List of biosphere reserves in India
S. No. | Name of Reserve | Date of Estab. |
Area in (km2) | State Existing |
1 | Achanakamar - Amarkantak | 2005 | 3835.51 (Core 551.55 & Buffer 3283.86) |
Chhattishgarh |
2 | Agasthyamalai | 12.11.2001 | 1701 | Kerala |
3 | Dehang-Dibang | 02.09.1998 | 5111.50 (Core 4094.80 & Buffer 1016.70) |
Arunachal Pradesh |
4 | Dibru-Saikhowa | 28.07.1997 | 765 (Core 340 & Buffer 425) |
Assam |
5 | Great Nicobar | 06.01.1989 | 885 (Core 705 & Buffer 180) | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |
6 | Gulf of Mannar | 18.02.1989 | 10,500 km2 Total Gulf area (area of Islands 5.55 km2) |
Tamil Nadu |
7 | Khangchendzonga | 07.02.2000 | 2619.92 (Core 1819.34 & Buffer 835.92) |
Sikkim |
8 | Manas | 14.03.1989 | 2837 (Core 391 & Buffer 2,446) |
Assam |
9 | Nanda Devi | 18.01.1988 | 5860.69 (Core 712.12, Buffer 5,148.570) & T. 546.34) |
Uttaranchal |
10 | Nilgiri | 01.09.1986 | 5520 (Core 1240 & Buffer 4280) |
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
11 | Nokrek | 01.09.1988 | 82 (Core 47.48 & Buffer 34.52) |
Meghalaya |
12 | Pachmarhi | 03.03.1999 | 4926 | Madhya Pradesh |
13 | Simlipal | 21.06.1994 | 4374 (Core 845, Buffer 2129 & Transition 1400 |
Orissa |
14 | Sunderbans | 29.03.1989 | 9630 (Core 1700 & Buffer 7900) |
West Bengal |
Last Updated: February 1, 2013