List of zoos in India


This is a list of zoos in India. For a list of aquaria, see List of aquaria in India.
Zoos are primarily dry facilities where animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, and reptile centres, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.
The oldest zoo in India is Marble Palace Zoo, Kolkata. The zoo and park was opened in 1854.
The Central Zoo Authority of India is the Governing Authority of all Zoos in India, and is an associate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Zoos in India

NameCityStateSmart Zoo?Notability
1Alipore Zoological GardensKolkataWest BengalNo
2Amirthi Zoological ParkVelloreTamil NaduNo
3Arignar Anna Zoological Park ChennaiTamil NaduNoFirst zoo in India
4Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical GardenGuwahatiAssamNo
5Bannerghatta Biological ParkBengaluruKarnatakaNo
6Birsa Deer Park RanchiJharkhandNo
7Bondla Wildlife SanctuaryPondaGoaNo
8Black Buck Breeding Centre (Pipli Mini Zoo)PipliHaryanaNo
9Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological ParkZirakpurPunjabNo
10Chennai Snake Park TrustChennaiTamil NaduNo
11Chinkara Breeding Centrenear BahalHaryanaNo
12Crocodile Breeding Centre, Bhaur SaidanKurukshetraHaryanaNo
13Crocodile Breeding CentreRanchiJharkhandNo
14Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research CentreThiruvananthapuramKeralaNoIn honour of Steve Irwin
15Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Prani Udyan GorakhpurUttar PradeshNo
16Gorewada ZooNagpurMaharashtraYes
17Gopalpur ZooGopalpurHimachal PradeshNo
18Gulab Bagh and ZooUdaipurRajasthanNo
19Deer Park SambalpurOdishaNo
20Hisar Deer ParkHisarHaryanaNo
21Indira Gandhi ParkRourkelaOdishaNo2nd largest in Odisha
22Indira Gandhi Zoological ParkVisakhapatnamAndhra PradeshNo3rd largest in India
23Indore ZooIndoreMadhya PradeshYes
24Jaipur ZooJaipurRajasthanNo
25Jawaharlal Nehru Biological ParkBokaro Steel CityJharkhandNo
26Jijamata UdyaanMumbaiMaharashtraNo
27Kakatiya Zoological ParkWarangalTelanganaNo
28Kamala Nehru Zoological ParkAhmedabadGujaratNo
29Kurukshetra ZooKurukshetraHaryanaNo
30Lucknow ZooLucknowUttar PradeshNo
31Madras Crocodile Bank TrustChennaiTamil NaduNo
32Maitri BaghBhilai NagarChhattisgarhNoLargest zoo in Chhattisgarh & made by India-Soviet Union Friendship
33Manda ZooJammu CityJammu and KashmirNo
34Marble Palace ZooKolkataWest BengalNo
35Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens MysuruKarnatakaYes
36Maharajbagh ZooNagpurMaharashtraNo
37Nagaland Zoological ParkChümoukedimaNagalandNo
38Nandankanan Zoological ParkBhubaneswarOdishaNo
50Rohtak ZooRohtakHaryanaNo
51Sakkarbaug Zoological GardenJunagadhGujaratNo
52Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik UdyanPatnaBiharNoFamous for Rhinoceros conservation
53Sarthana ZooSuratGujaratNo
54Pradhyuman Zoological ParkRajkotGujaratNo
55Sarnath Deer ParkVaranasiUttar PradeshNo
56Sayaji Baug ZooVadodaraGujaratNo
57Sipahijola Wildlife SanctuarySipahijolaTripuraNo
58Sri Venkateswara Zoological ParkTirupatiAndhra PradeshNoLargest in India
59Tata Steel Zoological ParkJamshedpurJharkhandNo
60Thiruvananthapuram ZooThiruvananthapuramKeralaNoBuilt by Maharaja of Travancore
61Thrissur ZooThrissurKeralaNo
62Vulture Conservation and Breeding CentrePinjoreHaryanaNo
63Etawah Safari ParkEtawahUttar PradeshNo
64Nandan Van ZooRaipurChhattisgarhNoAsia's largest man-made Jungle Safari
65Kanpur Zoological ParkKanpurUttar PradeshNo
66Kanan Pendari Zoological GardenBilaspurChhattisgarhNo
67Sidhharth Garden and ZooChhatrapati Sambhaji NagarMaharashtraNo
68Gwalior ZooGwaliorMadhya PradeshNo
69Malsi Deer ParkDehradunUttarakhandNo
70White Tiger Safari & ZooSatnaMadhya PradeshNoWorld's 1st White Tiger Safari

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