Sl. No.

Name of Tiger Reserve

State/ District

Climate/ Vegetation

Rivers /Physiography

Protected Areas inside reserve

Indigenous tribes

Area of the core / critical tiger habitat (In Sq. Kms.)

Total area (In Sq. Kms.)

1

Nagarjunsagar Srisailam

Andhra Pradesh (Kurnool, Prakasam, Guntur, Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar)

Krishna river, Ethipothala Falls, Pedda Dukudu falls , Nallamala hills.

Gundla Brahmeshwaram WLS

Chenchus

2595.72

3296.31

2

Namdapha

Arunachal Pradesh(Changlang district)

Noa Dihing River originates at the Chaukan Pass.

Between the Dapha bum range of the Mishmi Hills and the Patkai range.

Lisu tribes

1807.82

2052.82

3

Kamlang Tiger Reserve

Arunachal Pradesh

Lohit District

Tropical and Subtropical climate

Rivers: Kamlang

Mishmi, Digaro Mishmi , and Miju Mishmi people

671.00

783.00

4

Pakke / Pakhui

Arunachal Pradesh (Pakke Kessang district)

Subtropical climate

Tropical Wet Evergreen to Alpine

Rivers: Nameri,Pakke, kameng

In news for Hornbill Conservation

Sessa Orchid Sanctuary and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary.

Nyishi tribe

683.45

1198.45

5

Manas

Assam(Chirang and Baksa District)

Tropical monsoon type climate

Semi evergreen to Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests

Endemic spp: Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog

Manas River

840.04

3150.92

6

Nameri

Assam

200

344

7

Orang Tiger Reserve

Assam (Darrang and Sonitpur districts)

Northern bank of the Brahmaputra River, Pachnoi river, Belsiri river and Dhanshiri River border the park.

79.28

492.46

8

Kaziranga

Important Bird Area

Assam(Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts)

Elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests,

Indian leopard, gaur, chital, striped hyena, Indian jackal, sloth bear,

625.58

1173.58

9

Valmiki

Bihar(Champaran district)

598.45

899.38

10

Udanti-Sitanadi

Chattisgarh

851.09

1842.54

11

Achanakmar

Chattisgarh

626.195

914.017

12

Indravati

Chhattisgarh

1258.37

2799.07

13

Palamau

Jharkhand(Latehar district) Part of Betla National Park and Palamau WLS

North Koel River

414.08

1129.93

14

Bandipur

Karnataka (Chamaraja nagar)

Shrub to dry to moist deciduous,

Kabini river in the north and the Moyar river in the south. Nugu river runs through the park.

Badagas

872.24

1456.3

15

Bhadra

Karnataka

492.46

1064.29

16

Dandeli-Anshi

Karnataka (Uttara Kannada district,)

Kali River

black panther, Indian bison, sloth bear, Indian wild boar, bonnet macaque, gray langur, gray slender loris,

814.884

1097.514

17

Nagarahole

Karnataka

643.35

1205.76

18

Biligiri Ranganatha Temple

Karnataka

359.1

574.82

19

Periyar

Kerala

Malabar grey hornbill, Nilgiri wood pigeon, blue-winged parakeet, Nilgiri flycatcher

located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats

881

925

20

Parambikulam

Kerala(Palakkad district)

It is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills

Kadar, Malasar, Muduvar and Mala Malasar

390.89

643.662

21

Kanha

Madhya Pradesh

917.43

2051.791

22

Pench

Madhya Pradesh

411.33

1179.63225

23

Bandhavgarh

Madhya Pradesh

716.903

1598.1

24

Panna

Madhya Pradesh

576.13

1578.55

25

Satpura

Madhya Pradesh

1339.264

2133.30797

26

Sanjay-Dubri

Madhya Pradesh

812.571

1674.502

27

Melghat

Maharashtra (Amravati District)

Tropical dry deciduous in nature, dominated by teak (Tectona grandis)

Tapti River and the Gawilgadh ridge of the Satpura Range form the boundaries.

Reserve is catchment area of Khandu, Khapra, Sipna, Gadga and Dolar.

Korku tribe (80 %) and others like Gond, Nihal etc

1500.49

2768.52

28

Tadoba-Andhari

Maharashtra

625.82

1727.5911

29

Pench

Maharashtra

257.26

741.22

30

Sahyadri

Maharashtra(Satara , Sangli, Kolhapur and Ratnagiri)

Moist deciduous forests to evergreen

600.12

1165.57

31

Nawegaon-Nagzira

Maharashtra(Gondia district)

Dry mixed forest to moist forest

653.674

653.674

32

Bor

Maharashtra (Hingani in Wardha District)

Dry deciduous forests ecoregion, with the main species being teak, ain, tendu (East Indian ebony) and bamboo.

Bor Tiger Reserve will be merged with Pench Tiger Reserve as a 'Satellite core area',

Indian leopard, Indian bison, blue bull, chital, sambar deer, barking deer, mouse deer

138.12

138.12

33

Dampa

Mizoram

500

988

34

Similipal

Odisha

1194.75

2750

35

Satkosia

Odisha

523.61

963.87

36

Ranthambore

Rajasthan(Sawai Madhopur)

Dry deciduous forests and open grassy meadow

Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, nilgai, wild boar, sambar, striped hyena, sloth bear,

Bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River.

Ecoregion: Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests

1113.364

1411.291

37

Sariska

Rajasthan

881.1124

1213.342

38

Mukandra Hills

Rajasthan

417.17

759.99

39

Kalakad-Mundanthurai

Tamil Nadu(Tirunelveli)

895

1601.542

40

Anamalai

Tamil Nadu (Cuddalore District)

958.59

1479.87

41

Mudumalai

Tamil Nadu(Nilgiris District)

321

688.59

42

Sathyamangalam

Tamil Nadu(Erode District)

tropical evergreen (Shola), semi-evergreen, mixed-deciduous, dry deciduous and thorn forests.

Irula tribe (also known as the Urali) and Soliga communities

793.49

1408.4

43

Srivilliputhur Meghamalai

Tamil Nadu(Virudh nagar District)

Recently Formed in 2020

44

Kawal

Telangana(Mancherial District)

Dry deciduous teak forests mixed with bamboo,

It’s catchment for the rivers Godavari and Kadam.

893.23

2019.12

45

Amrabad

Telangana

2166.37*

2611.39*

46

Dudhwa

Uttar Pradesh

Terai belt of marshy grasslands

swamp deer, sambar deer, barking deer, spotted deer, hog deer, sloth bear

1093.79

2201.7748

47

Pilibhit

Uttar Pradesh (Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur Districts)

Sal Shorea robusta forests.

River Sharda and the River Ghaghara

Suhelwa and Sohagibarwa wildlife sanctuaries

602.798

730.2498

48

Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR)

Uttar Pradesh

-

80.6

Corbett

Uttarakhand (Nainital and Pauri Garhwal district)

Monsoon type

Moist deciduous forest

Ramganga river, Patli Dun valley

Bhoksa/Buksa people

821.99

1288.31

49

Rajaji TR

Uttarakhand(Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.)

255.63

1075.17

50

Sunderbans

West Bengal(South 24 Parganas, Khulna and Bakerganj)

Royal Bengal tiger, saltwater crocodile, river terrapin, olive ridley turtle, Ganges river dolphin, hawksbill turtle and mangrove horseshoe crab.

Hugli to the mouth of the Meghna river

1699.62

2584.89

51

Buxa

West Bengal

Northern bank of the Brahmaputra River

390.5813

757.9038

TOTAL

40340.12

71027.10