NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA
National Parks: Areas that are rich in biodiversity and protected from harmful activities like deforestation, hunting, forestry, industry development, etc. are declared as a National Park. The National Parks in India remains an important topic in the GK section for all competitive exams. Aspirants should know all the National Parks in India (State-wise) to crack the upcoming competitive exams like SSC, RRB, Bank, UPSC, etc. The table consists of names of the National Parks and the States to which they belong. Candidates can go through the complete list of National Parks in India with their location.
State | National Park |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Campbell Bay National Park |
Galathea National Park | |
Mahatma National Park | |
Middle Button National Park | |
Mount Harriet National Park | |
North Button National Park | |
South Button National Park | |
Rani Jhansi National Park | |
Saddle Peak National Park | |
Andhra Pradesh | Papikonda National Park |
Sri Venkateswara Park | |
Rajiv Gandhi National Park | |
Arunachal Pradesh | Mouling National Park |
Namdapha National Park | |
Assam | Dibru-Saikhowa National Park |
Kaziranga National Park | |
Manas National Park | |
Orang National Park | |
Bihar | Valmiki National Park |
Chhattisgarh | Indravati National Park |
Kanger Ghati National Park | |
Goa | Mollem National Park |
Gujarat | Blackbuck National Park |
Gir Forest National Park | |
Marine Gulf of Kutch park | |
Vansda National Park | |
Haryana | Kalesar National Park |
Sultanpur National Park | |
Himachal Pradesh | Great Himalayan National Park |
Pin Valley National Park | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Dachigam National Park |
Hemis National Park | |
Kishtwar National Park | |
Salim Ali National Park | |
Jharkhand | Betla National Park |
Hazaribagh National Park | |
Karnataka | Bandipur National Park |
Bannerghatta National Park | |
Kudremukh National Park | |
Nagarhole National Park | |
Anshi National Park | |
Kerala | Eravikulam National Park |
Mathikettan National Park | |
Periyar National Park | |
Silent Valley National Park | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bandhavgarh National Park |
Kanha National Park | |
Madhav National Park | |
Mandla Fossils National Park | |
Van Vihar National Park | |
Panna National Park | |
Pench National Park | |
Sanjay National Park | |
Satpura National Park | |
Ghughua Fossil Park | |
Dinosaur national park | |
Maharashtra | Chandoli National Park |
Negaon National Park | |
Sanjay Gandhi National Park | |
Tadoba National Park | |
Gugamal National Park | |
Meghalaya | Balphakram National Park |
Nokrek National Park | |
Mizoram | Murlen National Park |
Blue Mountain National Park | |
Manipur | Keibul Lamjao National Park |
Sirohi National Park | |
Nagaland | Ntangki National Park |
Odisha | Bhitarkanika National Park |
Nandankanan Zoological Park | |
Simlipal National Park | |
Punjab | Harike Wetland |
Rajasthan | Darrah National Park |
Desert National Park | |
Keoladeo National Park | |
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Ranthambore National Park | |
Sikkim | Khangchendzonga Park |
Tamil Nadu | Guindy National Park |
Gulf of Mannar National Park | |
Indira Sanctuary | |
Mudumalai National Park | |
Mukurthi National Park | |
Palani Hills National Park | |
Telangana | Mrugavani National Park |
Kasu Reddy National Park | |
Vanasthali National Park | |
Uttarakhand | Jim Corbett National Park |
Nanda Devi National Park | |
Rajaji National Park | |
Valley of Flowers National Park | |
Gangotri National Park | |
Govind Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Uttar Pradesh | Dudhwa National Park |
West Bengal | Sundarbans National Park |
Buxa Tiger Reserve | |
Gorumara National Park | |
Jaldapara National Park | |
Neora Valley National Park | |
Singalila National Park |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
1. Kaziranga National Park– Indian rhinoceros
2. Great Himalayan National Park
3. Keoladeo National Park
4. Manas National Park
5. Nanda Devi National Park
6. Sundarbans National Park
7. Nokrek National Park–biosphere
POLICY
a. National forest policy -1952, 1988
b. Project tiger –1973
c. project elephant– 1992
d. project crocodile– 1975
e. project dolphin — 2008
RESERVES
• Total number of BIOSPHERE reserves in india–18
• Total number of ELEPHANT reserves in india –32
• Total number of TIGER reserves in india –50
• total number of CROCODILE reserves in india –4