List of forests in India

The following table is a non-exhaustive list of forests found in India.

Name Image Location Area Comments
Abujmarh forest Chhattisgarh
Annekal Reserved Forest Western Ghats
Baikunthapur Forest Dooars, West Bengal This is a terai forest
Bandipur National Park Karnataka 874 km2
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Shivamogga, Karnataka 892 km2 One of India's premier Tiger Reserves
Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park Sanguem taluk, Goa 650 km2
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
Odisha 650 km2
Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Ponda taluk, Goa 8 km2 Provides sanctuary to leopards who have been injured in human-wildlife conflict.
Chambal National Sanctuary On the Chambal River, near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh 5400 km2 Part of the Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests region
Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary Canacona taluk, Goa It is known for its dense forest of tall trees, some of which reach 30 metres in height.
Gir National Park Talala taluk, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat 1412 km2
Jakanari reserve forest Coimbatore
Jim Corbett National Park Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand 520.8 km2
Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh 650 km2 The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km2 respectively.
Keibul Lamjao National Park Bishnupur district, Manipur 40 km2 The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis.
Kukrail Reserve Forest Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 20 km2 An urban forest in the city of Lucknow, slowly development is happening around this forest but the main forest is preserved by the government, a Night Safari and a modern Zoo has also been proposed here by the government.
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Sattari taluk, Goa 208.5 km2 Bengal tigers can be found here.
Molai forest Majuli island on the Brahmaputra River 5.5 km2
Nagarhole National Park
Kodagu district and Mysore district, Karnataka 642 km2 One of India's premier Tiger Reserves
Nallamala Hills Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh (South of River Krishna)[1]
Namdapha National Park Arunachal Pradesh 1985 km2 Fourth largest national park in India.
Nanmangalam forest Chennai, Tamil Nadu 24 km2 The reserve forest area is 3.2 km2
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary Goa 211 km2
New Amarambalam Reserved Forest Nilambur, Malappuram district, Kerala
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
Pichavaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu 11 km2 World's second biggest mangrove forest
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Chorão (island) on Mandovi river, Goa 1.8 km2 Mangrove habitat
Saranda forest West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand 820 km2
Shettihalli Karnataka (Tunga River) 395.6 km2
Sundarbans West Bengal 3260 km2 Dense mangrove forest, one of the largest reserves for the Bengal Tiger and a UNESCO world heritage site
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Chandrapur district, Maharashtra
Valmiki National Park West Champaran district, Bihar 898.45 km2 The only national park in Bihar
Vandalur Reserve Forest
Vandalur, Tamil Nadu
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Wayanad, Kerala 344 km2

See also

References

  1. ^ Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. 2000. ISBN 9780852297605.
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