Biosphere Reserves in India
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S. No
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Name
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Year of Notification
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Area (in km²)
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Location (State)
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1
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Nilgiri
|
1986
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5520 (Core 1240 & Buffer 4280)
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Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka (Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur, Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley, Siruvani hills)
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2
|
Nanda Devi
|
1988
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5860.69 (Core 712.12, Buffer 5148.57, Transition 546.34)
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Uttarakhand (Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar)
|
3
|
Nokrek
|
1988
|
820 (Core 47.48 & Buffer 227.92, Transition Zone 544.60)
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Meghalaya (Garo Hills)
|
4
|
Great Nicobar
|
1989
|
885 (Core 705 & Buffer 180)
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Southernmost islands)
|
5
|
Gulf of Mannar
|
1989
|
10,500 (Total Gulf area, Islands 5.55)
|
Tamil Nadu (Indian part of Gulf of Mannar)
|
6
|
Manas
|
1989
|
2837 (Core 391 & Buffer 2446)
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Assam (Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup, Darang)
|
7
|
Sunderbans
|
1989
|
9630 (Core 1700 & Buffer 7900)
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West Bengal (Delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra)
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8
|
Simlipal
|
1994
|
4374 (Core 845, Buffer 2129 & Transition 1400)
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Odisha (Mayurbhanj district)
|
9
|
Dibru-Saikhowa
|
1997
|
765 (Core 340 & Buffer 425)
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Assam (Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts)
|
10
|
Dehang-Dibang
|
1998
|
5111.50 (Core 4094.80 & Buffer 1016.70)
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Arunachal Pradesh (Siang and Dibang Valley)
|
11
|
Pachmarhi
|
1999
|
4926
|
Madhya Pradesh (Betul, Hoshangabad, Chindwara)
|
12
|
Khangchendzonga
|
2000
|
2619.92 (Core 1819.34 & Buffer 835.92)
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Sikkim (Khangchendzonga hills)
|
13
|
Agasthyamalai
|
2001
|
3500.36
|
Tamil Nadu and Kerala (Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Thiruvanthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta)
|
14
|
Achanakamar - Amarkantak
|
2005
|
3835.51 (Core 551.55 & Buffer 3283.86)
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Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (Anupur, Dindori, Bilaspur)
|
15
|
Kachchh
|
2008
|
12,454
|
Gujarat (Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar, Patan)
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16
|
Cold Desert
|
2009
|
7770
|
Himachal Pradesh (Pin Valley National Park, Chandratal, Sarchu, Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary)
|
17
|
Seshachalam Hills
|
2010
|
4755.997
|
Andhra Pradesh (Chittoor and Kadapa districts)
|
18
|
Panna
|
2011
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2998.98
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Madhya Pradesh (Panna and Chhattarpur districts)
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