Biosphere Reserves of India

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Biosphere Reserves of India

All 18 reserves. See which 13 are on UNESCO’s list, and tap any reserve for its facts and PYQ years.

On this map (18)

Nilgiri · Tamil Nadu — Tamil Nadu · Kerala · Karnataka. India’s FIRST biosphere reserve (1986)
Nanda Devi · Uttarakhand — Chamoli · Pithoragarh · Bageshwar. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2004
Nokrek · Meghalaya — Garo Hills. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2009
Manas · Assam — Chirang · Baksa, on the Bhutan border. Not on UNESCO’s World Network — a national biosphere reserve only
Sundarban · West Bengal — South & North 24 Parganas. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2001
Gulf of Mannar · Tamil Nadu — Ramanathapuram · Thoothukudi. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2001
Great Nicobar · Andaman & Nicobar — Great Nicobar Island. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2013
Similipal · Odisha — Mayurbhanj. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2009
Dibru-Saikhowa · Assam — Tinsukia · Dibrugarh. Not on UNESCO’s World Network — a national biosphere reserve only
Dehang-Debang · Arunachal Pradesh — Upper Siang · Dibang Valley. Not on UNESCO’s World Network — a national biosphere reserve only
Pachmarhi · Madhya Pradesh — Narmadapuram · Betul · Chhindwara. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2009
Khangchendzonga · Sikkim — North & West Sikkim. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2018 — India’s 11th
Agasthyamala · Kerala — Kerala · Tamil Nadu. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2016 — India’s 10th
Achanakmar-Amarkantak · Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh · Madhya Pradesh. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2012
Kachchh · Gujarat — Kachchh · Rajkot · Surendranagar · Patan. Not on UNESCO’s World Network — a national biosphere reserve only
Cold Desert · Himachal Pradesh — Lahaul-Spiti · Kinnaur. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2025 — India’s 13th
Seshachalam · Andhra Pradesh — Tirupati · Kadapa. Not on UNESCO’s World Network — a national biosphere reserve only
Panna · Madhya Pradesh — Panna · Chhatarpur. On UNESCO’s World Network (MAB) since 2020 — India’s 12th

Asked in exams

2005Which one is NOT a biosphere reserve: Agasthyamalai, Nallamalai, Nilgiri, Pachmarhi? → Nallamalai
2008Which was NOT one of the four on UNESCO’s list then? → Kanchenjunga
2008Which was NOT one of the four on UNESCO’s list then: Gulf of Mannar, Kanchenjunga, Nanda Devi, Sundarbans? → Kanchenjunga
2008NOT on UNESCO’s list in 2008 → Kanchenjunga (it joined only in 2018)
2019Which are in Agasthyamala BR? → Neyyar, Peppara, Shendurney WLS + Kalakad-Mundanthurai TR
2017Good link between the Eastern and Western Ghats? → Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (not Seshachalam)

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