The following table is a non-exhaustive list of forests found in India. Name Image Location Area Comments Abujmarh forest Chhattisgarh4000 km2Home to Gond, Muria and Halba tribes; infamous for Naxal-Maoist insurgency Annekal Reserved Forest Western Ghats Baikunthapur Forest Dooars, West Bengal This is a terai forest Bandipur National Park Karnataka 874 km2 Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Shivamogga, Karnataka 892 km2 One of India's premier tiger reserves Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park Sanguem taluk, Goa 650 km2 Bhitarkanika Mangroves Odisha 650 km2 Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Ponda taluk, Goa 8 km2 Provides sanctuary to leopards who have been injured in human-wildlife conflict. Chambal National Sanctuary On the Chambal River, near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh 5400 km2 Part of the Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests region Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary Canacona taluk, Goa 85.65 km2 It is known for its dense forest of tall trees, some of which reach 30 metres in height. Gir National Park Talala taluk, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat 1412 km2 Jakanari reserve forest Coimbatore Jim Corbett National Park Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand 520.8 km2 Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh 650 km2 The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km2 respectively. Keibul Lamjao National Park Bishnupur district, Manipur 40 km2 The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis. Kukrail Reserve Forest Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh20 km2An urban forest in the city of Lucknow, slow development is happening around this forest but the main forest is preserved by the government; a night safari and a modern zoo have also been proposed here by the government. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Sattari taluk, Goa 208.5 km2 Bengal tigers can be found here. Molai forest Majuli island on the Brahmaputra River 5.5 km2 Nagarhole National Park Kodagu district and Mysore district, Karnataka 642 km2 One of India's premier tiger reserves Nallamala Hills Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh (South of River Krishna) Namdapha National Park Arunachal Pradesh 1985 km2 Fourth largest national park in India. Nanmangalam forest Chennai, Tamil Nadu 24 km2 The reserve forest area is 3.2 km2 Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary Goa 211 km2 New Amarambalam Reserved Forest Nilambur, Malappuram district, Kerala265.72 km2 Pichavaram Mangrove Forest Pichavaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu 11 km2 World's second biggest mangrove forest Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Chorão (island) on Mandovi river, Goa 1.8 km2 Mangrove habitat Saranda forest West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand 820 km2 Shettihalli Karnataka (Tunga River) 395.6 km2 Sundarbans West Bengal 3260 km2 Dense mangrove forest, one of the largest reserves for the Bengal Tiger and a UNESCO World Heritage Site Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Chandrapur district, MaharashtraValmiki National ParkWest Champaran district, Bihar898.45 km2The only national park in Bihar Vandalur Reserve Forest Vandalur, Tamil Nadu Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Wayanad, Kerala 344 km2
See also Lists of forests Communal forests of India Protected areas of India Reserved forests and protected forests of India Tropical rainforests of India List of countries by forest area Sacred groves of India Forests in Odisha Mangroves in India
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