List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

A World Heritage Site is a spot that is placed in a list of Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for its natural or cultural significance as depicted by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1972. World heritage sites can be categorized as natural, cultural or mixed.

Natural heritage sites are those sites that are having distinctive geological, biological and topographical features. Cultural heritage sites consist of Monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculpture and painting, inscriptions, or cave dwellings), Groups of buildings, and Sites (works of man or the combined works of man and nature and areas including archaeological sites). Mixed heritage sites include both natural and cultural features. Of the present 42 total world heritage sites in India, 7 are natural world heritage sites, 34 are cultural world heritage sites and 1 is mixed world heritage site.

Natural World Heritage Sites in India

The following list shows the list of Natural World Heritage Sites in India. The states or the Union Territories and their Natural World Heritage Sites in India are arranged from North to South.

Sl. No.	Heritage Site Name	Year of Notification	Location
1	Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area	2014	Himachal Pradesh
2	Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	1988, Boundaries altered in 2005	Uttarakhand
3	Keoladeo National Park	1985	Rajasthan
4	Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	1985	Assam
5	Kaziranga National Park	1985	Assam
6	Sundarbans National Park	1987	West Bengal
7	Western Ghats	2012	Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Cultural World Heritage Sites in India

The following list shows the list of Cultural World Heritage Sites in India. The states or the Union Territories and their Cultural World Heritage Sites in India are arranged from North to South.

Sl. No.	Heritage Site Name	Year of Notification	Location
1	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	2016	Chandigarh
2	Red Fort Complex	2007	Delhi
3	Humayun's Tomb	1993	Delhi
4	Qutb Minar and its Monuments	1993	Delhi
5	Fatehpur Sikri	1986	Uttar Pradesh
6	Agra Fort	1983	Uttar Pradesh
7	Taj Mahal	1983	Uttar Pradesh
8	Jaipur City	2020	Rajasthan
9	Hill Forts of Rajasthan	2013	Rajasthan
10	The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur	2010	Rajasthan
11	Mountain Railways of India	1999	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - West Bengal, Nilgiri Mountain Railway - Tamil Nadu & Kalka Shimla Railway - Himachal Pradesh
12	Santiniketan	2023	West Bengal
13	Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda	2016	Bihar
14	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	2002	Bihar
15	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	2003	Madhya Pradesh
16	Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi	1989	Madhya Pradesh
17	Khajuraho Group of Monuments	1986	Madhya Pradesh
18	Dholavira	2021	Gujarat
19	Historic City of Ahmadabad	2017	Gujarat
20	Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan	2014	Gujarat
21	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	2004	Gujarat
22	Sun Temple, Konark	1984	Odisha
23	Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai	2018	Maharashtra
24	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)	2004	Maharashtra
25	Elephanta Caves	1987	Maharashtra
26	Ajanta Caves	1983	Maharashtra
27	Ellora Caves	1983	Maharashtra
28	Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple	2021	Telangana
29	Churches and Convents of Goa	1986	Goa
30	Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	1987	Karnataka
31	Group of Monuments at Hampi	1986	Karnataka
32	Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas	2023	Karnataka
33	Great Living Chola Temples	1987	Tamil Nadu
34	Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram	1984	Tamil Nadu

Mixed World Heritage Sites in India

There is only one Mixed World Heritage Site in India recognized by UNESCO.

Sl. No.	Heritage Site Name	Year of Notification	Location
1	Khangchendzonga National Park	2016	Sikkim