ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Community Reserves in India
There are 220 existing Community Reserves in India covering an area of 1455.16 km2, which is 0.04% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database Centre, Nov. 2023).
State-wise break up of Community Reserves
|
S.No.
|
State & UT
|
State Area (km²)
|
No. of Com R
|
Area (km²)
|
% of State Area
|
|
1.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
83743
|
9
|
131.60
|
0.157
|
|
2.
|
Bihar
|
94163
|
1
|
0.57
|
0.000
|
|
3.
|
Haryana
|
44212
|
5
|
115.84
|
0.262
|
|
4.
|
Karnataka
|
1,91,791
|
1
|
3.12
|
0.002
|
|
5.
|
Kerala
|
3,88,63
|
1
|
1.50
|
0.004
|
|
6.
|
Manipur
|
22327
|
11
|
112.60
|
0.464
|
|
7.
|
Meghalaya
|
22,429
|
74
|
141.69
|
0.632
|
|
8.
|
Nagaland
|
16,579
|
114
|
851.78
|
5.138
|
|
9.
|
Punjab
|
50,362
|
4
|
96.46
|
0.191
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
220
|
1455.16
|
0.043
|