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Biosphere reserves in India:

List of Biosphere Reserves

Biosphere reserves of India (area wise)

Year Name Location State Type Area (km²)

1. 2008 Rann of Kuchch/ gyan bharati Reserve Part of Kuchh, Rajkot and Surendranagar District Gujarat Desert 12454

2. 1989 Gulf of Mannar Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka Tamil Nadu Coasts 10500

3. 1989 Sunderbans Part of delta of Ganges and Barahamaputra river system West Bengal Gangetic Delta 9630

4. 1988 Nanda Devi Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Almora District Uttarakhand West Himalayas 5860

5. 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Part of Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai,Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani Hills Tamil Nadu, Keralaand Karnataka Western Ghats 5520

6. 1998 Dehang Debang Part of Siang and Debang valley Arunachal Pradesh East Himalayas 5112

7. 1999 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad District andChhindwara District Madhya Pradesh Semi-Arid 4926

8. 1994 Simlipal Part of Mayurbhanj district Orissa Deccan Peninsula 4374

9. 2005 Achanakamar -Amarkantak Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh Maikala Range 3835

10. 1989 Manas Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrupand Darrang District Assam East Himalayas 2837

11. 2000 Kanchanjunga Parts of Kanchanjunga Hills Sikkim East Himalayas 2620

12. 2001 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas Kerala Western ghats 1828

13. 1989 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands Islands 885

14. 1988 Nokrek Part of Garo Hills Meghalaya East Himalayas 820

15. 1997 Dibru-Saikhowa Part of Dibrugarh District and Tinsukia District Assam East Himalayas 765

16. 2009 Cold Desert Pin Valley National Park and surroundings;Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber 7770

17. 2010 Seshachalam-Parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh (4755.997 km2)

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