{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "properties": { "stroke": "#00ff00", "stroke-width": 2 }, "query": "\nSELECT ?id ?idLabel\n(concat('', ?idLabel, '') as ?title)\nWHERE\n{\n?id wdt:P814 wd:Q14545628. # is a district\n?id wdt:P17 wd:Q668. # in India\nSERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language 'en'}\n}"} National parks in India are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 107 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km2 which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other national parks covering an area of are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

State-wise List of National Parks Source:National ParksNational Parks State & UTState Area (km2)No. of NPArea (km2)% of State AreaAndaman & Nicobar Islands824991,216.9514.75Andhra Pradesh16022931368.870.85Arunachal Pradesh8374322,290.822.74Assam7843883875.394.94Bihar941631335.650.36Chandigarh11400.000.00Chhattisgarh13519132,899.082.14Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu49100.000.00Delhi148300.000.00Goa37021107.002.89Gujarat1960224480.120.24Haryana44212248.250.11Himachal Pradesh5567352,256.284.05Jammu & Kashmir16309042432.451.49Jharkhand797141226.330.28Karnataka19179152,794.051.46Kerala388636558.161.44Ladakh5914613350.005.66Lakshadweep3200.000.00Madhya Pradesh308245114349.141.41Maharashtra30771361,273.600.41Manipur223272140.000.63Meghalaya224292267.481.19Mizoram210812150.000.71Nagaland165791202.021.22Odisha1557072990.700.64Puducherry48000.000.00Punjab5036200.000.00Rajasthan34223953,947.071.15Sikkim709611,784.0025.14Tamil Nadu1300585827.510.64Telangana114840319.620.02Tripura10486236.710.35Uttar Pradesh490.31490.000.20Uttarakhand5348364,915.029.19West Bengal8875261,981.482.23TOTAL32,87,26311044,402.951.35

Andaman and Nicobar Islands(9) NameImage Locations Formed Notable Features Flora and FaunaRivers and lakes inside the national parkCampbell Bay National ParkGreat Nicobar Island 1992Part of Great Nicobar Biosphere ReserveCrab-eating macaque, Nicobar treeshrewGalathea National Park1992Giant robber crab, Nicobar pigeon, MegapodeGalathea RiverMahatma Gandhi Marine National Park(Wandoor)Wandoor1983Mount Harriet National ParkMount Manipur854yoifg1987 Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife65g International The park is also a butterfly hotspot.Andaman wild pigs, saltwater crocodiles, turtles, robber crabs. Rani Jhansi Marine National ParkRitchie's Archipelago1996Saddle Peak National ParkSaddle Peak1987Kalpong Dam ReservoirNorth Button Island National ParkButton IslandsMiddle Button Island National ParkSouth Button Island National Park

Andhra Pradesh(3) NameImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Papikonda National ParkNear Rajamahendravaram2008 Important bird and biodiversity area by BirdLife International Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopards, rusty-spotted cat, King cobra . Godavari RiverRajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)Near Rameswaram 2005 Penna RiverSri Venkateswara National ParkNear Tirumala, Seshachalam Hills and Tirumala Hills1989Yellow-throated bulbul, White-rumped vulture

Arunachal Pradesh(2) NameImageLocationFormed Area Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Mouling National ParkSiang Valley1986483 Km2Forms the western part of Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red pandaSiyom RiverNamdapha National ParkNear Miao19831985 km2part of Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forestsSapria 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(8) Name Image Location Year Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national parkDibru-Saikhowa National ParkNear Tinsukia1999Largest Swamp Forest in North-east India Feral horse, Wild water buffalo, Ganges river dolphin etc. Brahmaputra River, Lohit River, Dibru RiverDihing Patkai National ParkNear Digboi, Margherita2021Declared as reserve under Project Elephant and largest lowland forest in India White-winged duck, Slow lorisDihing riverRaimona National ParkNear Gossaigaon2021Part of Eastern Himalayan FoothillsGee's golden langurSankosh RiverKaziranga National Park Near Kaliabor 1974Declared 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 DeerBrahmaputra River, Mora Dhiplu, Dhiplu, Mora DhansiriManas National ParkNear Barpeta Road1990Declared 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 hogManas River, Beki RiverNameri National ParkNearBhalukpong1998Dendrobium Orchid, Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Asian fairy-bluebird Kameng River, Other tributaries Nameri, Dinai, Diji etc. Orang National ParkNorth bank of the Brahmaputra river1999The Great Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo, Bengal tiger, hog deer, Gangetic dolphin, Indian pangolinDhanshiri river Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park Near Kokrajhar 2025 Pygmy Hog, Hog deer, Indian crested porcupine, Asian elephant, Chinese Pangolin Saralbhanga river

Bihar(1) Name ImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national parkValmiki National ParkNear Valmiki Nagar, Bagaha1978Home of Tharu people in India Bengal tiger, Indian gaur, Indian rhinoceros, Asian black bear, Indian elephant, Indian leopardGandaki River, Sonha and Pachnad rivers, Burhi Gandak River, Pandai River etc.

Chhattisgarh(3) NameImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national parkGuru Ghasidas National Park(Sanjay)Near Ambikapur, Manendragarh, Chirimiri1981Largest national park of ChhattisgarhIndravati National Park(Kutru)Near Dantewada1982 Wild Buffaloes, Tigers, Hill MynasIndravati RiverKanger Ghati National ParkNear Jagdalpur1982Indoreonectes evezardi

Goa(1) NameImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Mollem National ParkNear Molem1978Famous Dudhsagar Falls located in it and also the Mahadev Temple of Kadamba architecture is also located inside of it

Gujarat(4)

Name ImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Blackbuck National Park(Velavadar)Near Bhavnagar, Vallabhipur, Dholera, Dhandhuka1976A 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 mammalsGir Forest National ParkNear Sasangir, Tulsishyam, Talala, Gir Gadhada1965Only habitat of Asiatic Lion Asiatic lion, Indian Leopard, Stripped Hyna, Golden Jackle Hiran, Machhundri, Raval and Shingoda RiversMarine National Park(Gulf of Kutch)Near Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Okha1982There 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 whalesVansda National ParkNear vansda city1979Leopard, 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.There are 443 species of flowering plants. This includes teak, sadad, khakhro, kadad, humb, timru, kalam, bamboo, dudhkod, mahudo, behada, umaro, kusum, tanach, asan, shimlo, ambla, sisam, chopadi bondaro, etc. There is a variety of colourful orchids at Ambika river

Haryana(2) Name Image Location Formed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national parkKalesar National ParkNear Bilaspur(Yamunanagar district), Paonta Sahib2003Located in Sivalik HillsYamuna RiverSultanpur National ParkNear Gurugram1991Declared as Ramsar Wetland in 2021

Himachal Pradesh(5) NameImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national parkGreat Himalayan National ParkNear Banjar1985 Declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 popular trekking and ecotourism destinationBharal, snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan tahr, Musk deerSainj River, Parvati River, Tirthan River, Jiwa Nal RiverInderkilla National ParkNear Manali2010Beas RiverKhirganga National ParkNear Kasol2010Popular destination for Hiking, CanyoningParvati RiverPin Valley National ParkNear Karzey1987Cold Desert area Cedrus deodara, Himalayan snowcock, ChoughPin RiverSimbalbara National ParkNear Paonta Sahib2010 Goral, Sambar deer, Chital

Jammu and Kashmir(4)

NameImageLocationFormed Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national parkDachigam National ParkNear Srinagar1981Only area where Hangul is foundHangul, Thar, Leopard cat, Musk deer, Snow Leopard, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan brown bear, OtterSarband ReservoirKishtwar National Park Near Kishtwar1981 Himalayan snowcock, Brown bearMarusudar River, Chenab RiverKazinag National ParkNear Baramulla1992 Located on Line of ControlMarkhor, Himalayan musk deer, Golden eagle, Snow pigeon, Flora- Deodar, Fir, Spruce, KailJhelum RiverCity Forest National Park(Salim Ali)Near Srinagar1986Turned into the Royal Springs Golf CourseHangul, Brown bear, Indian paradise flycatcher, Himalayan Serow, Ring Dove, The Lesser KestrelDal lake

Jharkhand(1)

NameImageLocationFormed Notable Features Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Betla National ParkNear Medininagar1974 Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopard North Koel River

Karnataka(5) Name Notable FeaturesFormed 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, Leopard, Baboons, Reptiles, Asiatic Elephants, Birds, Butterflies, Nilgai, Wilddogs, Jackals, Wolves, Hyenas, Giraffe.Etc. Kudremukh National Park The Tunga River and Bhadra River flow freely through the parklands Nagarhole National Park(Rajiv Gandhi)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.