Conservation Reserves
There are 97 existing Conservation Reserves in India covering an area of 44483 km2, which is 0.14% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020).
State-wise break up of Conservation Reserves
|
State & UT |
State Area (km²) |
No. of Con R |
Area (km²) |
% of State Area |
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|
Gujarat |
1,96,022 |
1 |
227.00 |
0.116 |
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Haryana |
44,212 |
2 |
48.72 |
0.110 |
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|
Himachal Pradesh |
55,673 |
3 |
19.17 |
0.034 |
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|
Karnataka |
1,91,791 |
14 |
171.92 |
0.090 |
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|
Maharashtra |
3,07,713 |
7 |
490.05 |
0.160 |
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|
Punjab |
50,362 |
4 |
25.71 |
0.051 |
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|
Rajasthan |
3,42,239 |
14 |
655.37 |
0.190 |
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|
Sikkim |
7,096 |
1 |
0.06 |
0.001 |
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Tamil Nadu |
1,30,058 |
2 |
4.88 |
0.004 |
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|
Uttarakhand |
53,483 |
4 |
212.45 |
0.397 |
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|
West Bengal |
88,752 |
5 |
1415.91 |
1.595 |
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|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1,63,090 |
32 |
692.88 |
0.420 |
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|
Ladakh |
59146 |
5 |
249.00 |
0.252 |
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|
Lakshadweep |
32 |
3 |
270.05 |
|
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|
TOTAL |
97 |
4483 |
0.140 |
Last Updated: March 15, 2021
