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National Parks in India

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1. Total National Parks in India: 105

*As of 2021, there were 105 national parks in India.

*By 1970, India only had five (5) national parks.

2. First National Park of India:

*India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.

*It was established to protect the endangered Bengal tiger and was named after hunter and naturalist Edward James Corbett (Jim Corbett).

3. Newest National Park of India:

Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam

*Dehing Patkai becomes India's newest National Park, In July 2020 Assam government upgraded the status of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park.

4. Area Covered by National Parks:

40,564.00 km²

*There are 105 existing national parks in India covering an area of 40,564.00 km², which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country.

5. State with Highest National Park:

Madhya Pradesh

*There are 10 existing national parks in Madhya Pradesh:-

Name	Area	Place (MP)
Kanha National Park - 1955	940 km²	Mandla
Bandhavgarh National Park - 1968	437 km²	Umaria
Madhav National Park - 1959	354 km²	Shivpuri
Sanjay National Park - 1981	467 km²	Sidhi
Van Vihar National Park - 1979	4.45 km²	Bhopal
Panna National Park - 1981	543 km²	Panna, Chhatarpur
Satpura National Park - 1981	524 km²	Pachmarhi
Pench (Priyadarshini) National Park - 1975	293 km²	Seoni, Chhindwara
Mandla Plant Fossils National Park - 1983	0.27 km²	Mandla
Dinosaur National Park - 2010	0.8974 km²	Bagh

6. Largest National Park in Madhya Pradesh:

Kanha National Park (940km²)

*Created in 1933 as Wildlife Sanctuary and designated as a National Park in 1955.

7. State/UT with Zero National Parks:

Chandigarh
Punjab
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry

8. Largest National Park by Area:

Hemis National Park, Ladakh (area - 4400 km²)

*Established in 1981. Globally famous for its snow leopards. It is the only national park in India that is north of the Himalayas.

9. Smallest National Park by Area:

South Button Island National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (area 0.03 km²)

*The South Button Island National Park is part of the Rani Jhansi Marine National Park.

10. National Parks declared as UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 7 National Parks.

Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Manas National Park, Assam
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal
Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh
Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim

11. First National Park of India that have been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

Kaziranga National Park, Assam (1985).
Manas National Park, Assam (1985)
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan (1985)

12. World's only Floating National Park:

Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur

*The brow-antlered deer or the dancing deer is found in its natural habitat only at Keibul Lamjao National Park over the floating biomass locally called "Phumdi".