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Previously in November 2025, Ramsar Site certificates were given away to:
S.No. |
Ramsar Site |
State |
Designated Year |
Area (km2) |
1 |
Kolleru Lake |
Andhra Pradesh |
2002 |
901 |
2 |
Deepor Beel |
Assam |
2002 | 40 |
3 | Kanwar (Kabar) Taal | Bihar | 2020 | 26.2 |
4 | Nagi Bird Sanctuary | Bihar | 2023 |
2 |
5 | Nakti Bird Sanctuary | Bihar | 2023 | 3.3 |
6 | Nanda Lake | Goa | 2022 | 0.42 |
7 | Khijadia WLS | Gujarat | 2021 | 6 |
8 |
Nalsarovar BS |
Gujarat |
2012 | 123 |
9 | Thol Lake | Gujarat | 2021 | 6.99 |
10 | Wadhvana Wetland | Gujarat | 2021 | 10.38 |
11 | Bhindawas WLS | Haryana | 2021 | 4.11 |
12 |
Sultanpur NP |
Haryana |
2021 | 142.5 |
13 |
Chandra Taal |
Himachal Pradesh |
2005 | 0.49 |
14 |
Pong Dam Lake |
Himachal Pradesh |
2002 | 156.62 |
15 | Renuka Lake | Himachal Pradesh | 2005 | 0.2 |
16 |
Ranganathituu BS |
Karnataka |
2022 | 5.18 |
17 | Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve |
Karnataka |
2024 | 0.5 |
18 | Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve |
Karnataka |
2024 | 0.98 |
19 | Aghanashini Estuary |
Karnataka |
2024 | 4.8 |
20 |
Ashtamudi Wetland |
Kerala |
2002 | 614 |
21 |
Sasthamkotta Lake |
Kerala |
2002 | 3.73 |
22 |
Vembanad-Kol Wetland (Longest Lake in India) |
Kerala |
1905 |
1,512.5 |
23 | Bhoj Wetland | Madhya Pradesh | 2002 | 32 |
24 | Sakhya Sagar | Madhya Pradesh | 2022 | 2.48 |
25 | Sirpur wetland | Madhya Pradesh | 2022 | 1.61 |
26 | Yashwant Sagar | Madhya Pradesh | 2022 | 8.22 |
27 | Tawa Reservoir | Madhya Pradesh | 2024 | 200 |
28 |
Lonar Lake (Impact Crater Lake) |
Maharashtra |
2020 | 4.27 |
29 |
Nandur Madhameshwar |
Maharashtra |
2019 | 14 |
30 |
Thane Creek |
Maharashtra |
2022 | 65.21 |
31 |
Loktak Lake |
Manipur |
1990 | 266 |
32 | Pala Wetland | Mizoram | 2021 | 18.5 |
33 | Ansupa Lake | Odisha | 2021 | 2.31 |
34 |
Bhitarkanika Mangroves |
Odisha |
2002 |
650 |
35 |
Chilika Lake (Oldest Ramsar Site in India) |
Odisha |
1981 |
1,165 |
36 |
Hirakud Reservoir |
Odisha |
2021 | 654 |
37 |
Satkosia Gorge |
Odisha |
2021 | 981.97 |
38 | Tampara Lake | Odisha | 2021 | 3 |
39 |
Beas CnR |
Punjab |
2019 | 64 |
40 |
Harike Wetland |
Punjab |
1990 | 41 |
41 | Kanjli Wetland | Punjab | 2002 | 1.83 |
42 | Keshopur-Miani CmR | Punjab | 2019 | 34 |
43 |
Nangal WLS |
Punjab |
2019 | 1 |
44 | Ropar Wetland | Punjab | 2002 | 13.65 |
45 |
Keoladeo National Park |
Rajasthan |
1981 |
28.73 |
46 |
Sambhar Lake |
Rajasthan |
1990 | 240 |
47 | Chitrangudi BS | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | 2.6 |
48 |
Gulf of Mannar Marine BR |
Tamil Nadu |
2022 | 526.72 |
49 | Kanjirankulam BS | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.96 |
50 | Karikili BS | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.584 |
51 | Koonthankulam BS | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | 0.72 |
52 | Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 12.475 |
53 |
Pichavaram Mangrove |
Tamil Nadu |
2022 | 14.786 |
54 | Point Calimere WLS & BS | Tamil Nadu | 2002 | 389 |
55 | Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.94 |
56 | Udhayamarthandapuram BS | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.44 |
57 | Vaduvur BS | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 1.12 |
58 | Vedanthangal BS | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.4 |
59 | Vellode BS | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.77 |
60 | Vembannur Wetland Complex | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 0.2 |
61 | Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2024 | 4.5 |
62 | Longwood Shola Reserve Forest | Tamil Nadu | 2024 | 1.16 |
63 | Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2024 | 1.3 |
64 | Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2024 | 1,513 |
65 | Rudrasagar Lake | Tripura | 2005 | 2.4 |
66 |
Hokera Wetland |
UT of JK |
2005 | 13.75 |
67 | Hygam Wetland CnR | UT of JK | 2022 | 8.02 |
68 | Shallbugh Wetland CnR | UT of JK | 2022 | 16.75 |
69 | Surinsar-Mansar Lakes | UT of JK | 2005 | 3.5 |
70 |
Wular Lake |
UT of JK |
1990 | 189 |
71 |
Tso Kar (High Altitude Ramsar Site) |
UT of Ladakh |
2020 | 95.77 |
72 |
Tsomoriri (High Altitude Ramsar Site) |
UT of Ladakh |
2002 | 120 |
73 | Bakhira WLS | Uttar Pradesh | 2021 | 28.94 |
74 | Haiderpur Wetland | Uttar Pradesh | 2021 | 69 |
75 | Nawabganj BS | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 2 |
76 | Parvati Arga BS | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 7 |
77 | Saman BS | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 5 |
78 | Samaspur BS | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 8 |
79 | Sandi BS | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 3 |
80 | Sarsai Nawar Jheel | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 2 |
81 | Sur Sarovar (Keetham Lake) | Uttar Pradesh | 2020 | 4.31 |
82 | Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora) | Uttar Pradesh | 2005 | 265.9 |
83 | Asan Barrage | Uttarakhand | 2020 | 4.44 |
84 | East Kolkata Wetlands | West Bengal | 2002 | 125 |
89 |
Sundarban Wetland (Largest Ramsar Site in India) |
West Bengal |
2019 |
4,230 |
Rank | State | No. of Ramsar Sites |
1 |
Tamil Nadu |
18 |
2 |
Uttar Pradesh |
10 |
3 |
Odisha |
6 |
4 |
Punjab |
6 |
5 |
UT of JK |
5 |
6 | Madhya Pradesh | 5 |
7 | Gujarat | 4 |
8 | Karnataka | 4 |
9 | Bihar | 3 |
10 | Kerala | 3 |
11 | Himachal Pradesh | 3 |
12 | Maharashtra | 3 |
13 | West Bengal | 2 |
14 | Rajasthan | 2 |
15 | UT of Ladakh | 2 |
16 | Haryana | 2 |
17 | Andhra Pradesh | 1 |
18 | Manipur | 1 |
19 | Assam | 1 |
20 | Mizoram | 1 |
21 | Uttarakhand | 1 |
22 | Tripura | 1 |
23 | Goa | 1 |
89 Ramsar Sites in total |
Rank |
State |
Area Under Ramsar Sites (km2) |
1 |
West Bengal |
4,355 |
2 |
Odisha |
3,456 |
3 |
Tamil Nadu |
2,469 |
4 |
Kerala |
2,130 |
5 |
Andhra Pradesh |
901 |
6 | Uttar Pradesh | 395 |
7 | Rajasthan | 269 |
8 | Manipur | 266 |
9 | Madhya Pradesh | 244 |
10 | UT of JK | 231 |
11 | UT of Ladakh | 216 |
12 | Himachal Pradesh | 157 |
13 | Punjab | 156 |
14 | Haryana | 147 |
15 | Gujarat | 146 |
16 | Maharashtra | 84 |
17 | Assam | 40 |
18 | Bihar | 31 |
19 | Mizoram | 19 |
20 | Karnataka | 11.7 |
21 | Uttarakhand | 4.4 |
22 | Tripura | 2.4 |
23 | Goa | 0.42 |
Total Area = ~15,700 km2 |
Ramsar Site |
State |
Area (km2) |
|
1 |
Sundarban Wetland |
West Bengal |
4,230 |
2 |
Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
1,513 |
3 |
Vembanad-Kol Wetland |
Kerala |
1,512.5 |
4 |
Chilika Lake |
Odisha |
1,165 |
5 |
Satkosia Gorge |
Odisha |
981.97 |
6 |
Kolleru Lake |
Andhra Pradesh |
901 |
Ramsar Site |
State |
Area (km2) |
|
1 | Renuka Lake | Himachal Pradesh | 0.2 |
2 | Vembannur Wetland Complex | Tamil Nadu | 0.2 |
3 | Vedanthangal BS | Tamil Nadu | 0.4 |
4 | Nanda Lake | Goa | 0.42 |
5 | Udhayamarthandapuram BS | Tamil Nadu | 0.44 |
1 |
Chilka Lake – 1981 |
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2 |
Keoladeo Ghana NP – 1981 |
Kolleru Lake |
|
Deepor Beel |
|
Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake |
|
Nagi Bird Sanctuary |
|
Nakti BS |
|
Nanda Lake |
|
Khijadia WLS |
|
Nalsarovar BS |
|
Thol Lake |
|
Wadhvana Wetland |
|
Bhindawas WLS |
|
Sultanpur NP |
|
Chandra Taal |
|
Pong Dam Lake |
|
Renuka Lake |
|
Udhwa Lake |
|
Aghanashini Estuary |
|
Ankasamudra Bird CnR |
|
Magadi Kere CnR |
|
Ranganathituu BS (IBA) |
|
Ashtamudi Wetland |
|
Sasthamkotta Lake |
|
Vembanad-Kol Wetland |
|
Bhoj Wetland |
|
Sakhya Sagar |
|
Sirpur wetland |
|
Tawa Reservoir |
|
Yashwant Sagar |
|
Lonar Lake |
|
Nandur Madhameshwar |
|
Thane Creek
(Flamingo Sanctuary and IBA) |
|
Loktak Lake |
|
Pala Wetland |
|
Ansupa Lake |
|
Bhitarkanika Mangroves |
|
Chilika Lake |
|
Hirakud
Reservoir |
|
Satkosia Gorge |
|
Tampara Lake |
|
Beas CnR |
|
Harike Wetland |
|
Kanjli Wetland |
|
Keshopur-Miani CmR |
|
Nangal WLS |
|
Ropar Wetland |
|
Keoladeo National Park |
|
Sambhar Lake |
|
Khecheopalri Wetland |
|
Chitrangudi BS |
|
|
Gulf of Mannar Marine BR |
|
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Kanjirankulam BS |
|
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Karaivetti BS |
|
|
Karikili BS |
|
|
Kazhuveli BS |
|
|
Koonthankulam BS (IBA) |
|
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Longwood Shola RF |
|
|
Nanjarayan BS |
|
|
Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest |
|
|
Pichavaram Mangrove |
|
|
Point Calimere WLS & BS |
|
|
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex |
|
|
Udhayamarthandapuram BS |
|
|
Vaduvur BS |
|
|
Vedanthangal BS (IBA) |
|
|
Vellode BS |
|
|
Vembannur Wetland
Complex |
|
Rudrasagar Lake |
|
Hokera Wetland |
|
Hygam Wetland CnR (IBA) |
|
Shallbugh Wetland CnR |
|
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes |
|
Wular Lake |
|
Tso Kar
(IBA) |
|
Tsomoriri |
|
Bakhira WLS |
|
Haiderpur Wetland |
|
Nawabganj BS |
|
Parvati Arga BS |
|
Saman BS |
|
Samaspur BS |
|
Sandi BS |
|
Sarsai Nawar Jheel
(IBA) |
|
Sur Sarovar
(Keetham Lake) |
|
Upper Ganga River |
|
Asan Barrage
(Asan CnR) |
|
East Kolkata
Wetlands |
|
Sundarban Wetland |
|
Please update all your materials sir/maam.
As of 25th dec 2020, there are 42 Ramsar sites in india
Updated
Please update there are now 46 ramsar sites in india
Worst maps. totally unclear and very vague. either put a political map and mention wetlands or put a river map with wetlands. cant able to find the state border properly and too many rivers and wetland names.
please change the map.
Nice work pmfIAS….nice + clear maps with good detail.
Very comprehensive and easy to understand along with rivers
great work!! much needed!
Lok tak lake area is much more of aulad,both are fresh water lake,then how wular is biggest fresh water lake in india,as you mention,plz tell.
Please update the site list.
Pls update the 75 sites asap.Thanks
update all 75 sites please!!!!
List is getting biggerr every year! :O