Conservation Reserves


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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