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NATIONAL PARKS of INDIA (Statewise List By https://www.bigcatsindia.com BigCatsIndia - List of NPs NATIONAL PARKS OF INDIA (Statewise list by https://www.bigcatsindia.com) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Campbell Bay National Park 1992 426.23 Galathea National Park 1992 110 Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park 1983 281.5 Middle Button Island National Park 1987 44 Mount Harriet National Park 1987 46.62 North Button Island National Park 1979 0.44 Rani Jhansi Marine National Park 1996 256.14 Saddle Peak National Park 1979 32.54 South Button Island National Park 1987 0.03 Andhra Pradesh Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Papikonda National Park 2008 1012.85 Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park 2005 2.4 Sri Venkateswara National Park 1989 353 Arunachal Pradesh Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Mouling National Park 1986 483 Namdapha National Park 1974 1985.24 Assam Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Dibru-Saikhowa National Park 1999 340 Kaziranga National Park 1974 858.98 Manas National Park 1990 950 Nameri National Park 1978 137.07 Orang National Park 1999 78.81 Bihar Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Valmiki National Park 1976 898.45 Chhattisgarh Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park 1981 1440.71 Indravati National Park 1981 1258.37 Kanger Ghati National Park 1982 200 https://www.bigcatsindia.com BigCatsIndia - List of NPs Goa Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Valmiki National Park 1978 107 Gujarat Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar 1976 34.08 Gir Forest National Park 1965 1412 Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch 1980 162.89 Vansda National Park 1979 23.99 Haryana Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Kalesar National Park 2003 100.88 Sultanpur National Park 1989 1.43 Himachal Pradesh Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Great Himalayan National Park 1984 754.4 Inderkilla National Park 2010 104 Khirganga National Park 2010 710 Pin Valley National Park 1987 807.36 Simbalbara National Park 2010 27.88 Jammu and Kashmir Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Dachigam National Park 1981 141 Hemis National Park 1981 4400 Kishtwar National Park 1981 400 Salim Ali National Park 1992 9.07 Jharkhand Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Betla National Park 1986 1135 Karnataka Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Anshi National Park 1987 417.34 Bandipur National Park 1974 874.2 Bannerghatta National Park 1986 104.3 Kudremukh National Park 1987 600.32 Nagarhole National Park 1988 643.39 Kerala Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Anamudi Shola National Park 2003 7.5 https://www.bigcatsindia.com BigCatsIndia - List of NPs Eravikulam National Park 1978 97 Mathikettan Shola National Park 2003 12.82 Pambadum Shola National Park 2003 1.32 Periyar National Park 1982 305 Silent Valley National Park 1980 237 Madhya Pradesh Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Bandhavgarh National Park 1968 446 Kanha National Park 1955 940 Kuno National Park 2018 748.76 Madhav National Park 1959 375.22 Mandla Plant Fossils National Park 1983 0.27 Panna National Park 1981 542.67 Pench National Park[3] 1977 758 Sanjay National Park[4] 1981 466.7 Satpura National Park 1981 524 Van Vihar National Park 1983 4.48 Maharashtra Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Chandoli National Park 2004 317.67 Gugamal National Park 1987 361.28 Navegaon National Park 1975 133.88 Sanjay Gandhi National Park 1969 104 Tadoba National Park 1955 625 Manipur Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Keibul Lamjao National Park 1977 40 Sirohi National Park 1982 41.3 Meghalaya Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Balphakram National Park 1986 220 Nokrek National Park 1986 47.48 Mizoram Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Murlen National Park 1991 100 Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park 1992 50 Nagaland Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Ntangki National Park 1993 202.02 https://www.bigcatsindia.com BigCatsIndia - List of NPs Odisha Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Bhitarkanika National Park 1988 145 Simlipal National Park 1980 2750 Rajasthan Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Desert National Park 1980 3162 Keoladeo National Park 1981 28.73 Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary 1960 288.84 Mukundra Hills National Park 2006 200.54 Ranthambore National Park 1981 392 Sariska Tiger Reserve 1955 866 Sikkim Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Khangchendzonga National Park 1977 1784 Tamil Nadu Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Guindy National Park 1976 2.82 Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park 1980 6.23 Indra Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park 1989 117.1 Mudumalai National Park 1940 321.55 Mukurthi National Park 2001 78.46 Telangana Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park 1994 1.42 Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park 1994 14.59 Mrugavani National Park 1994 3.6 Tripura Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Bison (Rajbari) National Park 2007 31.63 Clouded Leopard National Park 2003 5.08 Uttarakhand Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Gangotri National Park 1989 2390 Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary 1990 472.08 Jim Corbett National Park 1936 1318.5 Nanda Devi National Park 1982 630.33 Rajaji National Park 1983 820 Valley of Flowers National Park 1982 87.5 https://www.bigcatsindia.com BigCatsIndia - List of NPs Uttar Pradesh Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Dudhwa National Park 1977 490.29 West Bengal Name of the National Park Established in Total Area Buxa Tiger Reserve 1992 760 Gorumara National Park 1994 79.45 Jaldapara National Park 2012 216 Neora Valley National Park 1986 88 Singalila National Park 1986 78.6 Sundarbans National Park 1984 1330.12 Total Area 50836.74 Big Cats India as of December 2018.
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