NATIONAL PARKS UPSC

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.

There are 105 existing national parks in India covering an area of 43,716 km2, which is 1.33% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020).

Name	State	Year formed	Notable Features	Fauna	Rivers and lakes inside the national park
Anamudi Shola National Park^[1]	Kerala	2003	The park is administered by Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary, with Anamudi Shola providing connectivity between all these protected areas.	Elephant, Tiger, Nilgiri tahr, Gaur, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Hanuman Langur, Sloth Bear, Flying Squirrels	Pambar River
Anshi National Park	Karnataka	1987	Part of Kali Tiger Reserve	Great hornbill, tiger, leopard, black panther, bear, elephant.	Kali River (Karnataka)
Balphakram National Park	Meghalaya	1986	Balphakram means 'land of the eternal wind' according to the myth of the Garos.	Wild water buffalo, red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and marbled cat
Bandhavgarh National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1982	Very high tiger density, so the saying : "In any other Park, you are lucky if you see a tiger. In Bandhavgarh, you are unlucky if you don't see (at least) one." Gaurs reintroduced from Kanha National Park	Bengal tiger, striped hyena, caracal, gaur, sambar deer, nilgai, barking deer, chital,
Omkareshwar National Park	Madhya Pradesh	2004
Bandipur National Park	Karnataka	1974	Dry deciduous forest is dominant. Also include moist deciduous forests and shrublands. Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park , Mudumalai National Park and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Invasive Alien Species - Lantana bush, Parthenium	Chital, Bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, Indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vulture	Kabini River, Moyar River
Bannerghatta National Park	Karnataka	1986	The park is part of a wildlife corridor for elephants which connects the BR Hills and the Sathyamangalam forest. Moist deciduous forest valleys and scrubland on higher areas	Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer
Betla National Park	Jharkhand	1999		Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopard	North Koyal River
Bhitarkanika National Park	Odisha	1988	A ramsar site	Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital	Brahmani River, Baitarani River, Dhamra River, Pathsala
Bison (Rajbari) National Park	Tripura	2007
Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar	Gujarat	1976	Used to be a cheetah hunting ground Has largest population of lesser florican A grassland ecosystem Successful conservation programs for the blackbuck, wolf and lesser florican (a bustard) are ongoing	Blackbucks, the endangered Indian grey wolf, the nocturnal striped hyena, Indian fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and many small mammals like hare, gerbil, field mice, mongoose and hedgehog.
Buxa Tiger Reserve	West Bengal	1992	Nothern boundary along international border with Bhutan and eastern boundary touches Assam The fragile "Terai Eco-System" constitutes a part of this reserve The Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary of Bhutan is contiguous to the north of Buxa, Manas National Park lies on east of Buxa Buxa, serves as an international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Centre was established by Bombay Natural History Society to emulate the success of Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore	Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, giant squirrel, gaur, chital and wild boar Eurasian griffon, Amur falcon Endangered species include leopard cat, Bengal florican, regal python, Chinese pangolin, hispid hare, hog deer lesser adjutant, white-rumped vulture, slender-billed vulture, chestnut-breasted partridge, rufous necked hornbill, ferruginous pochard and great hornbill
Campbell Bay National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1992
Chandoli National Park	Maharashtra	2004
Clouded Leopard National Park	Tripura	2003
Dachigam National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981	Only area where Kashmir stag is found^[3]
Desert National Park	Rajasthan	1980		Great Indian bustard
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park	Assam	1999		Feral horse	Brahmaputra, Lohit River, Dibru
Dehing Patkai National Park	Assam	2020			Dihing river
Raimona National Park	Assam	2021
Dudhwa National Park	Uttar Pradesh	1977		Tiger, Sambar deer, hog deer
Eravikulam National Park^[4]	Kerala	1978	Declared a Sanctuary in 1975 with the intention of protecting the indigenous population of Nilgiri Tahr The land of “Neelakurinji”, the flower that blooms once in twelve years Anamudi, the highest peak of western ghats, is located here Vegetation - Rolling grasslands, with shola forests in upper parts	Nilgiri tahr, Neelakurinji lion-tailed macaques, gaur, Indian muntjac and sambar deer	Pambar River (Kerala)
Galathea National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1992
Gangotri National Park	Uttarakhand	1989		Gaumukh Glacier	Ganga
Gir Forest National Park	Gujarat	1975		Asiatic lion	Hiran, Shetrunji River, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari and Raval
Gorumara National Park	West Bengal	1994		The park is rich in large herbivores including Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer	Jaldhaka, Naora
Govind Pashu Vihar National Park	Uttarakhand	1955
Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1984		UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gugamal National Park	Maharashtra	1987
Guindy National Park	Tamil Nadu	1976		Has more than 2000 chitals, 493 blackbucks and 84 jackals.
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park	Tamil Nadu	1980		has 8 species of whales and 21 small coral islands
Guru Ghasidas National Park	Chhattisgarh	1981	Largest national park of chhattisgarh
Hemis National Park	Ladakh	1981	Largest National park in India
Inderkilla National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2010
Indira Gandhi Sanctuary and National Park	Tamil Nadu	1989		Tigers, leopards, elephants, wildboars, deers, dhole.
Indravati National Park	Chhattisgarh	1981		Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas
Jaldapara National Park	West Bengal	2012		Indian rhinoceros
Jim Corbett National Park	Uttarakhand	1936	First national park in India (established in 1936 as Hailey National Park). Report titled ‘Status of Tigers Co-predators and Prey in India’, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for 2018-19 revealed that national park has 14 tigers per 100 square kilometers which is highest in India.		Ramganga
Kalesar National Park	Haryana	2003			Yamuna
Kanha National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1955		Barasingha or swamp deer
Kanger Ghati National Park	Chhattisgarh	1982
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park	Telangana	1994
Kaziranga National Park	Assam	1974	UNESCO World Heritage Site	Indian rhinoceros
Keibul Lamjao National Park	Manipur	1977	Only floating park in the world		Loktak Lake
Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	1981	UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim	1977	UNESCO World Heritage Site. Houses the third highest peak on the planet, Mt. Kangchenjunga. The Zemu glacier, one of the largest in Asia, is located within the park.	musk deer, snow leopard, Himalayan tahr, dhole, sloth bear, viverrids, Himalayan black bear, red panda, Tibetan wild ass, Himalayan blue sheep, serow, goral and takin	Teesta (to the east)
Khirganga National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2010
Kishtwar National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1981
Kudremukh National Park	Karnataka	1987
Kuno National Park	Madhya Pradesh	2018		Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project, India's first cheetah sanctuary
Madhav National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1959
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1983
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park	Telangana	1994
Manas National Park	Assam	1990	UNESCO World Heritage Site, contiguous with Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan. 2 types of biomes - grasslands biome and forest biome. Rhinos were reintroduced in 2008 under Indian Rhino Vision from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park	Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog	Manas
Mandla Plant Fossils National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch	Gujarat	1980	Threat - Coral bleaching	Corals, sponges, jellyfish, endangered sea turtles such as green sea turtles, olive ridleys and leatherbacks, dugongs, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, blue whales
Mathikettan Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	The park is located between other reserve forests like Eravikulam National Park and Pampadam Shola National Park	Elephants
Middle Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987	moist deciduous forest surrounded by sandy beaches and shallow seas with clear water	Corals, dugongs, dolphins, sea turtles, blue whales, spotted deer, water lizards and monitor lizards
Mollem National Park	Goa	1978	contains several important temples dating to the Kadambas of Goa, and home to waterfalls, such as Dudhsagar Falls and Tambdi Falls.
Mouling National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1986	Forms the western part of Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve	takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red panda	Siyom (to the west)
Mount Harriet National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987		Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International Andaman wild pigs (an endangered species), saltwater crocodiles, turtles and robber crabs. The park is also a butterfly hotspot.
Mrugavani National Park	Telangana	1994
Mudumalai National Park	Tamil Nadu	1940	Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Second oldest National Park in India. Largest National Park in Tamil Nadu.	Indian leopard, dhole, golden jackal, sloth bear, Indian elephants, gray langur, Lion tailed macaque, bonnet macaque, gaur, sambar deer, chital deer, Indian muntjac, Indian spotted chevrotain, wild boar Rodents include the Indian giant squirrel and the red giant flying squirrel	Moyar River
Mukundra Hills National Park	Rajasthan	2006	National Chambal Sanctuary is part of the national park
Mukurthi National Park	Tamil Nadu	2001	Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is also UNESCO World Heritage Site.The park was created to protect its keystone species, the Nilgiri tahr characterized by montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas	Nilgiri tahr
Murlen National Park	Mizoram	1991
Nagarhole National Park	Karnataka	1988	Kabini reservoir separates Nagarhole from Bandipur National Park	Carnivores - Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, dhole, sloth bear and the striped hyena. Herbivores - chital, sambar deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope , gaur, wild boar, and Indian elephant. Other mammals - gray langur, bonnet macaque, jungle cat, leopard cat, slender loris, small Indian civet and Asian palm civet , Indian brown mongoose and stripe-necked mongoose, European otter, Indian giant flying squirrel, Indian giant squirrel, porcupine, golden jackal, chevrotain, hare and Indian pangolin
Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1974	The national park harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude. The park is located between the Dapha bum range of the Mishmi Hills and the Patkai range Easternmost National Park of India The area falls under both the Palearctic and Indo Malayan biogeographic areas Vegetation zones from evergreen, moist deciduous to temperate broadleaved and coniferous forest types to alpine vegetation	Namdapha flying squirrel, red panda, dhole, Malayan sun bear, Indian wolf, Asiatic black bear, gaur, stump-tailed macaque, Assamese macaque and rhesus macaque.	Noa Dihing River
Nameri National Park	Assam	1978
Nanda Devi National Park	Uttarakhand	1982		UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Navegaon National Park	Maharashtra	1975
Neora Valley National Park	West Bengal	1986
Nokrek National Park	Meghalaya	1986		UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
North Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1979
Ntangki National Park	Nagaland	1993
Orang National Park	Assam	1999		Named Rajiv Gandhi National Park in 1992, but rolled back because of public opposition
Pambadum Shola National Park	Kerala	2003	Forms part of Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary It is a part of Palani hills Keystone species - Nilgiri Marten	Nilgiri marten, Nilgiri wood pigeon, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri flycatcher, Blue rock-thrush
Panna National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981
Papikonda National Park	Andhra Pradesh	2008		Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopards, rusty-spotted cat, King Cobra It is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area and home to some endangered species of flora and fauna.^[5]	Godavari river
Pench National Park^[6]	Madhya Pradesh	1977		Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' was set in this NP.
Periyar National Park	Kerala	1982	An elephant reserve and a tiger reserve Located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats The sanctuary surrounds Periyar Lake, a reservoir that formed when the Mullaperiyar Dam was erected in 1895. The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests, grasslands and stands of eucalyptus	Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, Nilgiri laughing thrush, Nilgiri blue robin, great hornbill, Malabar pied hornbill, lion-tailed macaque, hairy-winged bat	Periyar river, Pamba river
Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park	Mizoram	1992			Chhimtuipui River
Pin Valley National Park	Himachal Pradesh	1987
Rajaji National Park	Uttarakhand	1983		Mainly known for elephants, tigers, leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and mammals.	Penna river
Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)	Andhra Pradesh	2005
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1996
Ranthambore National Park	Rajasthan	1981		Tiger Reserve.
Saddle Peak National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1979
Salim Ali National Park	Jammu and Kashmir	1992
Sanjay National Park^[7]	Madhya Pradesh	1981
Sanjay Gandhi National Park	Maharashtra	1983		Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer
Sariska Tiger Reserve	Rajasthan	1955
Satpura National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1981
Silent Valley National Park^[8]	Kerala	1980	Located in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park to the north and Mukurthi National Park to the north-east Home to the largest population of lion-tailed macaques Famous for "Save Silent Valley" movement 4 forest types : 1. West-coast tropical evergreen forest (600 to 1100 m), 2. Southern subtropical broad leaved hill forest (1300 to 1800 m), 3. Southern montane wet temperate forest (above 1900 m) and 4. Grassland.	Indian bison, Travancore flying squirrel, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Stripe-necked mongoose, Blue-winged parakeet, Crimson-backed sunbird	Kunthipuzha River
Simbalbara National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2010
Sirohi National Park	Manipur	1982
Simlipal National Park	Odisha	1980		Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar
Singalila National Park	West Bengal	1986
South Button Island National Park	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1987		Dugong, dolphin, water monitor lizard, blue whale and smallest National park in India
Sri Venkateswara National Park	Andhra Pradesh	1989
Sultanpur National Park	Haryana	1989
Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal	1984		UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tadoba National Park	Maharashtra	1955		Tiger
Valley of Flowers National Park	Uttarakhand	1982		UNESCO World Heritage Site, Most beautiful national park in the world
Valmiki National Park	Bihar	1976		Tiger Reserve
Vansda National Park	Gujarat	1979		Leopard, 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.
Van Vihar National Park	Madhya Pradesh	1983

NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA