ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Conservation Reserves in India
There are 115 existing Conservation Reserves in India covering an area of 5548.75 km2, which is 0.17% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database Centre, Nov. 2023).
State-wise break up of Conservation Reserves
|
S.No.
|
State & UT
|
State Area (km²)
|
Number of C.R.
|
Area (km²)
|
% of StateArea
|
|
1.
|
Gujarat
|
1,96,022
|
1
|
227.00
|
0.116
|
|
2.
|
Haryana
|
44,212
|
2
|
48.72
|
0.110
|
|
3.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
55,673
|
3
|
19.17
|
0.034
|
|
4.
|
Karnataka
|
1,91,791
|
17
|
291.19
|
0.090
|
|
5.
|
Maharashtra
|
3,07,713
|
15
|
1114.63
|
0.362
|
|
6.
|
Odisha
|
155707
|
1
|
29.41
|
0.02
|
|
7.
|
Punjab
|
50,362
|
4
|
25.71
|
0.051
|
|
8.
|
Rajasthan
|
3,42,239
|
21
|
1191.06
|
0.325
|
|
9.
|
Sikkim
|
7,096
|
1
|
0.06
|
0.001
|
|
10.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1,30,058
|
2
|
4.88
|
0.004
|
|
11.
|
Tripura
|
10486
|
1
|
12.93
|
0.123
|
|
12.
|
Uttarakhand
|
53,483
|
4
|
212.45
|
0.397
|
|
13.
|
West Bengal
|
88,752
|
5
|
1415.91
|
1.595
|
|
14.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1,63,090
|
33
|
706.63
|
0.425
|
|
15.
|
Ladakh
|
59146
|
5
|
249.00
|
0.421
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
115
|
5548.75
|
0.170
|