Tiger Reserves of India
All 58 tiger reserves, from the first nine of Project Tiger (1973) to the newest, with the state traps UPSC loves.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| UPSC 2012 | Tiger reserves among Bandipur, Bhitarkanika, Manas, Sundarbans: all but Bhitarkanika | — |
| UPPCS | Bandipur: Karnataka | match lists |
| UPSC 2020 | Distractor in the Critical Tiger Habitat question | — |
| UPPCS | Project Tiger started in: 1973 | — |
| UPSC 2012 | Manas is a tiger reserve ✓ | — |
| UPPCS | Manas: Assam | — |
| UPPCS | Melghat: Maharashtra | — |
| UPPCS | Simlipal: Odisha | — |
| UPSC 2012 | Sundarbans is a tiger reserve ✓ | — |
| UPPCS | Sariska is in: Rajasthan | — |
| UPPCS | Buxa - Bihar: the wrong pair | — |
| UPPCS | Buxa: West Bengal | match list |
| UPPCS | Namdapha: Arunachal Pradesh | — |
| UPSC 2020 | Largest area under Critical Tiger Habitat: Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam | — |
| UPPCS | Same question: Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam | — |
| UPSC 2019 | In Agasthyamala BR: Neyyar, Peppara, Shendurney + Kalakad-Mundanthurai | — |
| UPPCS | Which tiger reserve lies in two states?: Pench | — |
| UPPCS | Not in MP: Amangarh, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Sanjay Dubri: Amangarh | — |
| UPPCS | Tiger reserve in Mizoram: Dampa | — |
| UPPCS | Pakhui: Arunachal Pradesh | — |
| UPPCS | Nameri: Assam | correct pair |
| UPSC 2017 | Good link between the Eastern and Western Ghats: Sathyamangalam | — |
| UPPCS | Recently declared a tiger reserve: Rajaji | — |
| UPSC | 56th tiger reserve: Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla, Chhattisgarh | 2024 |
| UPSC | 57th tiger reserve: Ratapani, Madhya Pradesh | 2024 |
| UPSC | 58th tiger reserve: Madhav National Park, Madhya Pradesh | 2025 |
| UPPCS | 54th: Veerangana Durgavati, MP; 55th: Dholpur-Karauli, Rajasthan | — |
| UPPCS | Valmiki: Bihar’s only tiger reserve | — |
| UPSC | Corbett: the first park brought under Project Tiger | 1973 |
About this map
All fifty-eight tiger reserves, from the first nine of 1973 to the newest additions. Each marker names the state, the core national park, and the exam tag.
Reserves are asked as state matching and as "which is the largest/newest" records. The 1973 first-batch list (Corbett, Kanha, Manas and six others) is a recurring question.
Newsmaker reserves (cheetah at Kuno, which is not a tiger reserve, is the classic distractor) keep the list moving. Pair with the national parks map: many cores overlap.