Ramsar Sites of India

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Ramsar Sites of India

All 101 wetlands (Aug 2026), the Montreux Record, records and the state traps.

On this map (101)

Kolleru Lake · Andhra Pradesh. Between the Godavari and Krishna deltas — largest freshwater lake of Andhra Pradesh
Deepor Beel · Assam. Assam’s only Ramsar site — Guwahati; a Brahmaputra floodplain lake
Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake · Bihar. BIHAR’S FIRST Ramsar site (2020) — Begusarai; a floodplain wetland of the Indo-Gangetic plain
Nanda Lake · Goa. Goa’s only Ramsar site
Thol Lake · Gujarat. Designated 2021 · 7.0 km²
Wadhvana Wetland · Gujarat. Designated 2021 · 6.3 km²
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary · Gujarat. Designated 2021 · 5.1 km²
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary · Gujarat. Gujarat’s largest wetland bird sanctuary; next to the wild ass country
Sultanpur National Park · Haryana. Designated 2021 · 1.4 km²
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary · Haryana. Designated 2021 · 4.1 km²
Pong Dam Lake · Himachal Pradesh. Reservoir on the BEAS — Maharana Pratap Sagar, Himachal
Chandra Taal · Himachal Pradesh. High-altitude lake near the source of the Chandra river, Lahaul-Spiti
Renuka Lake · Himachal Pradesh. SMALLEST (tied, ~0.2 km²) — Himachal Pradesh
Ashtamudi Wetland · Kerala. Kerala backwater estuary; gateway to the backwaters at Kollam
Loktak Lake · Manipur. On the MONTREUX RECORD; floating phumdis
East Kolkata Wetlands · West Bengal. Uses city sewage to grow fish and vegetables — a “wise use” model
Nandur Madhameshwar · Maharashtra. Designated 2019 · 14 km²
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary · Punjab. Designated 2019 · 1.2 km²
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2019 · 2.3 km²
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Gonda district, UP; a bird sanctuary (UPPCS statement question)
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu’s first Ramsar site; flamingos; Great Vedaranyam swamp
Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve · Punjab. Designated 2019 · 3.4 km²
Keoladeo National Park · Rajasthan. FIRST Ramsar site (1981, with Chilika); on the MONTREUX RECORD
Ropar Wetland · Punjab. Designated 2002 · 14 km²
Rudrasagar Lake · Tripura. Tripura; Neermahal lake palace stands in it
Saman Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2019 · 5.3 km²
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2019 · 8.0 km²
Sambhar Lake · Rajasthan. Largest INLAND SALINE wetland of India — Rajasthan
Sandi Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2019 · 3.0 km²
Sarsai Nawar Jheel · Uttar Pradesh. Etawah, UP; the sarus crane
Sasthamkotta Lake · Kerala. Largest freshwater lake of KERALA (NOT Tamil Nadu — UPSC 2022 trap)
Haiderpur Wetland · Uttar Pradesh. Muzaffarnagar–Bijnor on the Ganga; inside Hastinapur sanctuary
Sundarban Wetland · West Bengal. LARGEST Ramsar site of India (~4,230 km²), 2019
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes · Jammu & Kashmir. Designated 2005 · 3.5 km²
Tsomoriri · Ladakh. High-altitude lake of Ladakh (Changthang); bar-headed goose
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) · Uttar Pradesh. A RIVER stretch, not a lake — Ganges river dolphin, gharial
Vembanad · Kerala. Longest lake of India; largest wetland of Kerala
Wular Lake · Jammu & Kashmir. Largest freshwater lake of India; the Jhelum flows through it
Asan Barrage · Uttarakhand. UTTARAKHAND’S FIRST Ramsar site (2020) — Yamuna–Asan confluence
Bhitarkanika Mangroves · Odisha. Odisha mangroves; saltwater crocodile; Gahirmatha olive ridley beach nearby
Sur Sarovar · Uttar Pradesh. Keetham lake near Agra, UP
Lonar Lake · Maharashtra. Crater lake made by a METEORITE impact in basalt — Buldhana, Maharashtra
Tso Kar · Ladakh. High-altitude saline lake, Ladakh; black-necked crane
Hokera Wetland · Jammu & Kashmir. Jammu & Kashmir, NOT Punjab (UPSC 2022 trap)
Kanjli Wetland · Punjab. Punjab — on the Kali Bein (UPPCS match list)
Chilika Lake · Odisha. India’s FIRST Ramsar site (1981, with Keoladeo); largest brackish-water lagoon of Asia
Beas Conservation Reserve · Punjab. Designated 2019 · 64 km²
Bakhira Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2021 · 29 km²
Harike Wetland · Punjab. At the CONFLUENCE of the Beas and the Sutlej — Punjab
Karikili Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2022 · 0.6 km²
Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest · Tamil Nadu. A freshwater marsh inside Chennai city
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest · Tamil Nadu. One of the largest mangrove forests of India — Tamil Nadu
Pala Wetland · Mizoram. MIZORAM’S FIRST Ramsar site
Sakhya Sagar · Madhya Pradesh. Designated 2022 · 2.5 km²
Satkosia Gorge · Odisha. Mahanadi gorge — Odisha; also a tiger reserve
Bhoj Wetland · Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal’s Upper and Lower lakes (UPPCS: “which is a Ramsar site?”)
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve · Tamil Nadu. Marine: coral reefs, dugong — also a biosphere reserve
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary · Karnataka. Islets on the KAVERI near Srirangapatna — Karnataka
Vembannur Wetland Complex · Tamil Nadu. SMALLEST (tied, ~0.2 km²) — Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Vellode Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2022 · 0.8 km²
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2022 · 0.4 km²
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. One of India’s oldest bird sanctuaries — Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
Sirpur Lake · Madhya Pradesh. Designated 2022 · 1.6 km²
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2021 · 0.7 km²
Tampara Lake · Odisha. Designated 2021 · 3.0 km²
Hirakud Reservoir · Odisha. On the MAHANADI; one of the longest earthen dams
Ansupa Lake · Odisha. Designated 2021 · 2.3 km²
Yashwant Sagar · Madhya Pradesh. Designated 2022 · 8.2 km²
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2021 · 2.6 km²
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2022 · 0.9 km²
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2022 · 1.1 km²
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2022 · 1.0 km²
Thane Creek · Maharashtra. Mumbai; flamingo sanctuary
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve · Jammu & Kashmir. Designated 2022 · 8.0 km²
Shallabugh Wetland Conservation Reserve · Jammu & Kashmir. Designated 2022 · 17 km²
Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve · Karnataka. Designated 2023 · 1.0 km²
Aghanashini Estuary · Karnataka. Designated 2023 · 48 km²
Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve · Karnataka. Gadag, Karnataka; bar-headed geese in winter
Karaivetti Bird sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2023 · 4.5 km²
Longwood Shola Reserve Forest · Tamil Nadu. A SHOLA forest in the Nilgiris — not a lake
Nagi Bird Sanctuary · Bihar. Designated 2023
Nakti Bird Sanctuary · Bihar. Designated 2023
Tawa Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh. On the Tawa (Narmada tributary) — Satpura, MP
Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2024
Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2024
Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2025
Therthangal Bird Sanctuary · Tamil Nadu. Designated 2025
Khecheopalli Lake · Sikkim. SIKKIM’S FIRST Ramsar site (2025); a sacred lake
Udhwa Lake · Jharkhand. JHARKHAND’S FIRST Ramsar site (2025) — Sahebganj
Khichan Wetland · Rajasthan. Rajasthan (Phalodi); demoiselle cranes winter here
Menar Wetland Complex · Rajasthan. Udaipur — the “bird village” of Rajasthan
Udaypur Lake · Bihar. Designated 2025
Gokul Reservoir · Bihar. Designated 2025
Gogabeel Lake · Bihar. Designated 2025
Kopra Reservoir · Chhattisgarh. CHHATTISGARH’S FIRST Ramsar site (2025) — Bilaspur
Siliserh Lake · Rajasthan. Designated 2025
Patna Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2026
Chhari-Dhand · Gujarat. Kachchh, Gujarat — a seasonal wetland on the edge of Banni grassland
Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2026
Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) · Uttar Pradesh. Designated 2026
Glaw Lake · Arunachal Pradesh. 101st site (Aug 2026) — ARUNACHAL’S FIRST; inside Kamlang Tiger Reserve

Asked in exams

UPPCSDeepor Beel → Assam (match list)
UPPCSBihar’s first Ramsar site is in → Begusarai
UPSC 2022Renuka Wetland – Himachal Pradesh → correct
UPPCSChilka, Loktak, Keoladeo, Wular — all Ramsar sites
UPPCSParvati Arga: in Gonda ✓ and a bird sanctuary ✓
UPSC 2022Rudrasagar Lake – Tripura → correct
UPSC 2021State with the largest inland saline wetland → Rajasthan
UPSC 2022Sasthamkotta Lake – Tamil Nadu → wrong (Kerala)
UPPCSSasthamkotta → Kerala (match list)
UPPCSBhitarkanika → Odisha (match list)
UPSC 2022Hokera Wetland – Punjab → wrong (it is in J&K)
UPPCSKanjli → Punjab (match list)
UPPCSWhich is a Ramsar site: Godavari delta, Krishna delta, Sundarbans, Bhoj? → Bhoj Wetland (then)

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