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The following table is a non-exhaustive list of forests found in India.

Name	Location	Area	Comments
Abujmarh forest	Chhattisgarh
Annekal Reserved Forest	Western Ghats
Baikunthapur Forest	Dooars, West Bengal		This is a terai forest
Bandipur National Park	Karnataka	874 km
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary	Shivamogga, Karnataka	892 km	One of India's premier Tiger Reserves
Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park	Sanguem taluk, Goa	650 km
Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Odisha	650 km
Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary	Ponda taluk, Goa	8 km	Provides sanctuary to leopards who have been injured in human-wildlife conflict.
Chambal National Sanctuary	On the Chambal River, near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh	5400 km	Part of the Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests region
Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary	Canacona taluk, Goa		It is known for its dense forest of tall trees, some of which reach 30 metres in height.
Gir National Park	Talala taluk, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat	1412 km
Jakanari reserve forest	Coimbatore
Jim Corbett National Park	Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand	520.8 km
Kanha National Park	Madhya Pradesh	650 km	The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km respectively.
Keibul Lamjao National Park	Bishnupur district, Manipur	40 km	The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis.
Kukrail Reserve Forest	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	20 km	An urban forest in the city of Lucknow, slowly development is happening around this forest but the main forest is preserved by the government, a Night Safari and a modern Zoo has also been proposed here by the government.
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary	Sattari taluk, Goa	208.5 km	Bengal tigers can be found here.
Molai forest	Majuli island on the Brahmaputra River	5.5 km
Nagarhole National Park	Kodagu district and Mysore district, Karnataka	642 km	One of India's premier Tiger Reserves
Nallamala Hills	Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh (South of River Krishna)
Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh	1985 km	Fourth largest national park in India.
Nanmangalam forest	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	24 km	The reserve forest area is 3.2 km
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary	Goa	211 km
New Amarambalam Reserved Forest	Nilambur, Malappuram district, Kerala
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest	Pichavaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu	11 km	World's second biggest mangrove forest
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary	Chorão (island) on Mandovi river, Goa	1.8 km	Mangrove habitat
Saranda forest	West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand	820 km
Shettihalli	Karnataka (Tunga River)	395.6 km
Sundarbans	West Bengal	3260 km	Dense mangrove forest, one of the largest reserves for the Bengal Tiger and a UNESCO world heritage site
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve	Chandrapur district, Maharashtra
Vandalur Reserve Forest	Vandalur, Tamil Nadu
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary	Wayanad, Kerala	344 km

References

Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. 2000. ISBN 9780852297605.

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