Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Protected Areas

Protected Areas of Uttar Pradesh

 

S No.

Name of Protected Area

Districts

Year of Notification

Total Area in Sq. Km.

A

National Parks

1

Dhudhwa NP

Lakhimpur-Kheri

1977

490.00

B

Wildlife Scantuaries

2

Bakhira WLS

Sant Kabir Nagar (Basti)

1990

28.94

3

Hastinapur WLS

Muzzafar Nagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bijnor & J.P. Nagar

1986

2073.00

4

KaimurWLS

Mirzapur, Sonebhadra

1982

500.73

5

Katerniaghat WLS

Behraich

1976

400.09

6

Kishanpur WLS

Lakhimpur ­ Kheri, Shahjahanpur

1972

227.00

7

Lakh Bahosi WLS

Farrukhabad

1988

80.24

8

Mahavir Swami WLS

Lalitpur

1977

5.41

9

National Chambal

Agra, Etawah

1977

635.00

10

Nawabganj WLS

Unnao

1984

2.25

11

Okhala WLS

Ghaziabad

1990

4.00

12

Parvati Aranga WLS

Gonda

1990

10.84

13

Patna WLS

Etah

1990

1.09

14

RanipurWLS

Banda, Chitrakoot

1977

230.31

15

Saman Bird WLS

Mainpuri

1990

5.26

16

Samaspur WLS

Rae Bareilly

1984

7.99

17

SandiWLS

Hardoi

1990

3.09

18

Sohagibarwa WLS  Maharajganj

Maharajganj

1987

428.20

19

Sohelwa WLS

Shravasti, Balrampur

1988

452.47

20

Sur Sarovar WLS

Agra

1991

4.03

21

Surha Tal WLS

Ballia

1991

34.32

22

Turtle WLS

Varanasi

1989

7.00

23

Vijai Sagar WLS

Mahoba

1990

2.62

24

Bhimrao Ambedkar Pakshi Vikar

Pratapgarh

 

2003

 

4.27

25

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Pilibhit & Shahjanpur

2014

730.24

 

Total

5952.12

Grand Total                     

6442.12

 

Source: Uttar Pradesh Biodiversity Board