National Parks In India List for Bank Exams: Wildlife heritage of India is as much or even more diverse than its cultural heritage. One of the major mega diversity countries in the world, India houses a good number of wildlife species found nowhere else on the globe. Wildlife in India has been more known for because of popular national parks of North and Central India like- Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Ranthambore and Corbett. Here we are providing you the list of Important National Parks in India which is useful for candidates who are preparing for banking exams and other competitive exams.
The term ‘National Park’ should denote an area which is, set aside for the protection and conservation of outstanding natural fauna, flora, geological formations and natural scenic. India is an exciting place to be for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers from around the world. The reasons are simple but exciting. Currently there are 80 National Parks in India. In 1936, the first National Park in India was created and named as the Hailey National Park, now called the Corbett National Park, in Uttaranchal. The sections 18 to 34 of the Indian Constitution deal with Sanctuaries, section 35 deals with National Parks and section 38 empowers the Central Government to declare areas as Sanctuaries or National Parks (Negi, S.S., 1991).
These National wildlife Parks in turn houses largest number of tigers found in the world, largest number of one-horned rhinos found in the world, now almost extinct Asiatic Lions, and a large percent of elephants. These wildlife animals are but only a part of more than 500 species of mammals who have made India their natural home. Apart from the mammals, India is also blessed with over 2000 species of birds, over 500 species of reptiles and amphibians and around 30000 species of insects including colorful butterflies.
NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA
Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary – Belgaum (Karnataka)
Bandipur National Park – Mysore (Karnataka)
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Campbell National Park ‐ Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Dudwa National Park – Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)
Rajaji National Park – Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)
Dachigam National Park – Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary – Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)
Kaziranga National Park – Golaghat/Nagaon (Assam)
Manas Tiger Sanctuary – Barpeta (Assam)
Corbett National Park – Nainital (Uttarakhand)
Sundarbans Tiger Sanctuary – 24Paraganas (West Bengal)
Bandhavgarh National Park – Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)
Kanha National Park – Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)
Hazaribagh National Park – Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary – Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
Gir National Park – Junagarh (Gujarat)
Periyar Sanctuary – Idduki (Kerala)
Keoladeo National Park – Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Chandraprabha Sanctuary – Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Simlipal Tiger Sanctuary – Mayurbhanj (Odisha)
Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary – Kendrapara (Odisha)
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary – Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Mudumalai Sanctuary – Nilgiris (Tamilnadu)
Galathea National Park – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary – Bhagalpu (Bihar)
Silent Valley National Park – Palakkad, (Kerala)
The term ‘National Park’ should denote an area which is, set aside for the protection and conservation of outstanding natural fauna, flora, geological formations and natural scenic. India is an exciting place to be for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers from around the world. The reasons are simple but exciting. Currently there are 80 National Parks in India. In 1936, the first National Park in India was created and named as the Hailey National Park, now called the Corbett National Park, in Uttaranchal. The sections 18 to 34 of the Indian Constitution deal with Sanctuaries, section 35 deals with National Parks and section 38 empowers the Central Government to declare areas as Sanctuaries or National Parks (Negi, S.S., 1991).
These National wildlife Parks in turn houses largest number of tigers found in the world, largest number of one-horned rhinos found in the world, now almost extinct Asiatic Lions, and a large percent of elephants. These wildlife animals are but only a part of more than 500 species of mammals who have made India their natural home. Apart from the mammals, India is also blessed with over 2000 species of birds, over 500 species of reptiles and amphibians and around 30000 species of insects including colorful butterflies.
NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA
Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary – Belgaum (Karnataka)
Bandipur National Park – Mysore (Karnataka)
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Campbell National Park ‐ Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Dudwa National Park – Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)
Rajaji National Park – Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)
Dachigam National Park – Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary – Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)
Kaziranga National Park – Golaghat/Nagaon (Assam)
Manas Tiger Sanctuary – Barpeta (Assam)
Corbett National Park – Nainital (Uttarakhand)
Sundarbans Tiger Sanctuary – 24Paraganas (West Bengal)
Bandhavgarh National Park – Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)
Kanha National Park – Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)
Hazaribagh National Park – Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary – Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
Gir National Park – Junagarh (Gujarat)
Periyar Sanctuary – Idduki (Kerala)
Keoladeo National Park – Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Chandraprabha Sanctuary – Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Simlipal Tiger Sanctuary – Mayurbhanj (Odisha)
Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary – Kendrapara (Odisha)
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary – Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Mudumalai Sanctuary – Nilgiris (Tamilnadu)
Galathea National Park – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary – Bhagalpu (Bihar)
Silent Valley National Park – Palakkad, (Kerala)