National Parks in India by State – A Complete List

National Parks in India by State – A Complete List

What is the Difference between National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries?

• The difference between a National Park and a Wildlife Sanctuary is that no human activity is allowed inside a national park, while limited activities are permitted within the sanctuary.
• In Biosphere Reserve, limited economic activity (sand and stone mining) is permitted.

National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India’s first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.

In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation-reliant species.Here is the complete list of National Parks in India.

List of National Parks in India:

State/Union Territory	Name of the National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Campbell Bay National Park Galathea National Park Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (Wandur National Park) Middle Button Island National Park Mount Harriet National Park North Button Island National Park Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Saddle Peak National Park South Button Island National Park
Andhra Pradesh	Papikonda National Park Rajiv Gandhi National Park Sri Venkateswara National Park
Arunachal Pradesh	Namdapha National Park Mouling National Park
Assam	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Orang National Park
Bihar	Valmiki National Park Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh	Indravati National Park Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley) Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park
Goa	Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park
Gujarat	Vansda National Park Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Gir National Park Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park
Haryana	Kalesar National Park Sultanpur National Park
Himachal Pradesh	Great Himalayan National Park Pin Valley National Park Inderkilla National Park Khirganga National Park Simbalbara National Park
Jammu and Kashmir	Dachigam National Park Hemis National Park Kishtwar National Park Salim Ali National Park
Jharkhand	Betla National Park Dimna National Park Hazaribag National Park
Karnataka	Anshi National Park Rajiv Gandhi National Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Kudremukh National Park
Kerala	Eravikulam National Park Mathikettan Shola National Park Periyar National Park Silent Valley National Park Anamudi Shola National Park Pambadum Shola National Park
Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh National Park Mandla Plant Fossil National Park Kanha National Park Madhav National Park Panna National Park Pench National Park Sanjay National Park Satpura National Park Van Vihar National Park
Maharashtra	Chandoli National Park Gugamal National Park Navegaon National Park Pench National Park Sanjay Gandhi National Park or Borivili National Park Tadoba National Park
Manipur	Keibul Lamjao National Park Sirohi National Park
Meghalaya	Balphakram National Park Nokrek National Park
Mizoram	Murlen National Park Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park
Nagaland	Ntangki National Park
Orissa	Bhitarkanika National Park Nandankanan National Park Simlipal National Park
Punjab	Harike Wetland
Rajasthan	Darrah National Park Desert National Park Keoladeo National Park Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Ranthambore National Park Sariska National Park
Sikkim	Khangchendzonga National Park
Tamil Nadu	Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
Tripura	Bison( Rajbari )  National Park Clouded Leopard  National Park
Uttar Pradesh	Dudhwa National Park
Uttarakhand	Gangotri National Park Govind Pashu Vihar Jim Corbett National Park Nanda Devi National Park Rajaji National Park Valley of Flowers National Park
West Bengal	Gorumara National Park Buxa National Park Neora Valley National Park Singalila National Park Jaldapara National Park Sundarbans National Park

Did You Know?

• An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined “National Park” as its Category IItype of protected areas.
• The United States established the first “public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”, Yellowstone National Park, in 1872.
• Northeast Greenland National Park is the world’s largest and most northerly national park. It is the largest protected land area in the world.

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