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Last Updated:: 09/11/2023
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
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S.No.
|
State & UT
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State Area (km²)
|
Number of C.R.
|
Area (km²)
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% of StateArea
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1.
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Gujarat
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1,96,022
|
1
|
227.00
|
0.116
|
|
2.
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Haryana
|
44,212
|
2
|
48.72
|
0.110
|
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3.
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Himachal Pradesh
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55,673
|
3
|
19.17
|
0.034
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4.
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Karnataka
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1,91,791
|
17
|
291.19
|
0.090
|
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5.
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Maharashtra
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3,07,713
|
15
|
1114.63
|
0.362
|
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6.
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Odisha
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155707
|
1
|
29.41
|
0.02
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7.
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Punjab
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50,362
|
4
|
25.71
|
0.051
|
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8.
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Rajasthan
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3,42,239
|
21
|
1191.06
|
0.325
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9.
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Sikkim
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7,096
|
1
|
0.06
|
0.001
|
|
10.
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Tamil Nadu
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1,30,058
|
2
|
4.88
|
0.004
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11.
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Tripura
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10486
|
1
|
12.93
|
0.123
|
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12.
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Uttarakhand
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53,483
|
4
|
212.45
|
0.397
|
|
13.
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West Bengal
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88,752
|
5
|
1415.91
|
1.595
|
|
14.
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Jammu & Kashmir
|
1,63,090
|
33
|
706.63
|
0.425
|
|
15.
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Ladakh
|
59146
|
5
|
249.00
|
0.421
|
|
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TOTAL
|
115
|
5548.75
|
0.170
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