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The following table is a non-exhaustive list of forests found in India.
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! Name
! class="unsortable"| Image
! class="unsortable"| Location
! style="width: 50px;"| Area
! class="unsortable"| Comments
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| [[Abujmarh|Abujmarh forest]]
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| [[Chhattisgarh]]
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| [[Annekal Reserved Forest]]
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| [[Western Ghats]]
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| [[Baikunthapur Forest]]
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| [[Dooars]], West Bengal
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| This is a [[terai]] forest
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| [[Bandipur National Park]]
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| Karnataka
| 874 km²
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| [[Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park]]
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| [[Sanguem taluk]], [[Goa]]
| 650 km²
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| [[Bhitarkanika Mangroves]]
| [[File:Bhitarkanika_lakeride_sunset.jpg|center|120px]]
| [[Odisha]]
| 650 km²
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| [[Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary]]
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| [[Ponda taluk]], [[Goa]]
| 8 km²
| Provides sanctuary to leopards who have been injured in human-wildlife conflict.
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| [[Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary]]
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| [[Canacona taluk]], [[Goa]]
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| It is known for its dense forest of tall trees, some of which reach 30 metres in height.
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| [[Gir National Park]]
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| [[Talala, Gujarat|Talala taluk]], [[Gir Somnath district]], [[Gujarat]]
| 1412 km²
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| [[Jakanari reserve forest]]
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| [[Coimbatore]]
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| [[Jim Corbett National Park]]
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| [[Nainital district]] and [[Pauri Garhwal district]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| 520.8 km²
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| [[Kanha National Park]]
| [[File:Tiger Kanha National Park.jpg|center|120px]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 650 km²
| The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km² respectively.
|-
| [[Keibul Lamjao National Park]]
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| Bishnupur district, Manipur
| 40 km²
| The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called [[phumdis]].
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| [[Kukrail Reserve Forest]]
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| [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh
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| [[Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary]]
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| [[Sattari|Sattari taluk]], [[Goa]]
| 208.5 km²
| Bengal tigers can be found here.
|-
| [[Molai forest]]
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| [[Majuli|Majuli island]] on the [[Brahmaputra River]]
| 5.5 km²
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|-
| [[Nagarhole National Park]]
| [[File:Elephant herd at Nagarahole wildlife sanctuary.jpg|center|120px]]
| [[Kodagu district]] and [[Mysore district]], [[Karnataka]]
| 642 km²
| One of India's premier Tiger Reserves
|-
| [[Nallamala Hills]]
| [[File:Hill_on_Top_of_Nallamalla_Hills_which_is_visible_on_the_way_to_Kadalivanam_which_is_more_than_20_Kms_from_Sri_sailam_temple.jpg|120px]]
| [[Eastern Ghats]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (South of River Krishna)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISFBJarYX7YC&q=Nallamala+Range&pg=PA79|title=Students' Britannica India|date=2000|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9780852297605|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Namdapha National Park]]
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| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| 1985 km²
| Fourth largest national park in India.
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| [[Nanmangalam Reserve Forest|Nanmangalam forest]]
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| [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu
| 24 km²
| The reserve forest area is 3.2 km²
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| [[Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary]]
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| Goa
| 211 km²
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| [[New Amarambalam Reserved Forest]]
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| Nilambur, [[Malappuram district]], Kerala
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| [[Pichavaram Mangrove Forest]]
| [[File:Pichavaram Mangrove Forest 16.JPG|center|120px]]
| Pichavaram, [[Cuddalore district]], Tamil Nadu
| 11 km²
| World's second biggest [[mangrove]] forest
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| [[Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary]]
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| [[Chorão (island)]] on [[Mandovi river]], [[Goa]]
| 1.8 km²
| Mangrove habitat
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| [[Saranda forest]]
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| [[West Singhbhum district]], Jharkhand
| 820 km²
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| [[Shettihalli]]
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| [[Karnataka]] ([[Tunga River]])
| 395.6 km²
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| [[Sundarbans]]
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| [[West Bengal]]
| 3260 km²
| Dense mangrove forest, one of the largest reserves for the [[Bengal Tiger]] and a UNESCO world heritage site
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| [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve]]
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| [[Chandrapur district]], Maharashtra
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| [[Vandalur Reserve Forest]]
| [[File:Reserve_Forest_PGR6.JPG|center|120px]]
| [[Vandalur]], Tamil Nadu
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| [[Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary]]
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| [[Wayanad]], [[Kerala]]
| 344 km²
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==See also==
{{Portal|India|Trees|Environment|Lists}}
*[[Lists of forests]]
*[[Communal forests of India]]
*[[Protected areas of India]]
*[[Reserved forests and protected forests of India]]
*[[Tropical rainforests of India]]
*[[List of countries by forest area]]
*[[Sacred groves of India]]
*[[Forests in Odisha]]

==References==
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{{Forestry by country}}
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[[Category:Lists of forests|India]]
[[Category:Forests of India| ]]
[[Category:India geography-related lists|Forests in India]]

List of forests in India - Revision history

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