List of Biosphere Reserves[edit]

In 2009, India designated Cold Desert of Himachal Pradesh as a biosphere reserve. On September 20, 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Forests designated Seshachalam Hills as the 17th biosphere reserve. Panna (Madhya Pradesh) was scheduled to become the 18th on August 25, 2011.[2]

Biosphere reserves of India (area wise)

Year

Name Location State Type Key Fauna

Area (km²)

11986

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur,Silent Valley and Anaimalai Hills

Tamil Nadu,Kerala andKarnataka

Western Ghats

Nilgiri Tahr, Lion-tailed macaque

5520

21988

Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere Reserve

Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Bageshwar District

UttarakhandWesternHimalayas

5860

41989

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 Cow1050

0

31988

Nokrek Part of Garo Hills MeghalayaEast Himalayas

Red Panda 820

51989

Sundarbans

Part of delta of Ganges and Barahamaputra river system

West Bengal

Gangetic Delta

Royal Bengal Tiger 9630

Biosphere reserves of India (area wise)

Year

Name Location State Type Key Fauna

Area (km²)

61989

Manas

Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup andDarrang Districts

AssamEast Himalayas

Golden Langur, Red Panda

2837

81994

Simlipal Part of Mayurbhanj district OdishaDeccan Peninsula

Gaur, Royal Bengal Tiger, Wild elephant

4374

101998

Dihang-Dibang

Part of Siang and Dibang Valley

Arunachal Pradesh

Eastern Himalaya

5112

111999

Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve

Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chhindwara District

Madhya Pradesh

Semi-Arid

Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel

4981.72

142005

Achanakamar -Amarkantak

Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts

Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh

Maikala Hills

3835

152008

Great Rann of Kutch

Part of Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan Districts

Gujarat Desert Indian Wild Ass1245

4

162009

Cold Desert

Pin Valley National Park and surroundings;Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary

Himachal Pradesh

WesternHimalayas

Snow Leopard 7770

12 200 Khangch Parts of Kanchanjunga Hills Sikkim East Snow Leopard, Red 2620

Biosphere reserves of India (area wise)

Year

Name Location State Type Key Fauna

Area (km²)

0endzonga

Himalayas

Panda

132001

Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve

Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas

Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Western ghats

Nilgiri Tahr, Elephants

1828

71989

Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve

Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Islands Saltwater Crocodile 885

91997

Dibru-Saikhowa

Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts

AssamEast Himalayas

Golden Langur 765

172010

Seshachalam Hills

Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts

Andhra Pradesh

Eastern Ghats

4755

1

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201

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Part

of Panna and Chattarpur

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Madhya

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Tiger, Chital, Chin

kara,Sambhar and 

Sloth bear