Tiger Reserves of India [2024]

A tiger reserve refers to a designated protected area that aims to provide safe habitats for tigers and conserve India’s tiger population. Tiger reserves are established under India’s Project Tiger initiative, launched in 1973 to protect the endangered tiger. Each reserve has a core area (critical tiger habitat) that is kept as inviolate. This is surrounded by a buffer area with co-existence of both wildlife and regulated human activities.

  • Activities like grazing, woodcutting and collection of forest produce is regulated and rights of forest dwellers are protected in buffer areas around core tiger habitats.
  • Besides ecological preservation, tiger reserves also focus on wild tiger populations, ensuring viable breeding populations through conservation breeding programs.
  • The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Project Tiger oversee India’s tiger reserves and coordinate tiger conservation efforts with state governments.

Number of Tiger Reserves in India

As of 2024, India has 55 tiger reserves across 18 states. The reserves cover around 75,000 sq km, which is nearly 2.21% of India’s geographical area. Tiger reserves encompass diverse habitats – from tropical and subtropical forests to wetlands and savannas – supporting not just tigers but numerous other endangered species.

List of Tiger Reserves

Sl NoTiger Reserve (TR)StateNotification YearTotal Area  (sq km)
1BandipurKarnataka20071456.3
2CorbettUttarakhand20101288.31
3KanhaMadhya Pradesh20072,051.79
4ManasAssam20082,837.10
5MelghatMaharashtra20072,768.52
6PalamauJharkhand20121,129.93
7RanthamboreRajasthan20071,411.29
8SimlipalOrissa20072,750.00
9SundarbansWest Bengal20072,584.89
10PeriyarKerala2007925
11SariskaRajasthan20071,213.34
12BuxaWest Bengal2009757.9
13IndravatiChhattisgarh20092,799.07
14NamdaphaArunachal Pradesh19872,052.82
15Nagarjunsagar SagarAndhra Pradesh20073,296.31
16DudhwaUttar Pradesh20102,201.77
17Kalakad MundanthuraiTamil Nadu20071,601.54
18ValmikiBihar2012899.38
19PenchMadhya Pradesh20071,179.63
20Tadobha AndhariMaharashtra20071,727.59
21BandhavgarhMadhya Pradesh20071,536.93
22PannaMadhya Pradesh20071,598.10
23DampaMizoram2007988
24BhadraKarnataka20071,064.29
25Pench – MHMaharashtra2007741.22
26PakkeArunachal Pradesh20121,198.45
27NameriAssam2000464
28SatpuraMadhya Pradesh20072,133.31
29AnamalaiTamil Nadu20071,479.87
30Udanti SitanadiChhattisgarh20091,842.54
31SatkoshiaOdisha2007963.87
32KazirangaAssam20071,173.58
33AchanakmarChhattisgarh2009914.02
34KaliKarnataka20071,097.51
35Sanjay DhubriMadhya Pradesh20111,674.50
36MudumalaiTamil Nadu2007688.59
37NagarholeKarnataka20071,205.76
38ParambikulamKerala2009643.66
39SahyadriMaharashtra20121,165.57
40Biligiri Ranganatha TempleKarnataka2007574.82
41KawalTelangana20122,015.44
42SathyamangalamTamil Nadu20131,408.40
43MukundaraRajasthan2013759.99
44Nawegaon NagziraMaharashtra20131,894.94
45AmrabadTelangana20152,611.39
46PilibhitUttar Pradesh2014730.25
47BorMaharashtra2012816.27
48RajajiUttarakhand20151075.17
49OrangAssam2016492.46
50KamlangArunachal Pradesh2017783
51Srivilliputhur MegamalaiTamil Nadu20211016.57
52Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger ReserveRajasthan20221501.892
53Ranipur Tiger ReserveUttar Pradesh2022529.3612
54Veerangana Durgavati Tiger ReserveMadhya Pradesh20232339.12
55Dholpur – Karauli Tiger ReserveRajasthan2023599.6406
Total78,735.5966 sq km

Important Notes

  • Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam is the largest tiger reserve in terms of Area, while currently, Bor Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra is smallest in area.
  • Manas (Assam) , Similipal (Orissa), Sunderbans (West Bengal) are Biospheres having Tiger reserves.
  • Manas, Kaziranga tiger reserves are also World Heritage Sites.

4 Comments

  1. mukesh

    October 1, 2011 at 4:12 am

    kudremukh tiger reserve is also a world heritage site

  2. drone

    July 30, 2015 at 1:08 pm

    Please update this list

  3. Kalyan Koch

    January 31, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    Kaziranga tiger reserve is also a world heritage site

  4. ravi

    June 3, 2018 at 9:48 am

    The largest number of Tiger Reserves are located in?

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