List of Biosphere reserves in India And Difference between a National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary and Biosphere Reserve

List of Biosphere reserves in India. How many Biosphere reserves in India. Total number of Biosphere reserves in India is 18.There are 651 biosphere reserves in 120 countries, including 15 transboundary sites.

 Total number of wildlife Sanctuaries (Sanctuary) in India is 537 .

Difference between a National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary and Biosphere Reserve

Name	Objectives	Features
National Parks	Conservation of species of a habitat with minimal or very low intensity of human activity	No human resides in the Park, other than a public servant on duty and permitted person by the Chief Wildlife Warden
Sanctuaries	Conservation of species and habitats by manipulative management	No human resides in the Sanctuary, other than a public servant on duty and permitted person by the Chief Wildlife Warden
Biosphere Reserves	Conservation of the natural resources and for the improvement of the relationship between man and the environment therein	Both natural and human-influenced ecosystems, substantial human settlements

Note: Nanda Devi, Manas, Sunderbans, Kanchanjunga are World Heritage Sites.
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Name of Biosphere Reserve	Location(States)
Nilgiri	Part of Wayanad Nagar, Nagarhole, Bandipur andMadumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, kerala and Karnataka)
Nanda devi	Part of Chamuli, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts (Uttarakhand)
Nokrek	Pat of Garo hills(Meghalaya)
Great Nicobar	Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar
Gulf of Mannar	Indian Part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka (Tamil Nadu)
Manas	Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Darang districts (Assam)
Sunderbans	Part of Delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra river system (West Bengal)
Simlipal	Part of Mayurbhanj(Odisha)
Dibru-Saikhowa	Partof Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts (Assam)
Dehang – Dibang	Part of Siang and Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh
Panchmarhi	Partd of Betul,Hoshangabad and Chindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh
Kanchanjunga	Parts of Kanchanjunga hills and Sikkim
Agasthyamalai	Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries and their adjoining areas in Kerala
Achanakamar-Amarkantak	Covers parts of Anupur and Dindori districts of M.P. and parts of Bilaspur disricts of Chhattisgarh State
Kachchh	Partof Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar and Patan Civil Districts of Gujarat States
Cold Desert	Pin valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu and Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh
Seshachalam Hills	Seshachalam Hill ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh
Panna	Part of Panna and Chhattarpur districts in Madhya Pradesh