List of Ramsar Sites in India

In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the Environment general awareness section. this is a very broad section and sometimes questions are very factual. we will cover the General awareness section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a complete list of Ramsar Sites in India.

Ramsar Convention: An Introduction

• The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 with the aim of “the conservation and wise use of wetlands in domestic, national and international cooperation for the overall sustainable development of the world”. 
  
•  Ramsar sites are included in the Montreux Record to track any major ecological changes that may have a positive or reverse impact on any of the wetlands. 
  
• The Ramsar Convention came into force in India on  February 1, 1982. 
  
• India currently has 75  sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance. This is the highest in South Asia.

List of Ramsar Sites:

Serial No.	Ramsar Site	Location
1	Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary	Gujarat
2	Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
3	Haiderpur Wetland	Uttar Pradesh
4	Sultanpur National Park	Haryana
5	Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary	Haryana
6	Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary	Gujarat
7	Wadhwana or Wadhvana Wetland	Gujarat
8	Ashtamudi Wetland	Kerala
9	Beas Conservation Reserve	Punjab
10	Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Odisha
11	Bhoj Wetlands	Madhya Pradesh
12	Chandra Taal	Himachal Pradesh
13	Chilika Lake	Odisha
14	Deepor Beel	Assam
15	East Kolkata Wetlands	West Bengal
16	Harike Wetlands	Punjab
17	Hokera Wetland	Jammu & Kashmir
18	Kanjli Wetland	Punjab
19	Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan
20	Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve	Punjab
21	Kolleru lake	Andhra Pradesh
22	Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka
23	Kabartal Wetland	Bihar
24	Loktak lake	Manipur
25	Nalsarovar Bird sanctuary	Gujarat
26	Nandur Madhameshwar	Maharashtra
27	Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab
28	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
29	Nanda Lake	Goa
30	Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
31	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
32	Pong Dam lake	Himachal Pradesh
33	Renuka lake	Himachal Pradesh
34	Ropar Wetland	Punjab
35	Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura
36	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
37	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
38	Sambhar lake	Rajasthan
39	Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
40	Sarsai Nawar Jheel	Uttar Pradesh
41	Sasthamkotta lake	Kerala
42	Surinsar- Mansar lakes	Jammu & Kashmir
43	Tsomoriri	Ladakh
44	Upper Ganga river	Uttar Pradesh
45	Vembanad Kol Wetland	Kerala
46	Wular lake	Jammu & Kashmir
47	Hygam Wetland	Jammu and Kashmir
48	Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
49	Sundarban Wetland	West Bengal
50	Asan Barrage	Uttarakhand
51	Kanwar Lake or Kabar Taal	Bihar
52	Lonar Lake	Maharashtra
53	Sur Sarovar	Uttar Pradesh
54	Tso Kar Wetland	Ladakh
55	Sakhya Sagar	Madhya Pradesh
56	Sirpur Lake	Madhya Pradesh
57	Yashwant Sagar	Madhya Pradesh
58	Thane Creek	Maharashtra
59	Pala Wetland	Mizoram
60	Ansupa Lake	Odisha
61	Hirakud Reservoir	Odisha
62	Satkosia Gorge	Odisha
63	Tampara Lake	Odisha
64	Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
65	Gulf of mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve	Tamil Nadu
66	Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
67	Karikili Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
68	Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
69	Pallikarnai Marsh ReserveForest	Tamil Nadu
70	Pichavaram Mangrove	Tamil Nadu
71	Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex	Tamil Nadu
72	Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
73	Vadavur Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
74	Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
75	Vellode Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu