<P> In 2010 - 11, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in partnership with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) undertook an independent management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) of the 49 tiger reserves in the country . The reserves were categorized into four major categories . Karnataka has the highest number of tigers in the age group of 1.5 years with more than 408 big cats . Other states with significant populations included Uttarakhand (340), Madhya Pradesh (308), Tamil Nadu (229), Maharashtra (190), Assam (167), Kerala (136) and Uttar Pradesh (117). </P> <P> In addition to existing reserves, the in - principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for the creation of four new tiger reserves, and the sites are: Ratapani Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda Tiger Reserve (Odisha), and Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh). Final approval has been accorded to Kudremukh National Park (Karnataka) for declaring as tiger reserves by States . The State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger reserves: (i) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (ii) Mhadei Sanctuary (Goa), (iii) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary / Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary / Varushanadu Valley (Tamil Nadu), (iv) Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh) and (v) Cauvery - MM Hills (Karnataka). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Core (km2) </Th> <Th> Buffer (km2) </Th> <Th> Total Area (km2) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bandipur </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 874 </Td> <Td> 582 </Td> <Td> 1,456 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jim Corbett </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> 822 </Td> <Td> 466 </Td> <Td> 1,288 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kanha </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 917 </Td> <Td> 1,134 </Td> <Td> 2,052 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manas </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 840 </Td> <Td> 2,311 </Td> <Td> 3,151 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Melghat </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 1,500 </Td> <Td> 1,268 </Td> <Td> 2,769 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Palamau </Td> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 414 </Td> <Td> 716 </Td> <Td> 1,130 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Ranthambore </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 1,113 </Td> <Td> 298 </Td> <Td> 1,411 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Similipal </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 1,195 </Td> <Td> 1,555 </Td> <Td> 2,750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Sunderbans </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 1,700 </Td> <Td> 885 </Td> <Td> 2,585 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Periyar </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 881 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 925 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Sariska </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 881 </Td> <Td> 332 </Td> <Td> 1,213 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Buxa </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 391 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> 758 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Indravati </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 1,258 </Td> <Td> 1,541 </Td> <Td> 2,799 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Namdapha </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 1,808 </Td> <Td> 245 </Td> <Td> 2,053 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Dudhwa </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 1,094 </Td> <Td> 1,108 </Td> <Td> 2,202 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Kalakkad - Mundanthurai </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 895 </Td> <Td> 707 </Td> <Td> 1,602 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Valmiki </Td> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 598 </Td> <Td> 301 </Td> <Td> 899 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Pench </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 411 </Td> <Td> 768 </Td> <Td> 1,180 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Tadoba </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 626 </Td> <Td> 1,102 </Td> <Td> 1,728 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Bandhavgarh </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 717 </Td> <Td> 820 </Td> <Td> 1,598 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Panna </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 576 </Td> <Td> 1,022 </Td> <Td> 1,579 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Dampa </Td> <Td> Mizoram </Td> <Td> 500 </Td> <Td> 488 </Td> <Td> 988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Bhadra </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 492 </Td> <Td> 572 </Td> <Td> 1,064 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Pakhui </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 683 </Td> <Td> 515 </Td> <Td> 1,198 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Nameri </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> 144 </Td> <Td> 344 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Satpura </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 1,339 </Td> <Td> 794 </Td> <Td> 2,133 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Anamalai </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 959 </Td> <Td> 521 </Td> <Td> 1,480 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Udanti - Sitandi </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 851 </Td> <Td> 991 </Td> <Td> 1,843 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Satkosia </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 524 </Td> <Td> 440 </Td> <Td> 964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Kaziranga </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 626 </Td> <Td> 548 </Td> <Td> 1,174 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Achanakmar </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 626 </Td> <Td> 288 </Td> <Td> 914 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Kali </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 815 </Td> <Td> 283 </Td> <Td> 1,098 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Sanjay - Dubri </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 813 </Td> <Td> 862 </Td> <Td> 1,675 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Mudumalai </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 321 </Td> <Td> 368 </Td> <Td> 689 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Nagarahole </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 643 </Td> <Td> 562 </Td> <Td> 1,206 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Parambikulam </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 391 </Td> <Td> 253 </Td> <Td> 644 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Sahyadri </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 600 </Td> <Td> 565 </Td> <Td> 1,166 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Biligiriranga </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 359 </Td> <Td> 216 </Td> <Td> 575 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Kawal </Td> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 893 </Td> <Td> 1,126 </Td> <Td> 2,019 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Sathyamangalam </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 793 </Td> <Td> 615 </Td> <Td> 1,408 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Mukandra Hills </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 417 </Td> <Td> 343 </Td> <Td> 760 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Nawegaon - Nagzira </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 654 </Td> <Td> 1241 </Td> <Td> 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Nagarjunsagar - Srisailam </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 2,596 </Td> <Td> 701 </Td> <Td> 3,296 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Amrabad </Td> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 2,166 </Td> <Td> 445 </Td> <Td> 2,611 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Pilibhit </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 603 </Td> <Td> 127 </Td> <Td> 730 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Bor </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 138 </Td> <Td> 678 </Td> <Td> 816 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Rajaji </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> 820 </Td> <Td> 256 </Td> <Td> 1,075 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Orang </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> 413 </Td> <Td> 492 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Kamlang </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 671 </Td> <Td> 112 </Td> <Td> 783 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Pench </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 257.3 </Td> <Td> 483.9 </Td> <Td> 741.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Total </Td> <Td> 40,340.12 </Td> <Td> 30,686.98 </Td> <Td> 71,027.10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Core (km2) </Th> <Th> Buffer (km2) </Th> <Th> Total Area (km2) </Th> </Tr>

Wildlife sanctuaries identified as tiger reserves under project tiger
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