National Parks of India Statewise

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NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA-STATEWISE-105 (28 States 1 UT Max MP-10/A&N 9)

J&K 4 (Dachigam, Hemis, Kishtwar, Salim Ali)

  • Dachigam is the only area where Kashmir stag is found

HP 5(Great Himalayan National Park, Pin Valley, Simbalbara, Inderkilla, Khirganga)

  • Great Himalayan National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Uttarakhand 6 (Jim Corbett,Gangotri,Govind Pashu Vihar,Nanda Devi, Rajaji, Valley of Flowers)

  • Nanda Devi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a UNESCO World Biosphere reserve

Haryana 2(Kalesar, Sultanpur)

UP 1 (Dudhwa)

  • Dudhwa has Tiger Panthera,Sambhar, Hog Deer

Rajasthan 6 (Desert National Park, Keoladeo,Mount Abu,Mukundra,Ranathambore,Sariska)

  • The greatest attraction of the Desert National Park is a bird called the great Indian bustard, an endangered species found only in India
  • Keoladeo Ghana is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

MP 10(Bandhavgarh, Kanha,Madhav, Panna,Pench,Sanjay, Satpura, Van Vihar, Mandla, Omkareshwar)

Chhattisgarh 3 (Guru Ghasidas(aka Sanjay), Indravati, Kanger Ghati)

  • Indravati has wild Asian buffalo and hill mynas. It is a tiger reserve as well.

Gujarat 4 (Blackbuck National Park, Gir (Asiatic lion),Marine National Park(Gulf of Kutch), Vansda)

Bihar 1 (Valmiki)

Jharkhand 1(Hazaribagh)

West Bengal 6(Buxa,Gorumara,Jaldapara,Neora Valley,Singalila,Sundarbans)

  • Sunderbans is Biosphere Reserve

Arunanchal 2 (Mouling, Namdapha)

Assam 5 (Kaziranga, Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas, Nameri, Orang)

  • Kaziranga has the highest known tiger density in the world, It is a World Heritage Site
  • Manas is a World Heritage Site

Manipur 2(Keibul Lamjao, Sirohi)

  • Keibul lamjao is the only floating park in the world.

Meghalaya 2(Nokrek,Balphakram)

  • Nokrek is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

Mizoram 2(Murlen, Phawngpui Blue Mountain)

Nagaland 1(Ntangki)

Sikkim 1(Khangchendzonga)

  • Khanchendzonga is both a Biosphere Reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tripura 2 (Bison(Rajbari),Clouded Leopard)

Maharashtra 5(Chandoli, Gugamal, Navegaon, Sanjay Gandhi, Tadoba)

Goa 1 (Mollem)

Odisha 2 (Bhitarkanika,Simlipal)

  • Simlipal is a Biosphere Reserve
  • Bhitarkanika is a Ramsar Convention Site   

Telangana 3(Reddy,Mahavir Harina, Mrugavani)

Karnataka 6(Bannerghatta,Bandipur,Anshi,Kudremukh,Nagarhole, Rajiv Gandhi(Rameswaram))

Andhra Pradesh 2 (Papikonda, Sri Venkateswara)

Kerala 6(Anamudi Shola, Eravikulam, Mathikettan, Pambadum, Periyar, Silent Valley)

Tamil Nadu 5 (Guindy, Gulf of Mannar, Indira Gandhi, Mudumalai, Mukurthi)

  • Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park is also a Biosphere reserve

A&N 9 (Campbell Bay, Galathea, Mahatma Gandhi, Middle Button Island, Mount Harriet, North Button, South Button,Rani Jhansi, Saddle Peak)

Mount Harriet is an important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International, new species frog named Rana CharlesDarwini