Complete and Updated List of Ramsar sites in India (Updated)

What is the Ramsar site?

The Ramsar Site is a wetland site that is designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar convention. This convention is also known as the convention of wetlands. It is intergovernmental environmental pretty established in 1971 by UNESCO and was first in 1975. It provides conservation of wetlands and sustainable use of resources. In 2022 there are 2437 Ramsar sites around the world and 54 of them are situated in India.

In 2022 Bakhira wildlife sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh and Khijadiya wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat were included as Ramsar sites on the occasion of World wetland day held at Sultanpur National Park Haryana which is also a Ramsar site. There are 54 Ramsar sites in India from which the first Ramsar site was Chilika Lake in Orissa and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. The Renuka wetland in Himachal Pradesh is the smallest Ramsar Wetland site in India. The maximum number of Ramsar sites are found in Uttar Pradesh in India.

Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary: Features And Importance

List of Ramsar Sites in India

Ramsar Site	State	Area (Km2)
Ashtamudi Wetland	Kerala	614
Beas Conservation Reserve	Punjab	64
Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Odisha	650
Bhoj Wetland	Madhya Pradesh	32
Chandra Taal	Himachal Pradesh	0.49
Chilika Lake	Odisha	1165
Deepor Beel	Assam	40
East Kolkata Wetlands	West Bengal	125
Harike Wetland	Punjab	41
Hokera Wetland	Union Territory of J&K	13.75
Kanjli Wetland	Punjab	1.83
Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	28.73
Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve	Punjab	34
Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh	901
Loktak Lake	Manipur	266
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	123
Nandur Madhameshwar	Maharashtra	14
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab	1
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	7
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	385
Pong Dam Lake	Himachal Pradesh	156.62
Renuka Lake	Himachal Pradesh	0.2
Ropar Wetland	Punjab	13.65
Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura	2.4
Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	5
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	8
Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan	240
Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	3
Sarsai Nawar Jheel	Uttar Pradesh	2
Sasthamkotta Lake	Kerala	3.73
Sundarban Wetland	West Bengal	4230
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes	Union Territory of J&K	3.5
Tsomoriri	Union Territory of Ladakh	120
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch)	Uttar Pradesh	265.9
Vembanad-Kol Wetland	Kerala	1512.5
Wular Lake	Union Territory of J&K	189
Asan Barrage	Uttarakhand	4.44
Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake	Bihar, Begusarai	26.2
Sur Sarovar	Uttar Pradesh, Agra district	4.31
Lonar Lake	Maharashtra, Buldhana district	4.27
Tso Kar	Ladakh, Leh district	95.77
Sultanpur NP	Haryana	142.5
Bhindawas WLS	Haryana	4.11
Thol Lake	Gujarat	6.99
Wadhvana Wetland	Gujarat	10.38
Haiderpur Wetland	UP	69
Bakhira WLS	UP	–
Khijadia WLS	Gujarat	6
Karikili Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	0.61
Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest	Tamil Nadu	80
Pichavaram Mangrove	Tamil Nadu	11
Sakhya Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	18.5
Pala wetlands	Mizoram	18.5

FAQs related to Ramsar sites

1. Which is the first Ramsar site designated from Maharashtra?
Ans. The first Ramsar site designated in Maharashtra was Nandur Madhameshwaar.

2. Which is the smallest Ramsar site in India?
Ans. Renuka is the smallest Ramsar site in India which is located in Himachal Pradesh.

3. How many Ramsar wetland sites are there in India?
Ans. In the year 2022 as reported there are 49 Ramsar wetland sites in India.

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