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