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Project Tiger was launched by the Government of India in the year 1973 to save the endangered species of tiger in the country. Starting from nine (9) reserves in 1973-74 the number is grown up to thirty nine (39) in 2009. A total area of 46,600 km2 is covered by these project tiger areas, which is 1.42 % of the total geographical area of the country.
Project Tiger Reserves of India
(as on January 1, 2012)
Project Tiger Reserves of India S.No. Name of PTR State Year of Establ. Total Area (sq.km.) 1 Achanakmar Chhattishgarh 2009 553.286 2 Annamalai Tamil Nadu 2.4.2007 958.59 3 Bandhavgarh Madhya Pradesh 1993-94 1161.471 4 Bandipur Karnataka 1973-74 880 5 Bhadra Karnataka 1998-99 451.69 6 Buxa West Bengal 1982-83 760.92 7 Corbett Uttarakhand 1973-74 1318.54 8 Dampa Mizoram 1994-95 500 9 Dandeli-Anshi Karnataka 2007 875 10 Dudhwa Uttar Pradesh 1987-88 883.739 Katerniaghat Extension Uttar Pradesh 1999-2000 551 11 Indravati Chhattishgarh 1982-83 2799.086 12 Kalakad-Mundathurai Tamil Nadu 1988-89 895 13 Kanha Madhya Pradesh 1973-74 1945 14 Kaziranga Assam 2006 859 15 Manas Assam 1973-74 2837 16 Melghat Maharashtra 1973-74 1676.49 17 Mudumalai Tamil Nadu 2007 321 18 Nagarhole Karnataka 1999-2000 643.39 19 Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Andhra Pradesh 1982-83 3568.09 20 Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh 1982-83 1985.245 21 Nameri Assam 1999-2000 344 22 Pakhui Arunachal Pradesh 1999-2000 861.95 23 Palamau Jharkhand 1973-74 1026 24 Panna Madhya Pradesh 1994-95 542.67 25 Parambikulam Kerala 2007 648.5 26 Pench (Maharashtra) Maharashtra 1992-93 664.3 27 Pench (M.P.) Madhya Pradesh 1992-93 757.86 28 Periyar Kerala 1978-79 777 29 Ranthambhore Rajasthan 1973-74 1334.64 30 Sanjay Dubri Madhya Pradesh 2008 831 31 Satkosia Orissa 2007 964 32 Satpura Madhya Pradesh 1999-2000 1486 33 Sariska Rajasthan 1978-79 866 34 Shahyadri Maharashtra 2008-09 741.22 35 Simlipal Orissa 1973-74 2750 36 Sunderbans West Bengal 1973-74 2585 37 Tadoba-Andhari Maharashtra 1993-94 575.78 38 Udanti-Sitanadi Chhattishgarh 2008 1580 39 Valmiki Bihar 1989-90 840.26 46600