List of Tiger Reserves in India 2025, Map, Names, Schemes

• Project Tiger was started to protect tigers in India as their numbers were declining.
• The project focuses on ensuring that tiger habitats are preserved and that tree-cutting is avoided. As India’s national animal, it is important to safeguard tigers and their environment.
• Project Tiger began on 1 April 1973, in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, under Indira Gandhi’s leadership.
• The main goal is to save the Royal Bengal Tiger from extinction.
• The project has successfully increased the tiger population from around 1200 to about 5000.
• New reserves added to the project include Dholpur-Karauli and Veerangna Durgavati

• River: Nugu, Kabini, Moyar
• Flora: Teak, Rosewood, Indian Kino Tree, Axlewood, Gooseberry, Lagerstroemia, Terminalia, Flame of the Forest, Bamboo
• Fauna: Bonnet Macaque, Leopard, Tiger, Elephant, Barking Deer, Spotted Deer, Four-Horned Antelope, 258 bird species
• Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve since 1986

• River: Ramganga
• Flora: Sal, Axlewood, Bauhinia, Golden Shower, Red Dhak, Shrubs, Climbers
• Fauna: Tiger, Elephant, Indian Vulture, Crocodile, Marsh Crocodile, Tortoise, Mahseer Fish
• India’s first National Park, established as Hailey National Park in 1936

• River: Kanha
• Flora: Sal, Lagerstroemia, Axlewood, Indian Kino Tree, Mahua, Bamboo
• Fauna: Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Barasingha, Barking Deer, Gaur, Langur, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog, Tiger, Leopard

• River: Sankosh, Saralbangha, Hel, Tanali, Courang, Sidli, Manas, Beki, Brahmaputra and others
• Flora: Rare plants such as Reinwardia, Desmodium, Pueraria, Exacum, Chiloschista, Mango, Bamboo
• Fauna: One-horned rhino, Elephant, Tiger, Pigmy Hog, Hispid Hare, Golden Jackal, Assam Macaque, Black Bear, Gaur
• UNESCO World Heritage Site; part of Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserve; adjacent to Bhutan’s Royal Manas Park

• River: Khandu, Khapra, Sipna, Gadga, Dolar
• Flora: Over 700 species, including Geranium, Senecio, Orchids, Bamboo
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog, Jackal, Sambar, Gaur, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Python, Otter
• Comprises Gugamal National Park and multiple sanctuaries

• Flora: Sal, Acacia, Flame of the Forest, Mahua, Axlewood, Bamboo
• Fauna: Leopard, Tiger, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Barking Deer, Wolf, Wild Dog, Elephant

• River: Banas, Chambal
• Flora: Dry Deciduous Forests, Acacia, Banyan, Peepal, Flame of the Forest, Bamboo
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Caracal, Hyena, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Nilgai, Wild Boar, Langur

• River: Budhabalanga, East Deo, Salandi, Khairi
• Flora: Orchids, Evergreen and Moist Deciduous Forests
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Bison, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Giant Squirrel

• River: Ganges, Brahmaputra
• Flora: Mangroves
• Fauna: Tiger, Fishing Cat, Saltwater Crocodile, Gangetic Dolphin, Olive Ridley Turtle
• UNESCO World Heritage Site

• River: Periyar
• Flora: Teak, Rosewood, Jackfruit, Mango, Bamboo
• Fauna: Elephant, Gaur, Sambar, Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Lion-Tailed Macaque

• Flora: Dhok, Boswellia, Bamboo, Flame of the Forest, Ziziphus
• Fauna: Leopard, Caracal, Rusty-Spotted Cat, Wild Boar, Nilgai, Sambar Deer, Spotted Deer
• Once had no tigers but reintroduced successfully

• River: Sankoshi, Raidak, Jayanti, Dima, Nonani etc
• Flora: Sal, Champ, Gamar, Simul and Chikrasi
• Fauna: Asian Elephant, Tiger, Gaur, Wild Boar, Sambhar and Wild dog
• Important corridor for elephants
• A low-density Tiger reserve

• River: Indravati
• Flora: Teak, Sal, Bamboo, Mahua, Terminalia, Syzygium
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Wolf, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Crocodile

• River: Namdapha
• Flora: Dipterocarpus, Shorea, Pines
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Red Panda, Hoolock Gibbon
• Borders Myanmar

• River: Krishna
• Flora: Nallamala forests
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Pangolin, Indian Rock Python
• Spans five districts, including Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar reservoirs
• Largest Tiger Reserve in India

• River: Mohana (northern boundary), Suheli (southern boundary)
• Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Crape Myrtle
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard , Rhinoceros unicornis, Elephant

• Flora: Hopea, Condapanna Palm, and Travancore Elm
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Indian Elephant , Nilgiri Langur

• River: Gandak, Pandai, Manor, Harha, Masan, and Bhapsa
• Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Kamala
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Indian Leopard , Indian Bison

• River: Pench (splits the reserve into two)
• Flora: Teak, Indian Ebony, and Mahua
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Indian Wolf
• Known as Mowgli’s land from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”

• Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Anogeissus
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear named after the local deity Taru.

• River: Johilla, Son (eastern boundary), Umrar (western fringes)
• Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Anogeissus
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard , Indian Wolf

• River: Ken
• Flora: Teak, Indian Ebony, and Mahua
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Indian Leopard , Gharial
• Known for its diamond mines

• River: Keisalam, Seling, Aivapui
• Flora: Dominated by Muli Bamboo and Long-Spathed Bamboo, among others
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard , Himalayan Black Bear

• River: Bhadra River and tributaries (Somavahini, Thadabehalla, Odirayanahalla)
• Flora: Indian Laurel, Crape Myrtle, and Indian Kino Tree
• Fauna: Asian Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, and Rhesus Macaque

• River: Pench River, tributary of Kanhan
• Flora: Hardwickia, Teak, and Indian Ebony
• Fauna: Tiger, Indian Giant Squirrel, and Indian Gaur
• Includes natural features like Nagdeo Pahadi and Ghuggusgarh Fort

• River: Pakke and Kameng Rivers
• Flora:  Myrocarpa, Canarium, and Big-Leafed Syzygium
• Fauna: Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Asian Elephant, and Yellow-Throated Marten

• River: Jia-Bhoroli and tributaries
• Flora: Beechwood, Queen’s Crape Myrtle, and Orchids
• Fauna: White-winged Duck, Tiger, and Clouded Leopard

• River: – Denwa, Narmada and Tapti
• Flora:  Sal, Teak, and Bamboo,
• Fauna: Tiger, Sloth Bear, and Chinkara

• River: – Aliyar, Uppar and Nirar
• Flora: Balsam, Black Pepper, and Nutmeg
• Fauna: Asian Elephant, Lion-tailed Macaque, and Nilgiri Langur
• Home to Indigenous communities like Malai Malasars

• River: Mahanadi and tributaries (Udanti, Sitanadi, etc.)
• Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Teak
• Fauna: Wild Buffalo, Tiger, and Clouded Leopard

• River: Mahanadi
• Flora: Sal and Silk Cotton Tree, among others
• Fauna: Tiger, Gharials
• Includes the Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary

• River: Diffalu and Moradifalu (tributaries of Brahmaputra)
• Flora: Silk Cotton Tree, Elephant Apple, and Cluster Fig
• Fauna: Indian Rhinoceros, Tiger, and Water Buffalo
• UNESCO World Heritage Site

• River: Maniyari
• Flora: Sal, Teak, and Indian Snakeroot
• Fauna: Tiger, American Bison, and Sloth Bear
• Part of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve

• River: – Kali
• Flora: Garcinia, Jackfruit, and Bamboo
• Fauna: Tiger, Assam Loris, and Asian Elephant

• River: Gopad, Banas, Mahan, etc.
• Flora: Sal, Frankincense, and Mahua
• Fauna: Tiger, Spotted Deer, and Sloth Bear

• Rivers: Kabini, Moyar
• Flora: Indian Olive, Dregea, Bamboo, Indian Beech, Arjun Tree, Jamun, Ginger, Turmeric, True Cinnamon, Nightshade, Guava, Mango, Black Pepper, Indian Rosewood, Sandalwood
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Indian Bison, Sambar Deer, Spotted Deer, Sloth Bear, Striped Hyena, Four-horned Antelope, Blackbuck, Wild Boar
• The forests are interspersed with swampy fallows called ‘hadlu,’
• Kattunayakan Tribe (PVTG) lives in this tiger reserve.

• Rivers: Nagarhole River, a tributary of the Kabini rivers
• Flora: Indian Rosewood, Sandalwood, Teak, Silver Oak, Indian Kino
• Fauna: Tiger,  Wild Boar, Mouse Deer, Wild Dog, Indian Grey Mongoose, Giant Flying Squirrel, Loris, Bonnet Macaque, Porcupine, Golden Jackal, Indian Pangolin, Leopard Cat

• Rivers: Parambikulam, Sholayar and Thekkedy
• Flora: Neem, Sandalwood, Teak
• Fauna: Leopard, Tiger,Axis Deer, Sloth Bear, Jungle Cat, Lion-Tailed, Macaque, Otter, Gaur (Indian Bison), Elephant, Sambar Deer, Indian Bullfrog

• Rivers: Vashishti River
• Flora: Harpullia, Scolopia, Blueberry Tree, Kattuka, Ficus, Red White Wood, Acacia, Spiny Mango, Indian Gooseberry, Carissa
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Dhole, Gaur, Bengal Cat, Malabar Pit Viper, Giant Squirrel, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Indian Muntjac, Blackbuck, Four-Horned Antelope

• Flora: Indian Gum Tree, Indian Rosewood, Crepe Myrtle, Black Plum, Indian Cherry, Careya, Indian Walnut, Indian Gooseberry, White Cedar, Gum Arabic
• Fauna: Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Indian Muntjac, Four-Horned Antelope, Leopard, Tiger, Dhole, Palm Civet, Indian Giant Squirrel, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, Grey-headed Fishing Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Indian Caecilian

• Rivers: Godavari
• Flora: Teak, Indian Axlewood, Mitragyna, Indian Almond, Indian Gooseberry, Frankincense, Butter Tree, Terminalia, Mahua, Silk Cotton Tree
• Fauna: Nilgai, Four-Horned Antelope, Indian Gazelle, Blackbuck, Sambar, Chital, Dhole, Grey Wolf, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Sloth Bear, Gaur, North American Porcupine, Indian Hare

• Rivers: Moyar and Bhavani
• Flora: Indian Albizia, Ceylon Satinwood, Gyrocarpus, Neem, Tamarind, Randia, Khair, Acacia,Red Grass, Sandalwood
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Bonnet Macaque, Indian Civet, Small Indian Mongoose, Indian Grey Mongoose, Striped Mongoose, Eurasian Otter, Dhole, Asian Elephant, Indian Antelope, Four-Horned Antelope, Sambar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Wild Boar, Spotted Deer, Indian Pangolin

• Rivers: Chambal
• Flora: Indian Axlewood, Khair, Indian Jujube, Governor’s Plum, Longleaf Acacia, Indian Persimmon, Coromandel Ebony, Sterculia, Banyan Tree, Indian Tamarind, Indian Olive, Indian Sandalwood, Indian Blackwood, Flame of the Forest
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Nilgai, Indian Gazelle, Spotted Deer, Indian Civet, Palm Civet, Golden Jackal, Hyena, Jungle Cat, Hanuman Langur, Indian Grey Mongoose, Indian Palm Squirrel, Indian Pangolin, Indian Porcupine, Painted Francolin, Indian Hornbill, Blackbird, Brahminy Blind Snake

• Flora: Blackboard Tree, Lagerstroemia, Axlewood, Red Sanders, Indian Gooseberry, Indian Olive, Rosewood, Silk Cotton Tree, Coromandel Ebony, Indian Sandalwood, Indian Oak, Indian Blackwood, Indian Tamarind, Indian Olive, Indian Rosewood
• Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Indian Civet, Palm Civet, Grey Wolf, Golden Jackal, Wild Dog, Sloth Bear, Honey Badger, Indian Squirrel, Gaur, Sambhar, Spotted Deer, Nilgai, Indian Pangolin

• Rivers: Krishna
• Flora: Teak, Indian Laurel, Belliric Myrobalan, Ceylon Satinwood, Indian Frankincense, Sacred Fig, etc
• Fauna: Leopard, Tiger, Golden Jackal, Dhole, Spotted Deer, Striped Hyena, Sambar Deer, Indian Wolf, Barking Deer, Chinkara, Four-Horned Antelope, Nilgai, Honey Badger, etc.

• Rivers: Watershed for numerous additional rivers, including the Sharda, Chuka, and Mala Khannot. Bordered by the Sharda Sagar Dam
• Flora: Sal, Sugarcane, Sclerostachya, Cogon Grass, Themeda, Bluegrass, Vetiver, Apluda, Dichanthium, Crabgrass, Finger Grass, Cyperus species, etc.
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Fishing Cat, Swamp Deer, Spotted Deer, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Blackbuck, Sambar Deer, Sloth Bear, Indian Giant Squirrel, Indian Flying Fox, Lesser Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Painted Bat, Rhesus Macaque, Hanuman Langur, Indian Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Golden Jackal, Indian Wolf, Striped Hyena, Bengal Fox,

• Rivers: Bor
• Flora: Teak, Indian Ebony, Caltrop, Indian Laurel, Bamboo species, etc.
• Fauna:  Tiger, Leopard, Striped Hyena, Sambar Deer, Jungle Cat, Dhole, Spotted Deer, Indian Gaur, Indian Peafowl, etc.
• Smallest Tiger Reserve in India

• Rivers: Ganga
• Flora:  Sal, Baheda, Jamun, Indian Jujube, Bael, Indian Cherry, Euphorbia, Catamixis, Eremostachys, Flame Lily, etc.
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Sloth Bear, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Monitor Lizard, Wild Boar, Rhesus Macaque, Hanuman Langur, etc.

• Rivers: Tributaries Pachnoi River, Belsiri River, and Dhansiri River flow along the boundary of the Park and ultimately meet the Brahmaputra River
• Flora: Silk Cotton Tree, Indian Rosewood, Villose Sterculia, False White Teak, Indian Jujube, Litsea, Common Reed, Giant Reed, Cogon Grass, Water Morning Glory, Enhydra, etc.
• Fauna: Tiger, Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros, Wild Boar, Fishing Cat, Asian Elephant, Pygmy Hog, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat, Small Indian Civet, etc.

• Rivers: Kamlang- a tributary of Brahmaputra.
• Flora: Canarium, Chebulic Myrobalan, Beechwood, Amoora
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Hoolock Gibbon, Stump-Tailed Macaque, Capped Langur, Rhesus Macaque, Wild Boar, Sambar Deer, Barking Deer, Black Giant Squirrel, Bengal Slow Loris, Great Hornbill, etc.
• The local inhabitants are known as Hishmi, Digaru, and Mizo.

• Rivers: Vaigai River
• Flora: The tiger reserve boasts diverse vegetation, including tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests, moist mixed deciduous forests, and grasslands.
• Fauna: Asian Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Gaur, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Nilgiri Langur, Lion-tailed Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, Sloth Bear, Red Junglefowl, and Smooth-Coated Otter

• Rivers: Maze River
• Flora: Acacia, Cassia, Lannea, Boswellia, Sterculia, Diospyros, Dichrostachys, Butea, and Ficus
• Fauna: Key carnivores include Leopard, Sloth Bear, Jungle Cat, Striped Hyena, and Indian Wolf. Herbivores include Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Nilgai, and Wild Boar, Indian Star Tortoise

• Rivers: Betwa and Dhasan
• Flora: Diospyros, Mahua, Bamboo, Flame of the Forest, Limonia, Sal, Catechu Acacia, Arjuna, Jamun, Ficus
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, and Sloth Bear. Herbivores include Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Blackbuck, Chinkara, Indian Peafowl, Wild Boar, and Nilgai. Other carnivores include Indian Wolf, Striped Hyena, Golden Jackal, and Nilgai.

• Rivers: Narmada and Yamuna river basin
• Flora: The chief floral elements include Teak, Saja, Dhaora, Ber, Amla, etc
• Fauna: Tiger, leopard, wolf, jackal, Indian fox, striped hyena, Nilgai, Chinkara, Chital, Sambhar, Black Buck, Barking deer, Common Langur, Rhesus Macaque, etc. Strongholds for the White-Rumped and the Indian Vultures
• It is named for Rani Durgavati, the queen of the Gondi people.
• The Singorgarh Fort is located within the reserve.

• Rivers: Chambal
• Flora: Dhok and Khair trees
• Fauna: Tiger, Leopards, Sloth bears, Sambhar deer, Chital, wild boar etc

• Rivers: Hasdeo-Gopad, Neur, Banas, Rehand
• Flora: sal, saja, dhavda, and kusum
• Fauna: parakeets, bulbuls, Rufus treepie, red-headed vulture, and racket-tailed drongo, tigers, leopards, nilgai, jackal, antelope, wild boar, bison, hyena, and porcupine

• Rivers: It runs parallel on the northern side of the Narmada River. The Kolar River forms the western boundary of the reserve
• Flora: The forest of this Sanctuary is of dry deciduous and moist deciduous types.
• About 55% of the area is covered by teak. The remaining mixed forests consist of various dry deciduous species.
• Fauna: striped cat, Chinkara, Panther, Hyena, Jackal, Indian Fox, Wild Dog, Jungle Cat, Small Indian Civet, Blue Bull, Chinkara, Black Buck, Chausingha, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer

• It now expanded to a core area of 355 square kms with a buffer zone of 4-6 square kms, and serves as a crucial wildlife corridor linking the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan and Kuno National Park.
• Flora: Teak, Sal, Dhaora, Khair, Tendu, Palash, Amla, Jamun, Ber
• Fauna: Tigers, Leopards, Sloth Bears, Striped Hyenas, Jackals, Indian wolf, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Nilgai, Four-horned Antelope, Wild Boars

• The tiger population increased from 1758 areas of 100 km² in 2018 to 1792 in 2022.
• 3080 unique tigers were photographed in 2022 up from 2461 in 2018.
• Five states (Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu) each have more than 300 tigers.
•  Eight states have more than 200 tigers.
• There has been a decline in tiger occupancy in the Western Ghats, especially in the Wayanad landscape and the Biligiriranga Hills.

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