List of zoos in India explained

This is a list of zoos in India. For a list of aquaria, see List of aquaria in India.

Zoos are primarily dry facilities where animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, and reptile centres, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.

The oldest zoo in India is Marble Palace Zoo, Kolkata. The zoo and park was opened in 1854.[1]

The Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) is the Governing Authority of all Zoos in India, and is an associate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

Zoos in India

NameCityStateSmart Zoo?Notability
1KolkataWest BengalNo
2VelloreTamil NaduNo
3Arignar Anna Zoological Park Vandalur ZooChennaiTamil NaduNo
4Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical GardenGuwahatiAssamNo
5Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological ParkBengaluruKarnatakaNo
6Birsa Deer Park (Birsa Mrig Vihar)RanchiJharkhandNo[2] [3]
7Bondla Wildlife SanctuaryPondaGoaNo[4]
8Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli Mini Zoo, KurukshetraPipliHaryanaNo
9Chhatbir Zoo(Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park)ZirakpurPunjabNo
10Chennai Snake Park TrustChennaiTamil NaduNo
11Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwaninear BahalHaryanaNo
12Crocodile Breeding Centre, KurukshetraBhaur Saidan (Kurukshetra)No
13Crocodile Breeding Centre, MutaRanchiJharkhandNo
14Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research CentreTrivandrumNoIn honour of Steve Irwin
15Gorakhpur Zoological GardenGorakhpurUttar PradeshNo
16Gorewada ZooNagpurYes
17Gopalpur ZooGopalpurHimachal PradeshNo
18Gulab Bagh and ZooUdaipurRajasthan No
19Deer Park (Mini Zoo Sambalpur)SambalpurOdishaNo
20Hisar Deer ParkHisarHaryanaNo
21Indra Gandhi ParkRourkela OdishaNo(2nd Biggest in Odisha)
22Indira Gandhi Zoological ParkVisakhapatnamAndhra PradeshNo(3rd biggest in India)
23Indore ZooIndoreMadhya PradeshYes
24Jaipur ZooJaipurRajasthanNo
25Jawaharlal Nehru Biological ParkBokaro Steel CityNo
26Jijamata UdyaanMumbaiMaharashtraNo
27WarangalTelanganaNo
28Kamla Nehru Zoological Park, KankariaAhmedabadGujaratNo
29Kurukshetra ZooHaryanaNo
30Lucknow ZooLucknowUttar PradeshNo
31Madras Crocodile Bank TrustChennaiTamil NaduNo
32Maitri BaghBhilai NagarChhattisgarhNoLargest zoo in Chhattisgarh & India-Soviet Union friendship
33Manda ZooJammu CityJammuNo
34Marble Palace zooKolkataWest BengalNo
35Mysore ZooMysuruKarnatakaYes
36Maharajbagh zooNagpurMaharashtraNo
37Nagaland Zoological ParkChümoukedimaNagalandNo
38Nandankanan Zoological ParkBhubaneswarNo(2nd biggest in India)
39National Zoological ParkDelhiNo
40Nehru Zoological ParkHyderabadTelanganaNo
41Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological ParkDarjeelingWest BengalNo
42Parassinikkadavu Snake ParkNo
43Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuain Rewari districtHaryanaNo
44Pilikula Biological ParkMangaloreKarnatakaNo
45in Panchkula districtHaryanaNo
46in Panchkula districtHaryanaNo
47G. B. Pant High Altitude ZooNainitalNo[5]
48Rajiv Gandhi Zoological ParkPuneMaharashtraNo
49Bhagwan Birsa Biological ParkRanchiNo(est. 1987)[6]
50Rohtak ZooHaryanaNo
51Sakkarbaug Zoological GardenJunagadhGujaratNo(one of the oldest Indian zoo Est: 1863)
52Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, PatnaPatnaBiharNoFamous for rhinoceros conservation
53Sarthana ZooSuratGujaratNo
54Pradhyuman Zoological ParkRajkotGujaratNo
55Sarnath Deer ParkVaranasiUttar PradeshNo
56Sayaji Baug ZooVadodaraGujaratNo
57Sipahijola Wildlife SanctuaryTripuraNo
58Sri Venkateswara Zoological ParkTirupatiAndhra PradeshNolargest in India,
59Tata Steel Zoological ParkJamshedpurJharkhandNo
60Thiruvananthapuram ZooTrivandrumKeralaNobuilt by Maharaja of Travancore
61Thrissur ZooThrissurKeralaNo
62Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, PinjorePinjoreHaryanaNo
63Etawah Safari ParkEtawahUttar PradeshNo
64Nandan Van ZooRaipurChhattisgarhNoAsia's largest man-made 'Jungle Safari'
65Kanpur Zoological ParkKanpurUttar PradeshNo
66Kanan Pendari Zoological GardenBilaspurChhattisgarhNo
67Sidhharth Garden and ZooAurangabadMaharashtraNo
68Gwalior ZooGwaliorMadhya PradeshNo
69Malsi Deer ParkDehradunUttarakhandNo

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoos in India -- from 1800 to now . 2024-03-01 . sphozanhi.tripod.com.
  2. Web site: Birsa Mrig Vihar (Birsa Deer Park) . 2011-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911202209/http://jharkhandtourism.ozg.in/2010/01/birsa-mrig-vihar-birsa-deer-park-ranchi.html . 2011-09-11 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102121558/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060807/asp/ranchi/story_6579065.asp Ready for newer greens
  4. [Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary]
  5. Web site: Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo . 2010-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308025640/http://www.nainitalzoo.org.in/intro.htm . 2012-03-08 . dead .
  6. http://wikimapia.org/3423881/RANCHI-ZOO Ranchi Zoo