaur, Indian rhinoceros, Asian black bear , Indian elephant, Indian leopard	Gandaki River, Sonha and Pachnad rivers, Burhi Gandak River, Pandai River etc

Chhattisgarh

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
	Guru Ghasidas National Park	Near Sidhi, Manendragarh, Chirimiri	1981	Largest national park of Chhattisgarh
Indravati River	Indravati National Park	Near Dantewada	1982		Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas	Indravati River
Kanger Ghati National Park entrance Tirathgarh Waterfall	Kanger Ghati National Park	Near Jagdalpur	1982		Indoreonectes evezardi

Goa

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Dudhsagar Falls in Mollem National Park	Mollem National Park	Near Molem	1978	Famous Dudhsagar Falls located inside also a Mahadev Temple of Kadamba architecture is also located inside

Gujarat

Main article: List of protected areas of Gujarat

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Blackbuck herd crossing trails	Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar	Near Bhavnagar, Vallabhipur, Dholera, Dhandhuka	1976	A grassland ecosystem for conservation of Blackbuck , Lesser florican Successful conservation programs for the blackbuck, wolf and lesser florican, bustard	Blackbucks, Indian grey wolf, striped hyena, Bengal fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and many other small mammals
Family of Asiatic Lion in the park	Gir Forest National Park	Near Sasangir, Tulsishyam, Talala, Gir Gadhada	1965	Only habitat of Asiatic Lion	Asiatic lion, Indian Leopard, Stripped Hyna, Golden Jackle	Hiran, Machhundri, Raval and Shingoda Rivers
Marine National Park during low tide	Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch	Near Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Okha	1982	There are 42 island and park is situated on coral reefs	Corals, sponges, jellyfish, endangered sea turtles such as green sea turtles, olive ridleys and leatherbacks, dugongs, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, blue whales
Vansda National Park Campsite	Vansda National Park				Leopard, Dhole, Rhesus Macaque, Common Palm Civet, Hanuman Langur, Small Indian Civet, Four-Horned Antelope, Wild Boar, Indian Porcupine, Barking Deer, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Flying Squirrel, Pangolin and Indian Giant Squirrel.

Haryana

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Kalesar National Park jungle	Kalesar National Park	Near Bilaspur(Yamunanagar district), Paonta Sahib	2003	Located in Sivalik Hills		Yamuna River
Lake inside National Park Group of Spoonbills at the park	Sultanpur National Park	Near Gurugram	1991	Declared as Ramsar Wetland in 2021

Himachal Pradesh

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Great Himalayan National Park Valley and snow covered mountain Bharal	Great Himalayan National Park	Near Kullu	1984	Declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 popular trekking and ecotourism destination	Bharal, snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan tahr, Musk deer	Sainj River, Parvati River, Beas River, Tirthan River, Jiwa Nal River
	Inderkilla National Park	Near Manali	2010
Alpine forest Kheerganga Trek Parvati River flowing from the Alpine Forest	Khirganga National Park	Near Kasol	2010	Popular destination for Hiking, Canyoning		Parvati River
Pin Valley, Spiti	Pin Valley National Park	Near Karzey	1987	Cold Desert area	Cedrus deodara, Himalayan snowcock, Chough	Pin River
	Simbalbara National Park	Near Paonta Sahib	2010		Goral, Sambar deer, Chital

Jammu and Kashmir

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Flora and Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Group of Hangul grazing in Dachigam River crossing	Dachigam National Park	Near Srinagar	1981	Only area where Hangul is found	Hangul, Thar, Leopard cat, Musk deer, Snow Leopard, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan brown bear, Otter	Sarband Reservoir
Mountainous Landscape of the National Park	Kishtwar National Park	Near Kishtwar	1981		Himalayan snowcock, Brown bear	Marusudar River, Chenab River
	Kazinag National Park	Near Baramulla	1992	Located on Line of Control	Markhor, Himalayan musk deer, Golden eagle, Snow pigeon	Jhelum River
Forest Rangers House inside the Park	Salim Ali National Park	Near Srinagar	1986	Turned into the Royal Springs Golf Course	Hangul, Brown bear, Indian paradise flycatcher	Dal lake

Jharkhand

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
National Park entrance	Betla National Park	Near Medininagar			Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopard	North Koel River

Karnataka

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Anshi National Park	Part of Kali Tiger Reserve	Great hornbill, tiger, leopard, black panther, bear, elephant.	Kali River (Karnataka)
Bandipur National Park	Dry deciduous forest is dominant. Also include moist deciduous forests and shrublands. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Invasive Alien Species - Lantana bush, Parthenium	Chital, Bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, Indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vulture	Kabini River, Moyar River
Bannerghatta National Park	The park is part of a wildlife corridor for elephants which connects the BR Hills and the Sathyamangalam forest. Moist deciduous forest valleys and scrubland on higher areas	Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer
Kudremukh National Park
Nagarhole National Park	Kabini reservoir separates Nagarhole from Bandipur National Park	Carnivores - Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, dhole, sloth bear and the striped hyena. Herbivores - chital, sambar deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope , gaur, wild boar, and Indian elephant. Other mammals - gray langur, bonnet macaque, jungle cat, leopard cat, slender loris, small Indian civet and Asian palm civet , Indian brown mongoose and stripe-necked mongoose, European otter, Indian giant flying squirrel, Indian giant squirrel, porcupine, golden jackal, chevrotain, hare and Indian pangolin

Kerala

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Anamudi Shola National Park	The park is administered by Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary, with Anamudi Shola providing connectivity between all these protected areas.	Elephant, Tiger, Nilgiri tahr, Gaur, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Hanuman Langur, Sloth Bear, Flying Squirrels	Pambar River
Eravikulam National Park	The land of “Neelakurinji”, the flower that blooms once in twelve years Anamudi, the highest peak of western ghats, is located here Vegetation - Rolling grasslands, with shola forests in upper parts	Nilgiri tahr, Neelakurinji lion-tailed macaques, gaur, Indian muntjac and sambar deer	Pambar River (Kerala)
Mathikettan Shola National Park	The park is located between other reserve forests like Eravikulam National Park and Pampadam Shola National Park	Elephants
Pambadum Shola National Park	Forms part of Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary It is a part of Palani hills Keystone species - Nilgiri Marten	Nilgiri marten, Nilgiri wood pigeon, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri flycatcher, Blue rock-thrush
Periyar National Park	An elephant reserve and a tiger reserve Located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats The sanctuary surrounds Periyar Lake, a reservoir that formed when the Mullaperiyar Dam was erected in 1895. The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests, grasslands and stands of eucalyptus	Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, Nilgiri laughing thrush, Nilgiri blue robin, great hornbill, Malabar pied hornbill, lion-tailed macaque, hairy-winged bat	Periyar river, Pamba river
Silent Valley National Park	Located in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Home to the largest population of lion-tailed macaques Famous for "Save Silent Valley" movement	Indian bison, Travancore flying squirrel, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Stripe-necked mongoose, Blue-winged parakeet, Crimson-backed sunbird	Kunthipuzha River

Ladakh

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Hemis National Park	Largest National park in India

Madhya Pradesh

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Bandhavgarh National Park	Very high tiger density, so the saying Gaurs reintroduced from Kanha National Park	Bengal tiger, striped hyena, caracal, gaur, sambar deer, nilgai, barking deer, chital,
Dinosaur Fossil National Park
Fossils National Park
Kanha National Park		Barasingha or swamp deer
Kuno National Park		Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project, India's first cheetah sanctuary
Madhav National Park
Panna National Park
Pench National Park		Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' was set in this NP.
Sanjay National Park
Satpura National Park			-
Van Vihar National Park

Maharashtra

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Chandoli National Park
Gugamal National Park
Navegaon National Park
Sanjay Gandhi National Park		, Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer
Tadoba Andhari National Park

Manipur

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Keibul Lamjao National Park	Only floating park in the world		Loktak Lake
Sirohi National Park

Meghalaya

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Balphakram National Park	Balphakram means 'land of the eternal wind' according to the myth of the Garos.	Wild water buffalo, red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and marbled cat
Nokrek National Park		UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

Mizoram

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Murlen National Park
Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park			Chhimtuipui River

Nagaland

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Ntangki National Park

Odisha

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Bhitarkanika National Park	A ramsar site	Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital	Brahmani River, Baitarani River, Dhamra River, Pathsala
Simlipal National Park		Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar

Rajasthan

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Desert National Park
Keoladeo National Park	UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mukundara Hills National Park	National Chambal Sanctuary is part of the national park
Ranthambore National Park		Tiger Reserve.
Sariska Tiger Reserve

Sikkim

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Khangchendzonga National Park	UNESCO World Heritage Site. Houses the third highest peak on the planet, Mt. Kangchenjunga. The Zemu glacier, one of the largest in Asia, is located within the park.	musk deer, snow leopard, Himalayan tahr, dhole, sloth bear, viverrids, Himalayan black bear, red panda, Tibetan wild ass, Himalayan blue sheep, serow, goral and takin	Teesta (to the east)

Tamil Nadu

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Indira Gandhi Sanctuary and National Park		Tigers, leopards, elephants, wildboars, deers, dhole.	http://relivearth.com/endangered-species/kashmir-stag-hangul/
Guindy National Park		Has more than 2000 chitals, 493 blackbucks and 84 jackals.
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park		has 8 species of whales and 21 small coral islands
Mudumalai National Park	Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Second oldest National Park in India. Largest National Park in Tamil Nadu.	Bengal tiger, indian leopard, dhole, golden jackal, sloth bear, Indian elephants, gray langur, Lion tailed macaque, bonnet macaque, gaur, sambar deer, chital deer, Indian muntjac, Indian spotted chevrotain, wild boar Rodents include the Indian giant squirrel and the red giant flying squirrel	Moyar River
Mukurthi National Park	Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is also UNESCO World Heritage Site.The park was created to protect its keystone species, the Nilgiri tahr characterized by montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas	Nilgiri tahr

Telengana

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
Mrugavani National Park

Tripura

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Bison (Rajbari) National Park
Clouded Leopard National Park

Uttar Pradesh

Image	Name	Location	Formed	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
group Barasingha in the park Swamps of the park A trail through dense forest	Dudhwa National Park	Near Palia Kalan, Gola Gokarannath	1977	Park is home of world's half population of Barasingha Also a tiger sanctuary under Project Tiger	Barasingha, Bengal tiger	Sharda River

Uttarakhand

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Gangotri National Park		Gaumukh Glacier	Ganga
Govind Pashu Vihar National Park
Jim Corbett National Park	First national park in India (established in 1936 as Hailey National Park). Report titled ‘Status of Tigers Co-predators and Prey in India’, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for 2018-19 revealed that national park has 14 tigers per 100 square kilometers which is highest in India.		Ramganga
Nanda Devi National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Rajaji National Park		Mainly known for elephants, tigers, leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and mammals.	Ganga river
Valley of Flowers National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site, Most beautiful national park in the world

West Bengal

Name	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Buxa Tiger Reserve	Northern boundary along international border with Bhutan and eastern boundary touches Assam The fragile "Terai Eco-System" constitutes a part of this reserve Buxa, serves as an international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Centre was established by Bombay Natural History Society to emulate the success of Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore	Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, giant squirrel, gaur, chital and wild boar Eurasian griffon, Amur falcon Endangered species include leopard cat, Bengal florican, regal python, Chinese pangolin, hispid hare, hog deer lesser adjutant, white-rumped vulture, slender-billed vulture, chestnut-breasted partridge, rufous necked hornbill, ferruginous pochard and great hornbill
Gorumara National Park		The park is rich in large herbivores including Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer	Jaldhaka, Naora
Jaldapara National Park		Indian rhinoceros
Neora Valley National Park
Singalila National Park
Sundarbans National Park		UNESCO World Heritage Site

See also

• List of wildlife sanctuaries of India
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
• Botanical Survey of India
• Botanical Survey of India
• Zoological Survey of India

Notes

it is the protected place for wildlife