Last Updated on: May 14, 2026

 

Notifications Related to National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Assam (please click the URL to the Google Sheet):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RpLFueWa1KVMrPjKKSB3I6PZbwbQNMN…
(latest notification in the Google Sheet dtd. 09.06.2025)
 
National Park

National Park
Area Sq. Km
Location (District)
Date of Notification

Kaziranga
430
Golaghat, Nagaon, Sonitpur
11/02/1974

Kaziranga 1st addition
43.78
Nagaon
28/05/1997

Kaziranga 2nd addition
6.47
Golaghat
10/07/1985

Kaziranga 3rd addition
0.69
Golaghat
31/05/1985

Kaziranga 4th addition
0.89
Nagaon
03/08/1988

Kaziranga 5th addition
1.15
Golaghat
13/06/1985

Kaziranga 6th addition
376
Sonitpur, Biswanath
07/08/1999

Kaziranga 7th addition
1.76
Nagaon
06/07/2021

Kaziranga 8th addition
3.07
Nagaon
06/07/2021

Kaziranga 9th addition
25.7
Sonitpur
30/06/2021

Total
889.51

Manas
500
Chirang, Baksa
07/09/1990

Manas 1st addition
350
Chirang (BTAD)
01/08/2016

Dibru-Saikhowa
340
Dibrugarh, Tinsukia
05/03/1995

Nameri 
200
Sonitpur
13/08/1998

Orang
78.81
Udalguri, Sonitpur
08/04/1999

Dihing Patkai
234.26
Tinsukia & Dibrugarh
15/06/2021

Raimona
422
Kokrajhar (BTAD)
08/06/2021

Total
3014.58

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Wildlife Sanctuary

WL  Sanctuary
Area Sq. Km
Location (District)
Date of Notification

Garampani
6.05
Karbi Anglong
10/05/1952

Laokhowa
70.13
Nagaon
06/09/1979

Bornadi
26.22
Udalguri
22/08/1980

Chakrasila
45.56
Kokrajhar
14/07/1994

Burachapori
44.06
Sonitpur
11/07/1995

Burachapori 1st addition
195
Sonitpur
30/08/2016

Paniding
33.93
Sibasagar
18/12/1995

Hollongapar Gibbon
20.98
Jorhat
30/07/1997

Pobitora
38.81
Morigaon
17/03/1998

Sonai Rupai
220
Sonitpur
04/09/1998

Bherjan-Borjan Podumoni
7.22
Tinsukia
13/10/1999

East Karbi Anglong
221.81
Karbi Anglong
27/07/2000

Nambor
37
Karbi Anglong
27/07/2000

Morat Longri
451
Karbi Anglong
17/04/2003

Nambor Doigrung
97.15
Golaghat
31/08/2003

Amchang
78.64
Kamrup (Metro)
19/06/2004

Borail
326.25
Cachar & Karimganj
19/06/2004

Deepor Beel
4.14
Kamrup (Metro)
21/02/2009

Total 
1923.95

Major Animal Population Estimation

 
 
 
 
 
 

A. RHINO POPULATION IN ASSAM
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

YEAR
KAZIRANGA NP
MANAS NP
 ORANG NP
POBITORA WLS
TOTAL

1999
1552
0
46
74
1672

2006
1855
1
68
81
2006

2009
2048
5
64
84
2201

2012
2290
22
100
93
2505

2013
2329
-
-
-
NA

2015
2401
30
-
-
NA

2018
2413
36
101
102
2652

 

OTHER MAJOR WILD ANIMAL  POPULATION IN ASSAM

Sl.
WILD ELEPHANT
SWAMP DEER
TIGER
LEOPARD

Year
Population
Year
Population
Year
Population
Year
Population

1
2002
5246
1993
428
2006
70
1993
239

2
2008
5281
1998
526
2010
143
2000
248

3
2011
5620
2007
681
2014
167
 
 

4
2017
5719
2011
1169
2019 
 190
 
 

 

 Abstract 

Showing data on compensation/ex-gratia payment against wild elephant/animal depredation causing human death, injury etc. during the year 2021-22.

Sl No. 
Name of Division 
No. of Death Human
Amount
(Rs. in lakh)
No. of Human Injury 
Amount
(Rs. in lakh)
Total Amount
(Rs. in lakh)

1
Dhansiri
38
152.00000
8
1.85000
153.85000

2
Dooma Dooma 
7
28.00000
0
0.00000
28.00000

3
Digboi
9
30.00000
0
0.00000
30.00000

4
Dibrugarh
0
0.00000
7
0.15790
0.15790

5
Nagaon 
25
97.00000
14
3.21500
100.21500

6
Sonitpur West 
4
16.00000
1
0.10000
16.10000

7
Kamrup East
14
53.00000
6
1.80000
54.80000

8
Kamrup West
2
8.00000
0
0.00000
8.00000

9
Eastern Assam WL 
5
20.00000
6
1.79910
21.79910

11
FDTP, Manas
3
12.00000
16
2.71800
14.71800

12
Majuli 
1
4.00000
1
0.30000
4.30000

13
Sivasagar
1
4.00000
10
1.89000
5.89000

14
Jorhat
4
16.00000
0
0.00000
16.00000

15
Hamren
8
29.00000
0
0.00000
29.00000

16
Golaghat
7
28.00000
0
0.00000
28.00000

17
Karimgang
1
4.00000
0
0.00000
4.00000

18
Chirang
9
36.00000
3
0.90000
36.90000

19
Goalpara
17
59.00000
2
0.58000
59.58000

20
Lakhimpur
5
20.00000
1
0.30000
20.30000

21
Baksa
12
48.00000
1
0.10000
48.10000

22
Sonitpur East
3
12.00000
8
1.14000
13.14000

23
Karbi-Anglong East
4
16.00000
0
0.00000
16.00000

Total
179
692.00000
84
16.85000
708.85000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total= Rs. 708.85 /- lakh (Rupees Seven crore eight lakh and eighty five thousand) only.