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Bharatpedia list article
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
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.
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
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
Vandalur Reserve Forest
Vandalur , Tamil Nadu
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Wayanad , Kerala
344 km²
See also
References
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