List of national parks of India




National parks in India are International Union for 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. 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:
State & UTState Area No. of NPArea % of State AreaNotes
Andaman & Nicobar Islands824991,216.9514.75
Andhra Pradesh16022931368.870.85
Arunachal Pradesh8374322,290.822.74
Assam7843883875.394.94
Bihar941631335.650.36
Chandigarh11400.000.00
Chhattisgarh13519132,899.082.14
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu49100.000.00
Delhi148300.000.00
Goa37021107.002.89
Gujarat1960224480.120.24
Haryana44212248.250.11
Himachal Pradesh5567352,256.284.05
Jammu & Kashmir16309042432.451.49
Jharkhand797141226.330.28
Karnataka19179152,794.051.46
Kerala388636558.161.44
Ladakh5914613350.005.66
Lakshadweep3200.000.00
Madhya Pradesh308245114349.141.41
Maharashtra30771361,273.600.41
Manipur223272140.000.63
Meghalaya224292267.481.19
Mizoram210812150.000.71
Nagaland165791202.021.22
Odisha1557072990.700.64
Puducherry48000.000.00
Punjab5036200.000.00
Rajasthan34223953,947.071.15
Sikkim709611,784.0025.14
Tamil Nadu1300585827.510.64
Telangana114840319.620.02
Tripura10486236.710.35
Uttar Pradesh2409281490.000.20
Uttarakhand5348364,915.029.19
West Bengal8875261,981.482.23
TOTAL32,87,26311044,402.951.35

Assam(8)

Gujarat(4)

NameImageLocationFormedNotable FeaturesFlora and FaunaRivers 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 mammals
Gir Forest National ParkNear Sasangir, Tulsishyam, Talala, Gir Gadhada1965Only habitat of Asiatic LionAsiatic lion, Indian Leopard, Stripped Hyna, Golden JackleHiran, Machhundri, Raval and Shingoda Rivers
Marine National Park(Gulf of Kutch)Near Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Okha1982There are 42 island and park is situated on coral reefsCorals, sponges, jellyfish, endangered sea turtles such as green sea turtles, olive ridleys and leatherbacks, dugongs, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, blue whales
Vansda 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

Jammu and Kashmir(4)

NameImageLocationFormedNotable FeaturesFlora and FaunaRivers and lakes inside the national park
Dachigam National Park
Near Srinagar1981Only area where Hangul is foundHangul, Thar, Leopard cat, Musk deer, Snow Leopard, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan brown bear, OtterSarband Reservoir
Kishtwar National ParkNear Kishtwar1981Himalayan snowcock, Brown bearMarusudar River, Chenab River
Kazinag National ParkNear Baramulla1992Located on Line of ControlMarkhor, Himalayan musk deer, Golden eagle, Snow pigeon, Flora- Deodar, Fir, Spruce, KailJhelum River
City 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)

NameImageLocationFormedNotable FeaturesFaunaRivers and lakes inside the national park
Betla National ParkNear Medininagar1974Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopardNorth Koel River

Madhya Pradesh(11)