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Ramsar Sites of India
All 101 Ramsar sites, from Chilika and Keoladeo (1981) to the newest additions, with Montreux Record sites marked.
Asked in exams
Actual questions from UPSC and state PCS papers that this map answers. The key detail column carries the correct fact behind each question.
| Exam | Question | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| UPPCS | Deepor Beel: Assam | match list |
| UPPCS | Bihar’s first Ramsar site is in: Begusarai | — |
| UPSC 2022 | Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh: correct | — |
| UPPCS | Chilka, Loktak, Keoladeo, Wular - all Ramsar sites | — |
| UPPCS | Parvati Arga: in Gonda ✓ and a bird sanctuary ✓ | — |
| UPSC 2022 | Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura: correct | — |
| UPSC 2021 | State with the largest inland saline wetland: Rajasthan | — |
| UPSC 2022 | Sasthamkotta Lake - Tamil Nadu: wrong | Kerala |
| UPPCS | Sasthamkotta: Kerala | match list |
| UPPCS | Bhitarkanika: Odisha | match list |
| UPSC 2022 | Hokera Wetland - Punjab: wrong | it is in J&K |
| UPPCS | Kanjli: Punjab | match list |
| UPPCS | Which is a Ramsar site: Godavari delta, Krishna delta, Sundarbans, Bhoj?: Bhoj Wetland | the answer at the time the question was asked |
| UPSC | First Ramsar sites of India: Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park | 1981 |
| UPPCS | Largest Ramsar site of India: Sundarban Wetland, West Bengal | 4,230 sq km |
| UPSC | On the Montreux Record: Keoladeo National Park and Loktak Lake | Chilika was removed in 2002 |
| UPPCS | Tsomoriri: Ladakh, a high-altitude Ramsar site | — |
About this map
India's Ramsar wetlands, the full list as of the latest additions. Each marker names the state, the wetland type, and the Montreux Record status where it applies.
With over a hundred sites, the exam cannot ask them all: it asks the records (largest, first), the Montreux-listed ones (Keoladeo, Loktak), and newsmaker additions.
State counts are asked ("which state has the most Ramsar sites"). Fix the big-number states (Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh) and the famous individuals.