Biosphere Reserves of India - List of Biosphere Reserves

List of Biosphere Reserves

In 2009, India designated Cold Desert of Himachal Pradesh as a Biosphere Reserve. And on September 20, 2010, Ministry of Environment and Forests designated Seshachalam Hills as another Biosphere Reserve taking the count to number of such designated areas to 17.And on 25.8.2011 Panna (Madhya Pradesh) becomes India's 18th Biosphere Reserve

Biosphere reserves of India (area wise)
Year Name Location State Type Key Fauna Area (km²)
1 2008 Great Rann of Kutch Part of Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan Districts Gujarat Desert Indian Wild Ass 12454
2 1989 Gulf of Mannar Indian part of Gulf of Mannar extending from Rameswaram island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka Tamil Nadu Coasts Dugong or Sea Cow 10500
3 1989 Sunderbans Part of delta of Ganges and Barahamaputra river system West Bengal Gangetic Delta Royal Bengal Tiger 9630
4 2009 Cold Desert Pin Valley National Park and surroundings;Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary Himachal Pradesh Western Himalayas Snow Leopard 7770
5 1988 Nandadevi Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Bageshwar District Uttarakhand Western Himalayas 5860
6 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani Hills Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka Western Ghats Nilgiri Tahr, Lion-tailed macaque 5520
7 1998 Dehang-Dibang Part of Siang and Dibang Valley Arunachal Pradesh Eastern Himalaya 5112
8 1999 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chhindwara District Madhya Pradesh Semi-Arid Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel 4981.72
9 2010 Seshachalam Hills Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts Andhra Pradesh Eastern Ghats 4755
10 1994 Simlipal Part of Mayurbhanj district Orissa Deccan Peninsula Gaur 4374
11 2005 Achanakamar - Amarkantak Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh Maikala Range 3835
12 1989 Manas Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang Districts Assam East Himalayas Golden Langur, Red Panda 2837
13 2000 Khangchendzonga Parts of Kanchanjunga Hills Sikkim East Himalayas Snow Leopard, Red Panda 2620
14 2001 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas Kerala, Tamil Nadu Western ghats Nilgiri Tahr, Elephants 1828
15 1989 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands Islands Saltwater Crocodile 885
16 1988 Nokrek Part of Garo Hills Meghalaya East Himalayas Red Panda 820
17 1997 Dibru-Saikhowa Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts Assam East Himalayas Golden Langur 765
18 2011 Panna Part of Panna and and Chattarpur Districts Madhya pradesh

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