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PROTECTED AREA :

State wise Details of  Protected Areas

Summary of Existing Protected Area Network in India

 

No

Area

% of Geographical Area
of India
National Parks (NPs) 102 39,888 km2 1.21 %
Wildlife Sanctuaries (WLSs) 515 119,930 km2 3.65 %
Conservation Reserves (CRs) 44 1,160.00  km2 0.04 %
Community Reserves 4 20.69  km2 0.00054 %
Protected Areas (PAs) 665 160,999.30 km2 4.90 %
   
Geographical Area of India (FSI, 1999) = 32,87,263  km2
Recorded Forest Area of India (FSI, 2001) =   768,436  km2
Forest Area = 23.38 % of Geographical Area of India
   

Growth of National Parks in India
 


 

Growth of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
 

Growth of Protected Areas in India

Excluding 4 Community and 44 Conservation Reserves