Year, Region-wise Estimated population of Wild Elephants
Data in table tells us about the year-wise estimated population of wild elephants in different regions of India. Regions mentioned are- North East includes: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and West Bengal (North); East includes: West Bengal (South), Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh: North includes: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh; and South includes Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The year is mentioned as 2021-25 because the survey was spread out during the said period.
Note:
1) Meghalaya and Uttarakhand have not conducted elephant census after 2007. Therefore the figure of 2007 has been maintained for 2012 as well.
2) The figure for North and South Bengals are combined
3) Gap between 1993 and 1997- only 4 years.
Year, Region-wise Estimated population of Wild Elephants
Data in table tells us about the year-wise estimated population of wild elephants in different regions of India. Regions mentioned are- North East includes: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and West Bengal (North); East includes: West Bengal (South), Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh: North includes: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh; and South includes Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The year is mentioned as 2021-25 because the survey was spread out during the said period.
Note:
1) Meghalaya and Uttarakhand have not conducted elephant census after 2007. Therefore the figure of 2007 has been maintained for 2012 as well.
2) The figure for North and South Bengals are combined
3) Gap between 1993 and 1997- only 4 years.
Rows: 174
Columns: 8
Time period: 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021-25
Last Updated: 28 July 2026
Data preview
year
state
major_region
number_of_elephants
unit
note
_duplicated_0
2021-25
All India
North East
6559
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Arunachal Pradesh
North East
617
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Assam
North East
4159
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Meghalaya
North East
677
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Nagaland
North East
252
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Mizoram
North East
16
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Manipur
North East
9
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
Tripura
North East
153
number_of_elephants in absolute number
2021-25
West Bengal
North East
676
number_of_elephants in absolute number
state: North West Bengal
2021-25
All India
East-central
1891
number_of_elephants in absolute number
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Metadata
Number of Rows174
Number of Columns8
Time Period1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021-25
The census period or year range for which the elephant population was recorded.
state
String
23
174
The Indian state (or All India total) to which the elephant population figure pertains.
major_region
String
6
174
The broader geographic region of India in which the state is located.
number_of_elephants
Int64
149
161
The counted elephant population in absolute numbers for the given state and period.
unit
String
1
174
The unit of measurement for the population figure, expressed as number of elephants in absolute numbers.
note
String
14
30
Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing context or caveats about the population data.
String
1
0
NA
_duplicated_0
String
2
1
System-generated column from a duplicate-handling operation, containing no meaningful data.
Citation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (2026). Year, Region-wise Estimated population of Wild Elephants [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/1075
