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Protected Areas: Year- and State-wise Name and Area of Marine Protected Areas in India (as on 24 July 2024)

Dataset Overview

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the name and area of marine protected areas such as national parks, sanctuaries, community, and conservation reserves in India, along with year of notification each marine protected area. Note: A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than the surroun...

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Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

As and When

Granularity

Yearly, State

Time Saved

2 hours

Number of Rows

132

Number of Columns

8

Sources

ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas

Time Period

1967, 1975 to 1976, 1978, 1980 to 1981, 1984 to 1989, 1991, 1995 to 1999, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 to 2020, 2022

Units

area in square kilometers

Last Updated

December, 2025

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Data Preview

data_as_onyearstatemarine_protected_area_namemarine_protected_area_typeareaunitnote
24 July 20242022Tamil NaduDugong Conservation Reserve in Palk BayConservation Reserve448.34area in square kilometers
24 July 20242022Andaman and Nicobar IslandsCoral SanctuarySanctuary2.73area in square kilometers
24 July 20242022Andaman and Nicobar IslandsLeatherback Turtle SanctuarySanctuary13.75area in square kilometers
24 July 20242022Andaman and Nicobar IslandsLohabarrack Wildlife SanctuarySanctuary44.34area in square kilometers
24 July 20242022Andaman and Nicobar IslandsMegapode SanctuarySanctuary1.29area in square kilometers
24 July 20242020LakshadweepA. Attakoya Thangal Marine Conservation ReseveConservation Reserve344area in square kilometers
24 July 20242020LakshadweepDr. K.K. Mohammed Koya Sea Cucumber Conservation ReseveConservation Reserve239area in square kilometers
24 July 20242019LakshadweepPitti SanctuarySanctuary40area in square kilometers
24 July 20242019LakshadweepP.M. Sayeed Marine Birds Conservation ReseveConservation Reserve62area in square kilometers
24 July 20242017Andaman and Nicobar IslandsRani Jhansi Marine National ParkNational Park320.06area in square kilometers

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
data_as_on11String132
year2525Int64132
state1111String132
marine_protected_area_name130130String132
marine_protected_area_type44String132
area110110Float64132
unit11String132
note22String1

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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

1973 to 2025

Tags

Environment and Forest
ecology
marine protected area

Citation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Protected Areas: Year- and State-wise Name and Area of Marine Protected Areas in India (as on 24 July 2024) [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/1342