Protected Areas: State-wise Names and Area of Tiger Reserves in India (as of April, 2025)
The dataset contains state-wise compiled data on the names and total core and buffer areas of the tiger reserves in India, along with dates of notification and dates of inclusion in project tiger of each reserve
The core and buffer areas of wildlife reserves refer to areas where no human activities and limited human activities are permitted, respectively
Protected Areas: State-wise Names and Area of Tiger Reserves in India (as of April, 2025)
The dataset contains state-wise compiled data on the names and total core and buffer areas of the tiger reserves in India, along with dates of notification and dates of inclusion in project tiger of each reserve
The core and buffer areas of wildlife reserves refer to areas where no human activities and limited human activities are permitted, respectively
The reference date (month and year) as of which the tiger reserve data is current.
year _of_inclusion_under_project_tiger
String
25
54
The year the tiger reserve was included under India's Project Tiger programme.
year_of_notification
Int64
17
59
The year the tiger reserve was officially notified by the government.
state
String
18
59
The Indian state in which the tiger reserve is located.
reserve_name
String
58
59
The official name of the tiger reserve.
core_area
Float64
59
58
The core area of the tiger reserve, in square kilometers.
buffer_area
Float64
58
57
The buffer area of the tiger reserve, in square kilometers.
unit
String
1
59
The measurement units used for the area figures, indicating core and buffer areas are in square kilometers.
note
String
2
1
Supplementary remarks or clarifications about the tiger reserve data.
Citation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (2026). Protected Areas: State-wise Names and Area of Tiger Reserves in India (as of April, 2025) [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19380
