List of All Zoos in India [Statewise 2024]

February 17, 2024

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According to the Central Zoo Authority of India, there are currently 157 recognized zoos throughout India. The Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) is the Governing Authority of all Zoological Parks in India and is an associate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

Karnataka has the highest 15 recognised zoos and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Goas, Ladakh, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura has the lowest one zoo each.

In this post, we will take a look at the number of zoos and zoological parks in each state and union territory of India along with their names, area and weekly off day.

Table: State wise Number of Zoos in India

States and Union Territories	Number of Zoos
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1
Andhra Pradesh	5
Arunachal Pradesh	4
Assam	3
Bihar	2
Chhattisgarh	3
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1
Delhi	1
Goa	1
Gujarat	10
Haryana	6
Himachal Pradesh	7
Jammu & Kashmir	6
Jharkhand	4
Karnataka	15
Kerala	6
Ladakh	1
Madhya Pradesh	4
Maharashtra	12
Manipur	1
Meghalaya	3
Mizoram	2
Nagaland	1
Odisha	9
Punjab	5
Rajasthan	5
Sikkim	1
Tamil Nadu	6
Telangana	7
Tripura	1
Uttar Pradesh	8
Uttarakhand	3
West Bengal	13

Source: Central Zoo Authority of India

Names of All Zoos in India(State-wise):

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in hectares)
1.	Biological Park, Chidiyatapu	Port Blair	Monday	40 Hec.

Andhra Pradesh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Deer Park, Chitoor	Chittoor(East) Division	Tuesday	5.21 Hect.
2.	Deer Park, Kandaleru	Kandaleru	Monday	25 Hect.
3.	Indira Gandhi Zoological Park	Visakhapatnam	Monday	253 Hect.
4.	Karuna Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre	Dist. Anantapur	–	1.94 Hect.
5.	Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park	Tirupati	Tuesday	1254.71 Hect

Arunachal Pradesh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Biological Park, Itanagar	Itanagar	Tuesday	250 Hect.
2.	Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation	Pakke	–	1.1 Hect.
3.	Miao Mini Zoo	Miao	Tuesday	1.74 Hect.
4.	Mini Zoo, Roing	Roing	Sunday	2 Hect.

Assam

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Assam State Zoo Cum Botanical Garden	Guwahati	Friday	175 Hect.
2.	Bijni Deer Park	Bongaigaon	Thursday	3,70 Hect.
3.	Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation	Golaghat	–	10 Hect.

Bihar

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Rajgir Zoo Safari	Nalanda, Rajgir	–	191.12 Hect.
2.	Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park	Patna	Monday	61.90 Hect.

Chhattisgarh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Kanan Pandari Zoo	Bilaspur	Monday	114.636 Hect.
2.	Maitry Baagh Zoo	Bhilai	Monday	44.94 Hect
3.	Nandanvan Jungle Safari(Naya Raipur)	New Raiput	Monday	320.15

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Lion Safari-Vasona	Vasona	Monday	19.64 Hect.

Delhi

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	National Zoological Park	Delhi	Friday	75.26 Hect.

Goa

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Bondla Zoo	Usgao	Monday	60 Hect.

Gujarat

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Ambardi Wildlife Interpretation Zone(Ambardi Safari Park)	Amreli	Tuesday	362.51 Hect.
2.	Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukharjee Zoological Garden	Surat	Monday	32.78 Hect.
3.	Greens Zoological, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre	Jamnagar	NA	171.97 Hect.
4.	Indroda Nature Park	Gandhi Nagar	Monday	428 Hect.
5.	Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden	Ahmedabad	Monday	47.34 Hect.
6.	Rajkot Municipal Zoo	Rajkot	Friday	55.37 Hect.
7.	Sakkarbaug Zoo	Junagarh	Wednesday	84 Hect.
8.	Sardar Patel Zoological Park	Kevadiya	Monday	43.97 Hect.
9.	Sayaji Baug Zoo	Vadodara	Thursday	15 Hect.
10.	Sundervan Nature Discovery Centre	Jodhpur Tekra(Ahmedabad)	Thursday	40.46 Hect.

Haryana

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Ch. Surinder Singh Elephant Rescue Centre	Bansantour	NA	20.23 Hect.
2.	Deer Park, Hissar	Hissar	Monday	19.5 Hect
3.	Mini Zoo, Bhiwani	Bhiwani	Monday	4.44 Hect.
4.	Mini Zoo, Pipli	Pipli	Monday	17 Hect.
5.	Rohtak Zoo	Rohtak	Monday	16.50 Hect.
6.	Vulture Conservation Breeding Center	Pinjore	NA	2.02 Hect.

Himachal Pradesh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Dhauladhar Nature Park	Gopalpur	Monday	12.50 Hec.
2.	Himalayan Nature Park	Kufri	Tuesday	90.40 Hec.
3.	Nehru Phesantary	Manali	Saturday	0.050 Hec.
4.	Renuka Mini Zoo	Sirmur	NA	17 Hec.
5.	Rescue and Rehabilitation Homoe	Tutikandi	NA	2.60 Hect.
6.	Rewalsar Mini Zoo	Mandi	Monday	4 Hect.
7.	Sarahan Phesantry	Sarahan	Monday	11.12 Hect.

Jammu & Kashmir

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Jambu Zoo	Nagrota, Jammu	–	–
2.	Manda Deer Park	Jammu	–	–
3.	Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre- Dachigam	Srinagar	–	–
4.	Rescue Centre Jasrota	Kathua	–	–
5.	Rescue Centre Shachera Conservation Reserve	Rajouri	–	–
6.	Trauma/Rescue Centre Bindraban	Kishtwar	–	–

Jharkhand

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park	Ranchi	Monday	104 Hect.
2.	Birsa Mrig Vihar	Kalimati	Thursday	23 Hect.
3.	Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park	Bokaro	Monday	51.160 Hect.
4.	Tata Steel Zoological Park	Jamshedpur	Monday	25 Hect.

Karnataka

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Bannerghatta Biological Park	Bengaluru	Tuesday	731.88 Hect.
2.	Centre For Conservation & Rehabilitation Of Sloth Bears	Bengaluru
3.	Children Park cum Zoo(Gadag Zoo)	Gadag	Tuesday	16.21 Hect.
4.	Deer Park, N.M.D.C. Ltd.	Donimalai	Sunday	5 Hect.
5.	Indira Priyadarshini Sangrahalaya, Anagodu	Davangere Taluk	Tuesday	15 Hect.
6.	Kittur Rani Chennamma Nisary Dhama Mini Zoo	Belgaum	Wednesday	34.48 Hect.
7.	Mini Zoo. A.M. Gudi Balvana	Chitradurga	Tuesday	8.50 Hect.
8.	Mini Zoo at Gendekatte	Hassan	NA	10 Hect.
9.	Mini Zoo cum Children Park	Kalaburagi	Tuesday	6.33 Hect.
10.	Namadachilume Deer Park	Tumkur	–	–
11.	People for Animals – Rescue Centre	Bengaluru	NA	2.584 Hect.
12.	Pilikula Biological Park	Mangaluru	Monday	82 Hect.
13.	Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park	Bellary	Tuesday	141.59 Hect.
14.	Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens	Mysuru	Tuesday	157.13 Hect.
15.	Tiger & Lion Safari	Shimoga	Tuesday	195 Hect.

Kerala

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Kaprikkad Mini Zoo and Rescue Center	Kaprikkad	Monday	14.29 Hec.
2.	Parassinikkadavu Snake Park and Zoo	Kannur	Tuesday	0.993698 Hec.
3.	Snake Park. Malampuzha	Malampuzha	Monday	0.263 Hect.
4.	State Museum & Zoo	Thrissur	Monday	5.6 Hect.
5.	Thrissur Zoological Park. Wildlife Conservation and Research Centre	Purthur	Monday	5.6 Hect.
6.	Zoological Garden, Thiruvananthapuram	Thirunvananthapuram	Monday	14.58 Hect.

Ladakh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Leh	Leh	–	–

Madhya Pradesh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Gandhi Zoological Park	Gwalior	Friday	10 Hec.
2.	Kamla Nehru Pprani Sanghrahalaya Zoo	Indore	Monday	21.0335 Hec.
3.	Maharaja Martand Singh Jedeo White Tiger Safari and Zoo	Satna	Wednesday	100 Hec.
4.	Van Vihar National Park	Bhopal	Friday	445.21 Hec.

Maharashtra

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Amte Animal Park	Gadchiroli	–	–
2.	Aurangabad Municipal Zoo	Aurangabad	Tuesday	14 Hect.
3.	Gorewada International Zoo	Nagpur	Monday	564 Hect.
4.	Leopard Rescue Centre	Manikdoh	–	4.38 Hect.
5.	Maharaja Shahaji Chhatrapati Zoo	Kolhapur	–	13 Hect.
6.	Maharajbag Zoo	Nagpur	Monday	10.3 Hect.
7.	Nisargakavi Bahinabai Choudhary Pranisangahalya	Chinchiwad,Pune	Tuesday	2.85 Hect.
8.	People For Animals, Rescue Centre	Wardha	–	2 Hect.
9.	Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and WIldlife Research Center	Pune	Wednesday	51.83 Hect.
10.	Rescue Centre at Gorewada	Nagpur	–	NA
11.	Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Zoo	Borivali	Monday	110 Hect.
12.	Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan & Zoo	Mumbai	Wednesday	21.4483 Hect.

Manipur

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Manipur Zoological Garden	Iroisemba	Monday	8.17 Hect.

Meghalaya

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Lady Hydari Park Animal Land(Meghalaya Zoo)	Shillong	Monday	3.5 Hect.
2.	Meghalaya Biological Park	Umtrew	–	69.618 Hect.
3.	Nehru Park Zoo	Akhongini Tura	Friday	13.04 Hect.

Mizoram

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Aizawal Zoo(Mizoram Zoo)	Aizawal	Monday	65 Hect.
2.	Deer Park, Thenzawl	Thenzawl	Sunday	10 Hect

Nagaland

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Nagaland Zoological Park	Rangapahar	Monday	176 Hect.

Odisha

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Deer Park, Papadahandi	Nawarangpur	Monday	12 Hect.
2.	Gharial Research & Conservation Unit	Tikarpara	Monday	7 Hect.
3.	Harishankar Deer Park	Balangir	–	1.417 Hect.
4.	Indira Gandhi Park Zoo	Rourkela	Monday	20 Hect.
5.	Kapilash Zoo	Dhenkanal	Tuesday	26.64 Hect.
6.	Kuanria Deer Park, Nayagarh Foresh Division	Nayagarh	Monday	2.43 Hect.
7.	Nandankanan Biological Park	Bhubaneshwar	Monday	362.1 Hect.
8.	Sambalpur Zoo and Conservation Centre	Mothijharan, Sambalpur	Monday	13.16 Hect.
9.	Taptapani Deer Park	Parlakhemundi	Thursday	2 Hect.

Punjab

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Deer Park, Bir Moti Bagh(Patiala Zoo)	Patiala	Monday	23 Hect.
2.	Deer Park, Neelon	Ludhiana	Monday	8.679 Hect.
3.	Ludhiana Zoo	Ludhiana	Monday	56 Hect.
4.	Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park	Chhatbir, Chandigarh	Monday	202 Hect.
5.	Mini Zoo cum Deer Safari, Bir Talab	Bir Talab	Monday	59 Hect.

Rajasthan

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Abheda Biological Park	Kota	–	–
2.	Kota Zoo	Kota	Tuesday	2.2 Hect.
3.	Machia Biological Park(Jodhpur Zoo)	Jodhpur	Tuesday	41 Hect.
4.	Nahargarh Biological Park	Nahargarh	Tuesday	26 Hect.
5.	Sajjangarh Biological Park(Udaipur Zoo)	Udaipur	Tuesday	5.3+35.69 Hect.

Sikkim

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Himalayan Zoological Park, Bulbuley	Gangtok	Thursday	230 Hect.

Tamilnadu

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Amirdhi Zoo	Vellore	Tuesday	8.09 Hect.
2.	Arignar Anna Zoological Park	Vandalur, Chennai	Tuesday	6.2 Hect.
3.	Chennai Snake Park	Guindy, Chennai	Tuesday	0.4 Hect.
4.	Childrens Park	Guindy, Chennai	Tuesday	8.90 Hect.
5.	Kurumbappatti Zoological Park	Salem	Tuesday	31.73 Hect.
6.	Madras Crocodile Bank Trust/ Centre For Herpetology	Mahabalipuram	Monday	3.2 Hect.

Telangana

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Deer Park, Kesoram Cement	Basant Nagar	Monday	5.30 Hect.
2.	Deer Park, Jawahar Lake Tourist Complex	Shamirpet	Monday	23.91 Hect.
3.	Kakatiya Zoological Park(Vanavigyan Kendra)	Warangal	Monday	19.22 Hect.
4.	Karimnagar Deer Park	Karimnagar	Monday	12 Hect.
5.	Kinnerasani Deer Park	Kinnersari	Friday	14.50 Hect.
6.	Nehru Zoological Park	Hyderabad	Monday	154 Hect.
7.	Pillalamarri Deer Park	Pillalamarri Complex, Mahabub Nagar	Monday	6.48 Hect.

Tripura

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Sepahijala Zoological Park	Sepahijala, Agartala	Friday	68 Hect.

Uttar Pradesh

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Agra Bear Rescue Facility	Agra	–	32 Hect.
2.	Kanpur Zoological Park	Kanpur	Monday	76.56 Hect.
3.	Lion Breeding Centre and Multiple Safari Park, Etawah	Etawah	–	350 Hect.
4.	Nawab Wazid Ali Shah Zoological Park	Lucknow	Monday	29 Hect.
5.	Nawabganj Deer Park	Unnao	–	7.56 Hect.
6.	Sarnath Deer Park	Varanasi	Friday	5 Hect.
7.	Shaeed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyan	Gorakhpur	Monday	49.10 Hect.
8.	Van Prani Udyan, I.V.R.I.	Izatnagar, Barelly	–	2.73 Hect.

Uttarakhand

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Almora Mini Zoo	Almora	Tuesday	38 Hect.
2.	Dehradun Mini Zoo(Malsi Deer Park)	Dehradun	Monday	25 Hect.
3.	Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo	Nainital	Thursday	4.592 Hect.

West Bengal

S.No.	Name of the Zoo	City	Weekly Closure Day	Area(in Hectares)
1.	Adina Deer Park	Malda	Thursday	8.04 Hect.
2.	Alipore Zoological Garden	Kolkata	Thursday	18.81 Hect.
3.	Bardhaman Zoological Park(Ramnabagan Mini Zoo)	Burdwan	Thursday	14.31 Hect.
4.	Gar Chumuk(Ulughata) Deer Park	Howrah	–	16.836 Acre
5.	Harinalaya at Eco Park(Nature Park at Taratola Road)	Kolkata	Thursday	5.058 Hect.
6.	Jungle Mahal Zoological Park	Jhargram	Thursday	22.98 Hect.
7.	Marble Palace Zoo	Kolkata	October to March-Thursday. April to September: Monday and Thursday	5.942 Hect.
8.	North Bengal Wild Animals Park	Jalpaiguri	Monday	297 Hect.
9.	Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park	Darjeeling	Thursday	27.341 Hect.
10.	Rasikbeel Mini Zoo	Cochibihar	Thursday	20.17 Hect.
11.	South Khairbari Rescue Centre	Madarihat	–	65 Hect.
12.	Sundarban Wild Animal Park, Jharkali	Dist. 24 Parganas South	Thursday	40.46 Hect.
13.	Surulia Mini Zoo	Purulia	Tuesday	6.59 Hect.

These were all the zoological parks of India. Below are some frequently asked question related to zoos in India.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Which is the oldest Zoo in India?

The Marble Palace Zoo in Kolkata, West Bengal is the oldest zoo in India. Founded in 1854 by Raja Rajendra Mullick, this 5.942-hectare zoo now serves as an aviary for peacocks, toucans, storks, and cranes.

Which is the largest Zoo in India?

Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park is India’s largest zoo. It’s located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, and covers 1254.71-Hectares(3100 acres) of which 289 hectares is developed so far. Currently, the zoo houses 31 species of mammals, 46 species of birds and 7 species of reptiles.