India has 53 tiger reserves. To be quite honest, I was genuinely surprised to find this out. How can the government allow so many of these large areas to remain untouched and untouched by people?
Of course, you’re probably wondering how much money is spent on protecting India’s tigers. The answer is not much at all.
In fact, if we compare data collected from the past few years with the money spent on protecting tigers in different countries, India’s spending only comes to about 0.1% of their national budget or ₹3.1 billion annually.
The government of India has created many tiger reserves in a concerted effort to help protect endangered species. Here is the list of 53 tiger reserves in India state-wise.
List of 53 Tiger Reserves In India State-Wise
State | No. of Tiger reserves | Tiger Reserve |
Assam | 04 | Kaziranga Tiger Reserve Manas Tiger Reserve Nameri Tiger Reserve Orang Tiger Reserve |
Arunachal Pradesh | 03 | Namdapha Tiger Reserve Pakke Tiger Reserve Kamlang Tiger Reserve |
Andhra Pradesh | 01 | Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve |
Bihar | 01 | Valmiki Tiger Reserve |
Chhattisgarh | 03 | Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Indravati Tiger Reserves Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve |
Jharkhand | 01 | Palamau Tiger Reserve |
Karnataka | 05 | Bandipur Tiger Reserve Nagarhole (extension) Tiger Reserve Bhadra Tiger Reserve Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary |
Kerala | 02 | Periyar Tiger Reserve Parambikulam Tiger Reserve |
Madhya Pradesh | 06 | Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Satpura Tiger Reserve Kanha Tiger Reserve Panna Tiger Reserve Pench Tiger Reserve Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve |
Maharashtra | 06 | Melghat Tiger Reserve Pench Tiger Reserve Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Shahayadri Tiger reserve Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve Bor Tiger Reserve |
Mizoram | 01 | Dampa Tiger Reserve |
Odisha | 02 | Satkosia Tiger Reserve Simlipal Tiger Reserve |
Rajasthan | 03 | Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve |
Tamil Nadu | 04 | Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Anamalai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve |
Telangana | 02 | Kawal Tiger Reserve Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve |
Uttar Pradesh | 02 | Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Pilibhit Tiger Reserve |
Uttarakhand | 02 | Corbett Tiger Reserve Rajaji Tiger reserve |
West Bengal | 02 | Buxa Tiger Reserve Sunderbans Tiger Reserve |
List of Tiger Reserve With Population, Area, and Year of Establishment
Tiger Reserve | Year of Establishment | Tigar Population (2018) | Area (km²) |
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 120 | 868.63 |
Corbett Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 216 | 1318.54 |
Kanha Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 80 | 940 |
Manas Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 11 | 500 |
Melghat Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 25 | 1677 |
Palamau Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 3 | 414.93 |
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 37 | 1334 |
Similipal Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 99 | 2750 |
Sunderbans Tiger Reserve | 1973–74 | 68 | 1330.10 |
Periyar Tiger Reserve | 1978–79 | 20 | 350 |
Sariska Tiger Reserve | 1978–79 | 9 | 881 |
Buxa Tiger Reserve | 1982–83 | 2 | 760 |
Indravati Tiger Reserve | 1982–83 | 12 | 1258.37 |
Namdapha Tiger Reserve | 1982–83 | 11 | 1985.23 |
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve | 1987–88 | 58 | 490.3 |
Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve | 1988–89 | 10 | 895 |
Valmiki Tiger Reserve | 1989–90 | 40 | 898.45 |
Pench Tiger Reserve | 1992–93 | 43 | 292.85 |
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve | 1993–94) | 115 | 625.4 |
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve | 1993–94 | 63 | 1536 |
Panna Tiger Reserve | 1994–95 | 17 | 542.67 |
Dampa Tiger Reserve | 1994–95 | 0 | 500 |
Bhadra Tiger Reserve | 1998–99 | 22 | 892.46 |
Pench Tiger Reserve | 1998–99 | 35 | 257.26 |
Pakke Tiger Reserve | 1999–2000 | 7 | 861.95 |
Nameri Tiger Reserve | 1999–2000 | 5 | 200 |
Satpura Tiger Reserve | 1999–2000 | 26 | 524 |
Anamalai Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 13 | 958 |
Sitanadi Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 4 | 556 |
Satkosia Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 3 | 796 |
Kaziranga Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 103 | 858.98 |
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 11 | 557.55 |
Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 5 | 1300 |
Sanjay Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 8 | 466.68 |
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve | 2007 | 103 | 321 |
Nagarhole Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 101 | 642.39 |
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | 19 | 643.66 |
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve | 2009–10 | 7 | 1166 |
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple Tiger Reserve | 2010–11 | 68 | 539.52 |
Kawal Tiger Reserve | 2012–13 | NA | 2015.44 |
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve | 2013–14 | 72 | 1408.6 |
Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve | 2013–14 | NA | 759.99 |
Nawegaon Tiger Reserve | 2013–14 | 7 | 133.88 |
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve | 1982–83 | 74 | 3728 |
Amrabad Tiger Reserve | 2014 | NA | 2611.4 |
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve | 2014 | 65 | 602.79 |
Bor Tiger Reserve | 2014 | 5 | 121.1 |
Rajaji Tiger Reserve | 2015 | NA | 820.5 |
Orang Tiger Reserve | 2016 | NA | 78.81 |
Kamlang Tiger Reserve | 2016 | NA | 783 |
Srivilliputhur – Megamalai Tiger Reserve | 2021 | 14 | 1016.57 |
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve | 2021 | 35 | 1501.89 |
Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary Tiger Reserve | 2021 | NA | 1440 & 608.5 |