There are 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India that are recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of 2020. These UNESCO Heritage sites of India are places of importance of cultural or natural heritage. India has now 40 World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO and that makes India one of the top countries globally in terms of a number of world heritage sites. UNESCO identifies World Heritage Sites as places that belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. This means these World Heritage Sites in India are considered to be of immense cultural and natural importance in the world.
Natural World Heritage Sites in India with state
|
No. |
Natural World Heritage Site |
State |
Year of Notification |
Area (In Km2) |
|
1 |
Kaziranga National Park |
Assam |
1985 |
429.96 |
|
2 |
Keoladeo Ghana National Park |
Rajasthan |
1985 |
28.73 |
|
3 |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary |
Assam |
1985 |
391.00 |
|
4 |
Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers |
Uttarakhand |
1982 |
630.00 |
|
5 |
Sunderbans National Park |
West Bengal |
1984 |
1,330.10 |
|
6 |
Western Ghats |
Maharashtra, |
2012 |
1,60,000.00 |
|
7 |
Great Himalayan National Park |
Himachal Pradesh |
2014 |
905.4 |
Cultural World Heritage Sites in India
|
S No. |
Name of Cultural World Heritage Site |
State |
Year of Notification |
|
1 |
Agra Fort |
Uttar Pradesh |
1983 |
|
2 |
Ajanta Caves |
Maharashtra |
1983 |
|
3 |
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi |
Madhya Pradesh |
1989 |
|
4 |
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park |
Gujarat |
2004 |
|
5 |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Formerly Victoria Terminus) |
Maharashtra |
2004 |
|
6 |
Churches and Convents of Goa |
Goa |
1986 |
|
7 |
Elephanta Caves |
Maharashtra |
1987 |
|
8 |
Ellora Caves |
Maharashtra |
1983 |
|
9 |
Fatehpur Sikri |
Uttar Pradesh |
1986 |
|
10 |
Great Living Chola Temples |
Tamil Nadu |
1987 |
|
11 |
Group of Monuments at Hampi |
Karnataka |
1986 |
|
12 |
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram |
Tamil Nadu |
1984 |
|
13 |
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal |
Karnataka |
1987 |
|
14 |
Hill Forts of Rajasthan |
Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambhore, Amber Sub-Cluster, Jaisalmer, Gagron) |
2013 |
|
15 |
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi |
Delhi |
1993 |
|
16 |
Khajuraho Group of Monuments |
Madhya Pradesh |
1986 |
|
17 |
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya |
Bihar |
2002 |
|
18 |
Mountain Railways of India |
Tamil Nadu |
1999 |
|
19 |
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi |
Delhi |
1993 |
|
20 |
Rani-Ki-Van (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat |
Gujarat |
2014 |
|
21 |
Red Fort Complex |
Delhi |
2007 |
|
22 |
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka |
Madhya Pradesh |
2003 |
|
23 |
Sun Temple, Konarak |
Orissa |
1984 |
|
24 |
Taj Mahal |
Uttar Pradesh |
1983 |
|
25 |
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
2010 |
|
26. |
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda |
Rajasthan Bihar |
2016 |
|
27. |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement |
Chandigarh |
2016 |
|
28. |
Historic City of Ahmedabad |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
2017 |
|
29. |
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
2018 |
|
30. |
The walled city of Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
2019 |
|
31. |
Dholavira |
Gujarat |
2021 |
|
32. |
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple |
Telangana |
2021 |
