There are 51 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). India is home to 80% of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014 and 2967 in 2018. The Indian increase played a big role in driving up global populations as well; the number of wild tigers globally rose from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016 according to World Wildlife Fund and Global Tiger Forum.
List of Tiger Reserves in India
| No. | State | Name of Tiger Reserve |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Nagarjunsagar Srisailam |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Namdapha National Park |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Kamlang Tiger Reserve |
| 4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Pakke Tiger Reserve |
| 5 | Assam | Manas Tiger Reserve |
| 6 | Assam | Nameri National Park |
| 7 | Assam | Orang Tiger Reserve |
| 8 | Assam | Kaziranga National Park |
| 9 | Bihar | Valmiki National Park |
| 10 | Chhattisgarh | Udanti-Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 11 | Chhattisgarh | Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 12 | Chhattisgarh | Indravati Tiger Reserve |
| 13 | Jharkhand | Palamau Tiger Reserve |
| 14 | Karnataka | Bandipur Tiger Reserve |
| 15 | Karnataka | Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 16 | Karnataka | Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve |
| 17 | Karnataka | Nagarahole National Park |
| 18 | Karnataka | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple Tiger reserve |
| 19 | Kerala | Periyar Tiger reserve |
| 20 | Kerala | Parambikulam Tiger reserve |
| 21 | Madhya Pradesh | Kanha Tiger reserve |
| 22 | Madhya Pradesh | Pench Tiger reserve |
| 23 | Madhya Pradesh | Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve |
| 24 | Madhya Pradesh | Panna Tiger reserve |
| 25 | Madhya Pradesh | Satpura Tiger reserve |
| 26 | Madhya Pradesh | Sanjay-Dubri Tiger reserve |
| 27 | Maharashtra | Melghat Tiger reserve |
| 28 | Maharashtra | Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve |
| 29 | Maharashtra | Pench Tiger Reserve |
| 30 | Maharashtra | Sahyadri Tiger Reserve |
| 31 | Maharashtra | Nagzira Tiger Reserve |
| 32 | Maharashtra | Bor Tiger Reserve |
| 33 | Mizoram | Dampa Tiger Reserve |
| 34 | Odisha | Similipal Tiger Reserve |
| 35 | Odisha | Satkosia Tiger Reserve |
| 36 | Rajasthan | Ranthambore Tiger Reserve |
| 37 | Rajasthan | Sariska Tiger Reserve |
| 38 | Rajasthan | Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve |
| 39 | Tamil Nadu | Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve |
| 40 | Tamil Nadu | Anamalai Tiger Reserve (Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park) |
| 41 | Tamil Nadu | Mudumalai Tiger Reserve |
| 42 | Tamil Nadu | Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve |
| 43 | Telangana | Kawal Tiger Reserve |
| 44 | Telangana | Amrabad Tiger Reserve |
| 45 | Uttar Pradesh | Dudhwa Tiger Reserve |
| 46 | Uttar Pradesh | Pilibhit Tiger Reserve |
| 47 | Uttar Pradesh | Amangarh Tiger Reserve (buffer zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve) |
| 48 | Uttarakhand | Jim Corbett National Park |
| 49 | Uttarakhand | Rajaji Tiger Reserve |
| 50 | West Bengal | Sunderban National Park |
| 51 | West Bengal | Buxa Tiger Reserve |
Nagpur is also known as the ‘Tiger Capital’ of India. There are 13 tiger reserves in this Vidharbha (including the Nagpur division of eastern) alone.
