Project Tiger, which is administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, oversees 53 tiger reserves in India (NTCA).
India is home to 80 percent of the world's tiger population. Tiger numbers climbed from 1,411 in 2006 to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014, and 2967 in 2018.
According to the World Wildlife Fund and the Global Tiger Forum, the number of wild tigers in the world increased from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016.
Here is a list of all the tiger reserves in India and the states they are located in for you to study while preparing for any competitive exam.
|
S No. |
Name of Tiger Reserve |
Total area(In Sq.Kms.) |
State |
|
1 |
Nagarjunsagar Srisailam |
3296.31* |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
2 |
Namdapha |
2052.82 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
|
3 |
Kamlang Tiger Reserve |
783.00 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
|
4 |
Pakke |
1198.45 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
|
5 |
Manas |
3150.92 |
Assam |
|
6 |
Nameri |
344 |
Assam |
|
7 |
Orang Tiger Reserve |
492.46 |
Assam |
|
8 |
Kaziranga |
1173.58 |
Assam |
|
9 |
Valmiki |
899.38 |
Bihar |
|
10 |
Udanti-Sitanadi |
1842.54 |
Chattisgarh |
|
11 |
Achanakmar |
914.017 |
Chattisgarh |
|
12 |
Indravati |
2799.07 |
Chhattisgarh |
|
13 |
Guru Ghasidas national Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary |
2048.5 |
Chhattisgarh |
|
14 |
Palamau |
1129.93 |
Jharkhand |
|
15 |
Bandipur |
1456.3 |
Karnataka |
|
16 |
Bhadra |
1064.29 |
Karnataka |
|
17 |
Dandeli-Anshi |
1097.514 |
Karnataka |
|
18 |
Nagarahole |
1205.76 |
Karnataka |
|
19 |
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple |
574.82 |
Karnataka |
|
20 |
Periyar |
925 |
Kerala |
|
21 |
Parambikulam |
643.662 |
Kerala |
|
22 |
Kanha |
2051.791 |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
23 |
Pench |
1179.63225 |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
24 |
Bandhavgarh |
1598.1 |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
25 |
Panna |
1578.55 |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
26 |
Satpura |
2133.30797 |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
27 |
Sanjay-Dubri |
1674.502 |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
28 |
Melghat |
2768.52 |
Maharashtra |
|
29 |
Tadoba-Andhari |
1727.5911 |
Maharashtra |
|
30 |
Pench |
741.22 |
Maharashtra |
|
31 |
Sahyadri |
1165.57 |
Maharashtra |
|
32 |
Nawegaon-Nagzira |
653.674 |
Maharashtra |
|
33 |
Bor |
138.12 |
Maharashtra |
|
34 |
Dampa |
988 |
Mizoram |
|
35 |
Similipal |
2750 |
Odisha |
|
36 |
Satkosia |
963.87 |
Odisha |
|
37 |
Ranthambore |
1411.291 |
Rajasthan |
|
38 |
Sariska |
1213.342 |
Rajasthan |
|
39 |
Mukandra Hills |
759.99 |
Rajasthan |
|
40 |
Ramgarh Vishdhari |
1,071 |
Rajasthan |
|
41 |
Kalakad-Mundanthurai |
1601.542 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
42 |
Anamalai |
1479.87 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
43 |
Mudumalai |
688.59 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
44 |
Sathyamangalam |
1408.4 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
45 |
Srivilliputhur - Megamalai |
1,016.5 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
46 |
Kawal |
2019.12 |
Telangana |
|
47 |
Amrabad |
2611.39 |
Telangana |
|
48 |
Dudhwa |
2201.7748 |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
49 |
Pilibhit |
730.2498 |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
50 |
Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) |
80.6 |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
51 |
Rajaji TR |
820 |
Uttarakhand |
|
52 |
Sunderbans |
2584.89 |
West Bengal |
|
53 |
Buxa |
757.9038 |
West Bengal |
