Name the Bio-reserves of India.

There are many biosphere reserves in India. The most important of them are Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve,Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Simlipal Biosphere Reserve, Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. read less

Sl. No. Name of Biosphere Reserve Date of Notification Area of the core / buffer/transition (In Km2) Location (States) 1 Nilgiri 01.09.1986 5520 (Core 1240 & Buffer 4280) Part of Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka). 2 Nanda Devi 18.01.1988 5860.69 (Core 712.12, Buffer 5,148.570) & T. 546.34) Part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh, and Bageshwar districts (Uttarakhand). 3 Nokrek 01.09.1988 820 (Core 47.48 & Buffer 227.92, Transition Zone 544.60) Part of Garo hills (Meghalaya). 4 Great Nicobar 06.01.1989 885 (Core 705 & Buffer 180) Southern most islands of Andaman And Nicobar (A&N Islands). 5 Gulf of Mannar 18.02.1989 10,500 km2 Total Gulf area (area of Islands 5.55 km2) Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka (Tamil Nadu). 6 Manas 14.03.1989 2837 (Core 391 & Buffer 2,446) Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Darang districts (Assam). 7 Sunderbans 29.03.1989 9630 (Core 1700 & Buffer 7900) Part of delta of Ganges and Brahamaputra river system (West Bengal). 8 Simlipal 21.06.1994 4374 (Core 845, Buffer 2129 & Transition 1400 Part of Mayurbhanj district (Orissa). 9 Dibru-Saikhowa 28.07.1997 765 (Core 340 & Buffer 425) Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts (Assam). 10 Dehang-Dibang 02.09.1998 5111.50 (Core 4094.80 &Buffer 1016.70) Part of Siang and Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. 11 Pachmarhi 03.03.1999 4926 Parts of Betul, Hoshangabad and Chindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh. 12 Khangchendzonga 07.02.2000 2619.92 (Core 1819.34 & Buffer 835.92) Parts of Khangchendzonga hills and Sikkim. 13 Agasthyamalai 12.11.2001 1828 Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries and their adjoining areas in Kerala. 14 Achanakamar â?? Amarkantak 30.3.2005 3835.51 (Core 551.55 & Buffer 3283.86) Covers parts of Anupur and Dindori districts of M.P. and parts of Bilaspur districts of Chhattishgarh State. 15 Kachchh 29.01.2008 12,454 km2 Part of Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar and Patan Civil Districts of Gujarat State. 16 Cold Desert 28.08.2009 7770 Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu&Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh. 17 Seshachalam Hills 20.09.2010 4755.997 Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh. 18 Panna 25.08.2011 2998.98 Part of Panna and Chhattarpur districts in Madhya Pradesh. read less