Total National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries in India 2022 - APSC 2022 GS Current Affairs

Number of total NATIONAL PARKS in India in year 2022

National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries in India 2022

A very common confusion among all of the aspirants is the Number of total NATIONAL PARKS in India in this present year 2022.

Aspirants usually make a wrong guess in selecting the correct answer for this question.
In this article you all will find the exact correct and authentic data for this most sought question.
As per the data retrieved from Wildlife Institute of India WWI  there are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,372.42 km², which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2021).
In addition to the above 75 National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km² are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report (Rodgers & Panwar, 1988).  The network of parks will go up 181 after full implementation of the above report.

State-wise break up of National Parks

State & UT	State Area (km²)	No. of NP	Area (km²)	% of State Area
1.  Andhra Pradesh	160229	3	1368.87	0.85
2.  Arunachal Pradesh	83743	2	2,290.82	2.74
3.  Assam	78438	7	2,634.04	3.36
4.  Bihar	94163	1	335.65	0.36
5.  Chhattisgarh	135191	3	2,899.08	2.14
6.  Goa	3702	1	107.00	2.89
7.  Gujarat	196022	4	480.12	0.24
8.  Haryana	44212	2	48.25	0.11
9.  Himachal Pradesh	55673	5	2,256.28	4.05
11. Jharkhand	79714	1	226.33	0.28
12. Karnataka	191791	5	2,794.05	1.46
13. Kerala	38863	6	558.16	1.44
14. Madhya Pradesh	308245	11	4349.14	1.41
15. Maharashtra	307713	6	1,273.60	0.41
16. Manipur	22327	2	140.00	0.63
17. Meghalaya	22429	2	267.48	1.19
18. Mizoram	21081	2	150.00	0.71
19. Nagaland	16579	1	202.02	1.22
20. Odisha	155707	2	990.70	0.64
21. Punjab	50362	0	0.00	0.00
22. Rajasthan	342239	5	3,947.07	1.15
23. Sikkim	7096	1	1,784.00	25.14
24. Tamil Nadu	130058	5	827.51	0.64
25. Telangana	114840	3	19.62	0.02
25. Tripura	10486	2	36.71	0.35
26. Uttar Pradesh	240928	1	490.00	0.20
27. Uttarakhand	53483	6	4,915.02	9.19
28. West Bengal	88752	6	1,981.48	2.23
29. Andaman & Nicobar	8249	6	1,216.95	14.75
30. Chandigarh	114	0	0.00	0.00
31. Dadra & Nagar Haveli	491	0	0.00	0.00
32. Daman & Diu	112	0	0.00	0.00
33. Delhi	1483	0	0.00	0.00
34. Jammu & Kashmir	163090	4	2432.45	1.49
36. Ladakh	59146	1	3350.00	5.66
37. Lakshadweep	32	0	0.00	0.00
38. Puducherry	480	0	0.00	0.00
TOTAL	32,87,263	106	44,372.42	1.35

Number of total Wildlife Sanctuaries in India in year 2022

There are 564 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India covering an area of 122509.33 km², which is 3.73% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2021).

Another 218 sanctuaries are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report covering an area of 16,829 km². 

State-wise break up of Wildlife Sanctuaries 

State & UT	State Area (km²)	No. of WLS	Area (km²)	% of State Area
Andhra Pradesh	160229	13	6771.40	4.23
Arunachal Pradesh	83743	13	7614.56	9.09
Assam	78438	17	1728.95	2.20
Bihar	94163	12	2851.67	3.03
Chhattisgarh	135191	11	3760.28	2.78
Goa	3702	6	647.91	17.50
Gujarat	196022	23	16618.42	8.48
Haryana	44212	7	118.21	0.27
Himachal Pradesh	55673	28	6115.97	10.99
Jharkhand	79714	11	1955.82	2.45
Karnataka	191791	35	7923.23	4.13
Kerala	38863	18	2156.21	5.55
Madhya Pradesh	308245	24	7046.19	2.29
Maharashtra	307713	49	7861.70	2.55
Manipur	22327	7	708.14	3.17
Meghalaya	22429	4	94.11	0.42
Mizoram	21081	9	1359.75	6.45
Nagaland	16579	4	43.91	0.26
Odisha	155707	19	7094.65	4.56
Punjab	50362	13	326.60	0.65
Rajasthan	342239	25	5592.38	1.63
Sikkim	7096	7	399.10	5.62
Tamil Nadu	130058	30	6240.56	4.80
Telangana	114840	9	5672.70	4.94
Tripura	10486	4	603.64	5.76
Uttar Pradesh	240928	26	5822.20	2.42
Uttarakhand	53483	7	2690.12	5.03
West Bengal	88752	16	1440.18	1.62
Andaman & Nicobar	8249	94	377.83	4.58
Chandigarh	114	2	26.01	22.82
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	491	1	92.17	18.77
Daman & Diu	112	1	2.19	1.96
Delhi	1483	1	19.61	1.32
Jammu & Kashmir	163090	14	1729.03	1.06
Ladakh	59146	2	9000.00	15.22
Lakshadweep	32	1	0.01	0.03
Puducherry	480	1	3.90	0.81
TOTAL	3287263	564	122509.33	3.73