India's Bioshpere Reserve 2025

India has a total of 18 Biosphere Reserves as of late 2025. Twelve of these have also been designated by UNESCO as part of its World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Here is a comprehensive list in a table format, showing the name, year of notification, and location of each reserve.

1. Nilgiri (1986) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
2. Nanda Devi (1988) Uttarakhand
3. Nokrek 1988 Meghalaya
4. Great Nicobar 1989 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5. Gulf of Mannar 1989 Tamil Nadu
6. Sundarbans 1989 West Bengal
7. Manas 1989 Assam
8. Simlipal 1994 Odisha
9. Dibru-Saikhowa 1997 Assam
10. Dihang-Dibang 1998 Arunachal Pradesh
11. Pachmarhi 1999 Madhya Pradesh
12. Khangchendzonga 2000 Sikkim
13. Agasthyamalai 2001 Kerala, Tamil Nadu
14. Achanakmar-Amarkantak 2005 Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
15. Great Rann of Kutch 2008 Gujarat
16. Cold Desert 2009 Himachal Pradesh
17. Seshachalam Hills2010Andhra Pradesh
18. Panna 2011 Madhya Pradesh

In 2000, the Khangchendzonga National Park was officially designated as a Biosphere Reserve by the Government of India. And in 2018, the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve was formally included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).