Protected areas of India - Wikipedia Protected areas of India Part of a series on the Wildlife of India Biodiversity Flora Fauna Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders Endangered animals Protected areas Biosphere reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Conservation areas Private protected areas Reserved and protected forests Conservation and community reserves Communal forests Lists National parks Ramsar Sites Conservation Projects Tiger Elephant Acts of Parliament Indian Forest Act 1927 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Wildlife Protection Act 2002 Organisations National Ministry of Environment and Forests National Biodiversity Authority Indian Forest Service / Survey Forest Institute Wildlife Institute Tiger Conservation Authority Zoo Authority International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) South Asian Zoo Association ( SAZARC ) World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( WAZA ) World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) Related topics Indian natural history Environmental issues Fossil parks Forestry Tourism Lists Ecoregions Botanical gardens Zoological gardens Portal As of May 2004, the protected areas of India cover 156,700 square kilometres ( 60,500 sq mi ), roughly 4.95 % of the total surface area. Contents 1 Classification 2 National parks 3 Wildlife sanctuaries 4 Biosphere reserves 5 Reserved and protected forests 6 Conservation and community reserves 7 Village and panchayat Forests 8 Private protected areas 9 Conservation areas 10 See also 11 References Classification Further information : IUCN protected area categories India has the following kinds of protected areas, in the sense of the word designated by IUCN : National Parks Wildlife sanctuaries Biosphere reserves Reserved and protected forests Conservation reserves and community reserves Private protected areas Conservation areas National parks Main article : National parks of India National parks ( IUCN Category II ) : India 's first national park was Hailey National Park, now Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1936. By 1970, India had 5 national parks ; today it has 105 national parks. In terms of area, they encompassed a total 39,919 km2 ( 15,413 sq mi ), comprising 1.21 % of India 's total surface area. Wildlife sanctuaries Main article : Wildlife sanctuaries of India Wildlife sanctuaries ( IUCN Category IV ) : India has 543 animal sanctuaries, covering about 1, 16,800 Sq km ( comprising around 4 % of India 's total surface area. ) referred to as Wildlife Sanctuaries. Among these, the 50 Tiger Reserves are governed by Project Tiger, and are of special significance in the conservation of the tiger. Latest tiger reserve is Kamlang Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. Biosphere reserves Main article : Biosphere reserves of India Biosphere reserve ( UNESCO designation roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V ) : The Indian government has also established Biosphere reserves, which protect larger areas of natural habitat, and often include one or more national parks and / or preserves, along buffer zones that are open to limited economic activities. The Indian government has established 18 Biosphere Reserves of India. Reserved and protected forests Main article : Reserved forests and protected forests of India Reserved forests and protected forest ( IUCN Category IV or VI, depending on protection accorded ) : These are forested lands where logging, hunting, grazing and other activities may be permitted on a sustainable basis to members of certain communities. In reserved forests, explicit permission is required for such activities. In protected forests, such activities are allowed unless explicitly prohibited. Thus, in general reserved forests enjoy a higher degree of protection with respect to protected forests. Conservation and community reserves Main article : Conservation reserves and community reserves of India Conservation reserve and Community reserve ( IUCN Category V and VI respectively ) : These are areas adjoining existing protected areas which are of ecological value and can act as migration corridors, or buffer zone. Conservation reserves are designated government owned land from where communities may earn a subsistence, while community reserves are on mixed government / private lands. Community reserves are the only privately held land accorded protection by the government of India. Village and panchayat forests Main article : Communal forests of India Village and panchayat forests ( IUCN Category VI ) : These are forested lands administered by a village or a panchayat on a sustainable basis, with the habitat, flora and fauna being accorded some degree of protection by the managing community. Private protected areas Main article : Private protected areas of India Private protected areas : These are regions which are owned by an individual or an organisation / corporation not affiliated to the government or a communal body. Even though Indian legislation does not provide protection to such areas, some NGOs are using methods such as land trusts to help in the conservation effort, and providing limited means of protection. Conservation areas Main article : Conservation areas of India Conservation areas : Conservation areas are large, well - designated geographical entities where landscape conservation is undergoing, and usually contains different kinds of constituent protected areas, as well as privately owned land. See also List of zoos in India List of types of formally designated forests References Jump up ^ Chetan Chauhan ( 2011 - 06 - 21 ), Kawal is tiger reserve no. 42, New Delhi : Hindustan Times, retrieved 2011 - 06 - 21 Jump up ^ Ministry of Environment and Forests : `` Annual Report 2010 - 2011 '' United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas : India ( 1993 ) at the Library of Congress Web Archives ( archived 2001 - 11 - 25 ) Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected Areas website Ministry of Forests and Environment - Report Ch10 Biodiversity SPECIES CHECKLIST : Species Diversity in India ; ENVIS Centre : Wildlife & Protected Areas ( Secondary Database ) ; Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) ENVIS Centre : Wildlife & Protected Areas ( Secondary Database ) ; Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) Geography of India Climate Climate Climatic regions Geology Fossil Parks Geology of India Indian Plate Stones Landforms Beaches Canals Desert Extreme points Glaciers Islands Lakes Mountains Rivers Valleys Volcanoes Waterfalls Plains Indo - Gangetic Eastern Coastal Western Coastal Regions North India Northeast India East India South India West India Central India Subdivisions Autonomous administrative divisions States and territories Districts Cities Towns Municipalities Environment Biogeographic classification Ecoregions Fauna Flora Forests Issues Protected Areas Wildlife Protected areas of Asia Sovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor ( Timor - Leste ) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies and other territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands Hong Kong Macau Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Protected_areas_of_India&oldid=848062818 '' Categories : Protected areas of India Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2016 Use Indian English from March 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Webarchive template other archives All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from April 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano മലയാളം Português தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 29 June 2018, at 15 : 18 ( UTC ). 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Question: approximately what percentage of india's geographical area comes under protected areas
Answer: 4.95%