S.

No

Name of the  designated Biosphere Reserve

Location of the Biosphere Reserve.

1

Nilgiri

Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka States.

2

Gulf of Mannar

Lies along the South-Eastern coast of India and extending from Rameswaram island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South  (Tamil Nadu).

3

Sunderbans

Parts of delta of Ganges & Brahamaputra river system in West Bengal.

4

Nanda Devi 

Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Almora districts in Uttarakhand.    

5

Pachmarhi

Betul, Hoshangabad and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh.

6

Nokrek

East, West and South Garo Hill districts in Meghalaya. 

7

Simlipal

Mayurbhanj district in Orissa.

8

Agasthyamalai

Thirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts in Tamil Nadu and Thiruvanthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts in Kerala.

9

Great Nicobar

Southernmost island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

10

Achanakmar- Amarkantak

Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur district of Chattisgarh.

11

Khangchendzonga

North and West districts in Sikkim.

12

Manas

Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Darang districts in Assam.

13

Dibru-Saikhova

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts in Assam.  

14

Dehang-Dibang 

Upper Siang, West Siang and Dibang Valley districts in Arunachal Pradesh. 

15

Kachchh

Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan districts in Gujarat.

16

Cold Desert

Pin Valley National Park and surroundings;   Chandratal & Sarchu; and Kibber Wildlife  Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh.  

17

Seshachalam

Parts of Seshachalam hill ranges in Eastern Ghats encompassing parts of civil districts of Chittoor and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.