Year The year in which the TR was notified by the state | The Core, Buffer & Total Area are in sq. km
|
S. No. |
State (No. of TRs) |
Tiger Reserve (TR) |
Year |
Core |
Buffer |
Total |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh (1) |
Nagarjunsagar Srisailam TR |
2007 |
2596 (1) |
701 |
3296 (1) |
| 2 |
Arunachal Pradesh (3) |
Kamlang TR |
2017 | 671 |
112 (-2) |
783 |
| 3 |
Namdapha TR |
1987 |
1808 (3) |
245 | 2053 | |
| 4 | Pakke TR | 2012 | 683 | 515 | 1198 | |
| 5 | Assam (4) | Kaziranga TR | 2007 | 626 | 548 | 1174 |
| 6 |
Manas TR |
2008 | 840 |
2311 (1) |
3151 (2) |
|
| 7 |
Nameri TR |
2000 |
200 (-3) |
144 |
344 (-1) |
|
| 8 |
Orang TR |
2016 |
79 (-1) |
413 |
492 (-2) |
|
| 9 | Bihar (1) | Valmiki TR | 2012 | 598 | 301 | 899 |
| 10 | Chhattisgarh (3) | Achanakmar TR | 2009 | 626 | 288 | 914 |
| 11 |
Indravati TR |
2009 | 1258 |
1541 (3) |
2799 (3) |
|
| 12 | Udanti-Sitanadi TR | 2009 | 851 | 991 | 1843 | |
| 13 | Jharkhand (1) | Palamau TR | 2012 | 414 | 716 | 1130 |
| 14 |
Karnataka (5) |
Bandipur TR | 2007 | 872 | 584 | 1456 |
| 15 | Bhadra TR | 2007 | 492 | 572 | 1064 | |
| 16 | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple TR | 2007 | 359 | 216 | 575 | |
| 17 | Dandeli-Anshi TR | 2007 | 815 | 283 | 1098 | |
| 18 | Nagarahole TR | 2007 | 643 | 562 | 1206 | |
| 19 | Kerala (2) | Parambikulam TR | 2009 | 391 | 253 | 644 |
| 20 |
Periyar TR |
2007 | 881 |
44 (-1) |
925 | |
| 21 |
Madhya Pradesh (6) |
Bandhavgarh TR | 2007 | 717 | 820 | 1537 |
| 22 | Kanha TR | 2007 | 917 | 1134 | 2052 | |
| 23 | Panna TR | 2007 | 576 | 1022 | 1598 | |
| 24 | Pench TR | 2007 | 411 | 768 | 1180 | |
| 25 | Sanjay-Dubri TR | 2011 | 813 | 862 | 1675 | |
| 26 | Satpura TR | 2007 | 1339 | 794 | 2133 | |
| 27 |
Maharashtra (6) |
Bor TR |
2012 |
138 (-2) |
678 | 816 |
| 28 |
Melghat TR |
2007 |
1500 (5) |
1268 |
2769 (4) |
|
| 29 | Nawegaon-Nagzira TR | 2013 | 654 | 1241 | 1895 | |
| 30 | Pench TR | 2007 | 257 | 484 | 741 | |
| 31 | Sahyadri TR | 2012 | 600 | 565 | 1166 | |
| 32 | Tadoba-Andhari TR | 2007 | 626 | 1102 | 1728 | |
| 33 | Mizoram (1) | Dampa TR | 2007 | 500 | 488 | 988 |
| 34 | Odisha (2) | Satkosia TR | 2007 | 524 | 440 | 964 |
| 35 |
Similipal TR |
2007 | 1195 |
1555 (2) |
2750 (5) |
|
| 36 | Rajasthan (4) | Mukandra Hills TR | 2013 | 417 | 343 | 760 |
| 37 |
Ramgarh Vishdhari TR |
2022 |
482 | 1020 | 1502 | |
| 38 | Ranthambore TR | 2007 | 1113 | 298 | 1411 | |
| 39 | Sariska TR | 2007 | 881 | 332 | 1213 | |
| 40 |
Tamil Nadu (5) |
Anamalai TR | 2007 | 959 | 521 | 1480 |
| 41 | Kalakad-Mundanthurai TR | 2007 | 895 | 707 | 1602 | |
| 42 | Mudumalai TR | 2007 | 321 | 368 | 689 | |
| 43 | Sathyamangalam TR | 2013 | 793 | 615 | 1408 | |
| 44 |
Srivilliputhur Megamalai TR |
2021 |
642 | 375 | 1017 | |
| 45 |
Telangana (2) |
Amrabad TR |
2015 |
2166 (2) |
445 | 2611 |
| 46 | Kawal TR | 2012 | 893 | 1126 | 2019 | |
| 47 | Uttar Pradesh (3) | Dudhwa TR | 2010 | 1094 | 1108 | 2202 |
| 48 | Pilibhit TR | 2014 | 603 | 127 | 730 | |
| 49 |
Ranipur WLS-TR |
2022 |
230 | 299 |
529 (-3) |
|
| 50 | Uttarakhand (2) | Jim Corbett TR | 2010 | 822 | 466 | 1288 |
| 51 | Rajaji TR | 2015 | 256 | 820 | 1075 | |
| 52 | West Bengal (2) | Buxa TR | 2009 | 391 | 367 | 758 |
| 53 |
Sunderbans TR |
2007 |
1700 (4) |
885 | 2585 |
Q. Among the following TRs, which one has the largest area under “Critical Tiger Habitat”?a) Corbett b) Ranthambore c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam d) Sunderbans Answer: c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam — Critical Tiger Habitat is also known as the core area |
|
Proposed TR |
State |
Core |
Buffer |
NTCA Approval? |
State Wildlife Board Approval? |
Notified by State? |
| Dibang WLS-TR | Arunachal Pradesh | — | — | In-principle | — | — |
| Kaimur WLS-TR | Bihar | — | — | In-principle | — | — |
|
Guru Ghasidas NP-TR |
Chhattisgarh |
— |
— |
Received | Not Yet | — |
|
Sunabena WLS-TR |
Chhattisgarh |
— |
— |
Received | Not Yet | — |
|
Mhadei WLS-TR |
Goa |
— |
— |
Not Yet | — | — |
|
Kudremukh TR |
Karnataka |
— |
— |
Received | Not Yet | — |
|
MM Hills WLS-TR |
Karnataka |
671 | 235 | Received |
Received |
Not Yet |
|
Durgavati TR |
Madhya Pradesh |
1414 | 925 | Received |
Received |
Not Yet |
| Ratapani WLS-TR | Madhya Pradesh | 1500 | 2000 | In-principle | — | — |
“In-principle” approval means that the NCTA is willing to consider the proposal.
|
Largest Tiger Reserves in India (by Core Area) |
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|
Tiger Reserve |
State/UT |
Area (km2) |
|
| 1 |
Nagarjunsagar Srisailam TR |
Andhra Pradesh |
2596 |
| 2 |
Amrabad TR |
Telangana |
2166 |
| 3 | Namdapha TR | Arunachal Pradesh | 1808 |
| 4 | Sunderbans TR | West Bengal | 1700 |
| 5 | Melghat TR | Maharashtra | 1500 |
|
Smallest National Parks in India (by Core Area) |
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| 1 |
Orang TR |
Assam |
79 |
| 2 |
Bor TR |
Maharashtra |
138 |
| 3 | Nameri TR | Assam | 200 |
|
Largest Tiger Reserves in India (by Total Area) |
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| 1 |
Nagarjunsagar Srisailam TR |
Andhra Pradesh |
3296 |
| 2 |
Manas TR |
Assam |
3151 |
| 3 | Indravati TR | Chhattisgarh | 2799 |
|
Smallest National Parks in India (by Total Area) |
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| 1 |
Nameri TR |
Assam |
344 |
| 2 | Orang TR | Assam | 492 |
| 3 | Ranipur WLS-TR | Uttar Pradesh | 529 |
