National Parks in India
India has so many National Parks in India, wildlife sanctuary, 32 Elephant Reserves in India, 50 Tiger Reserves ( Tiger Sanctuary in India). We are starting our new series about wildlife in india. In This Series We will discus about a list of wildlife sanctuaries in india by state-wise, Today Bihar and Jharkhand.
There are 543 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India covering an area of 118,918 km2, which is 3.62 % of the geographical area of the country.
There are 543 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India covering an area of 118,918 km2, which is 3.62 % of the geographical area of the country.
National Wildlife Database
S. No.
|
Name of
State/ Protected Area
|
Year of
Establishment
|
Area (km2)
|
District(s)
|
Bihar
1
|
Barela Jheel Salim Ali Bird WLS
|
1997
|
1.96
|
Vaishali
|
2
|
Bhimbandh WLS
|
1976
|
681.99
|
Munger
|
3
|
Gautam Budha WLS
|
1976
|
138.34
|
Gaya
|
4
|
Kaimur WLS
|
1982
|
1342.00
|
Rohtas
|
5
|
Kanwarjheel WLS
|
1989
|
63.11
|
Begusarai
|
6
|
Kusheshwar Asthan Bird WLS
|
1994
|
29.17
|
Darbhnaga
|
7
|
Nagi Dam WLS
|
1987
|
1.92
|
Jamui
|
8
|
Nakti Dam WLS
|
1987
|
3.33
|
Jamui
|
9
|
Pant (Rajgir) WLS
|
1978
|
35.84
|
Nalanda
|
10
|
Udaipur WLS
|
1978
|
8.87
|
Pashchim Champaran
|
11
|
Valmiki WLS
|
1978
|
545.15
|
Pashchim Champaran
|
12
|
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin WLS
|
1990
|
50.00
|
Bhagalpur
|
Jharkhand
1
|
Dalma WLS
|
1976
|
193.22
|
East Singhbhum & Saraikela
|
2
|
Gautam Budha
|
1976
|
121.14
|
Koderma & Hazaribagh
|
3
|
Hazaribagh WLS
|
1976
|
186.25
|
Hazaribagh
|
4
|
Kodarma WLS
|
1985
|
177.35
|
Koderma
|
5
|
Lawalong WLS
|
1978
|
211.03
|
Chatra
|
6
|
Mahuadanr Wolf WLS
|
1976
|
63.26
|
Latehar
|
7
|
Palamau WLS
|
1976
|
752.94
|
Latehar
|
8
|
Palkot WLS
|
1990
|
182.83
|
Gumla & Simdega
|
9
|
Parasnath WLS
|
1984
|
49.33
|
Giridih
|
10
|
Topchanchi WLS
|
1978
|
12.82
|
Dhanbad
|
11
|
Udhwa Lake Bird WLS
|
1991
|
5.65
|
Sahebganj
|
State-wise detail of Wildlife Sanctuaries, Area and Numbers (As on July, 2017)
Name of Indian State & Union Territory
|
State Area
km²
|
No. of Wildlife Sanctuary
|
Area km²
|
State Area %
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
1,60,205
|
13
|
5,942.23
|
3.71
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
83,743
|
11
|
7,487.75
|
8.94
|
Assam
|
78,438
|
18
|
1,840.14
|
2.35
|
Bihar
|
94,163
|
12
|
2,901.67
|
3.08
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1,35,191
|
11
|
3,760.29
|
2.78
|
Goa
|
3,702
|
6
|
6,47.91
|
17.50
|
Gujarat
|
1,96,022
|
23
|
16,618.42
|
8.48
|
Haryana
|
44,212
|
8
|
2,33.21
|
0.53
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
55,673
|
28
|
6,116.10
|
10.99
|
Jammu &
Kashmir
|
2,22,236
|
15
|
10,243.11
|
4.61
|
Jharkhand
|
79,714
|
11
|
1,955.82
|
2.45
|
Karnataka
|
1,91,791
|
30
|
6,774.81
|
3.53
|
Kerala
|
3,88,63
|
17
|
1,928.24
|
4.96
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
3,08,245
|
25
|
7,158.42
|
2.32
|
Maharashtra
|
3,07,713
|
42
|
7,604.44
|
2.47
|
Manipur
|
22,327
|
2
|
184.81
|
0.83
|
Meghalaya
|
22,429
|
4
|
94.10
|
0.42
|
Mizoram
|
21,081
|
8
|
1,090.75
|
5.17
|
Nagaland
|
16,579
|
3
|
20.34
|
0.12
|
Odisha
|
1,55,707
|
19
|
7,094.65
|
4.56
|
Punjab
|
50,362
|
13
|
3,26.60
|
0.65
|
Rajasthan
|
3,42,239
|
25
|
5,592.38
|
1.63
|
Sikkim
|
7,096
|
7
|
3,99.10
|
5.62
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1,30,058
|
29
|
6,157.12
|
4.73
|
Telangana
|
1,14,840
|
9
|
5,675.91
|
4.94
|
Tripura
|
10,486
|
4
|
5,66.93
|
5.41
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
2,40,928
|
25
|
5,828.36
|
2.42
|
Uttarakhand
|
53,483
|
7
|
2,690.12
|
5.03
|
West Bengal
|
88,752
|
15
|
1,442.12
|
1.62
|
Andaman
& Nicobar
|
8,249
|
96
|
389.39
|
4.72
|
Chandigarh
|
114
|
2
|
26.01
|
22.82
|
Dadra &
Nagar Haveli
|
491
|
1
|
92.16
|
18.77
|
Daman &
Diu
|
112
|
1
|
2.19
|
1.96
|
Delhi
|
1,483
|
1
|
27.82
|
1.88
|
Lakshadweep
|
32
|
1
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
Pondicherry
|
480
|
1
|
3.90
|
0.81
|
Total
|
3287263
|
543
|
1,18,918
|
3.62
|
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