Tiger Reserves in India – Complete List

Tiger Reserves in India – Complete List

Tiger Reserves in India – India is home to 70% of Tigers in the World. In order to save Tigers in India, the Government of India launched Project Tiger in 1973. Starting from nine reserves in 1973, the number is grown up to fifty. The Project Tiger is administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Objectives of NTCA

• Providing statutory authority to Project Tiger so that compliance of its directives become legal.
• Fostering accountability of Center-State in the management of Tiger Reserves, by providing a basis for MoU with States within our federal structure.
• Providing for an oversight by Parliament.
• Addressing livelihood interests of local people in areas surrounding Tiger Reserves.

TIGER RESERVES IN INDIA

S No.	Name of Tiger Reserve	State	Total area(In Sq.Kms.)
1	Nagarjunsagar Srisailam	Andhra Pradesh	3296.31*
2	Namdapha	Arunachal Pradesh	2052.82
3	Kamlang Tiger Reserve	Arunachal Pradesh	783.00
4	Pakke	Arunachal Pradesh	1198.45
5	Manas	Assam	3150.92
6	Nameri	Assam	344
7	Orang Tiger Reserve	Assam	492.46
8	Kaziranga	Assam	1173.58
9	Valmiki	Bihar	899.38
10	Udanti-Sitanadi	Chattisgarh	1842.54
11	Achanakmar	Chattisgarh	914.017
12	Indravati	Chhattisgarh	2799.07
13	Palamau	Jharkhand	1129.93
14	Bandipur	Karnataka	1456.3
15	Bhadra	Karnataka	1064.29
16	Dandeli-Anshi	Karnataka	1097.514
17	Nagarahole	Karnataka	1205.76
18	Biligiri Ranganatha Temple	Karnataka	574.82
19	Periyar	Kerala	925
20	Parambikulam	Kerala	643.662
21	Kanha	Madhya Pradesh	2051.791
22	Pench	Madhya Pradesh	1179.63225
23	Bandhavgarh	Madhya Pradesh	1598.1
24	Panna	Madhya Pradesh	1578.55
25	Satpura	Madhya Pradesh	2133.30797
26	Sanjay-Dubri	Madhya Pradesh	1674.502
27	Melghat	Maharashtra	2768.52
28	Tadoba-Andhari	Maharashtra	1727.5911
29	Pench	Maharashtra	741.22
30	Sahyadri	Maharashtra	1165.57
31	Nawegaon-Nagzira	Maharashtra	653.674
32	Bor	Maharashtra	138.12
33	Dampa	Mizoram	988
34	Similipal	Odisha	2750
35	Satkosia	Odisha	963.87
36	Ranthambore	Rajasthan	1411.291
37	Sariska	Rajasthan	1213.342
38	Mukandra Hills	Rajasthan	759.99
39	Kalakad-Mundanthurai	Tamil Nadu	1601.542
40	Anamalai	Tamil Nadu	1479.87
41	Mudumalai	Tamil Nadu	688.59
42	Sathyamangalam	Tamil Nadu	1408.4
43	Kawal	Telangana	2019.12
44	Amrabad	Telangana	2611.39
45	Dudhwa	Uttar Pradesh	2201.7748
46	Pilibhit	Uttar Pradesh	730.2498
47	Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR)	Uttar Pradesh	80.6
	Corbett	Uttarakhand	1288.31
48	Rajaji TR	Uttarakhand	1075.17
49	Sunderbans	West Bengal	2584.89
50	Buxa	West Bengal	757.9038

Did You Know?

• Kamlang Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh is India’s 50th Tiger Reserve.
• Project Tiger is an ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change providing central assistance to the tiger States for tiger conservation in designated tiger reserves.
• The NTCA / Project Tiger also conducts the country level assessment of the status of tiger, co-predators, prey and habitat once in four years, using the refined methodology, as approved by the Tiger Task Force.

Some Interesting Facts About Tigers

• Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world. Adults can weigh up to 363kg.
• The roar of a Bengal tiger can carry for over 2km at night.
• Tigers are carnivores, eating only meat. They mainly feed on large mammals such as deer, wild pigs, antelope and buffalo.
• Today, there are five subspecies of tiger: Bengal, South China, Indochinese, Sumatran and Siberian. Sadly, three subspecies of tiger have become extinct – Caspian, Bali and Javan.
• Less than 100 years ago, tigers could be found throughout Asia. Sadly, hunting and habitat loss have put populations at risk, and today their range has been reduced to around 7% of its former size.
• A group of tigers is known as an ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’.