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  • Cultural
  • Natural
  • Mixed
  • Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Agra Fort 1983 Cultural 4 3.68
Ahmadabad 2017 Cultural 5 2.64
Ajanta Caves 1983 Cultural 7 3.99
Champaner-Pavagadh 2004 Cultural 2 2.97
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 2004 Cultural 10 3.08
Chola Temples 1987 Cultural 8 4.18
Churches and Convents of Goa 1986 Cultural 9 3.43
Dholavira: A Harappan City 2021 Cultural 2 3.39
Elephanta Caves 1987 Cultural 7 3.1
Ellora Caves 1983 Cultural 11 4.3
Fatehpur Sikri 1986 Cultural 8 3.43
Great Himalayan National Park 2014 Natural 1 3.8
Hampi 1986 Cultural 4 4.28
Hill Forts of Rajasthan 2013 Cultural 5 3.81
Humayun's Tomb 1993 Cultural 7 3.46
Jaipur City, Rajasthan 2019 Cultural 3 3.56
Jantar Mantar 2010 Cultural 4 3.27
Kaziranga National Park 1985 Natural 2 3.82
Keoladeo National Park 1985 Natural 4 2.91
Khajuraho Group of Monuments 1986 Cultural 4 4.16
Khangchendzonga National Park 2016 Mixed 1 3.62
Mahabalipuram 1984 Cultural 4 4.03
Mahabodhi Temple Complex 2002 Cultural 6 3.29
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 Natural 2 2.17
Mountain Railways of India 1999 Cultural 8 3.59
Nalanda 2016 Cultural 2 3.1
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers 1988 Natural 1 3.54
Pattadakal 1987 Cultural 3 3.39
Qutb Minar 1993 Cultural 5 3.58
Rani-ki-Vav 2014 Cultural 4 3.82
Red Fort 2007 Cultural 3 3.21
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 2003 Cultural 7 3.07
Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple 2021 Cultural 1 2.94
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala 2023 Cultural 2 3.29
Sanchi 1989 Cultural 5 3.71
Santiniketan 2023 Cultural 1 1.67
Sun Temple, Konarak 1984 Cultural 5 3.85
Sundarbans National Park 1987 Natural 5 3.17
Taj Mahal 1983 Cultural 7 4.4
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2016 Cultural 26 2.69
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai 2018 Cultural 3 3.23
Western Ghats 2012 Natural 6 3.2

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath 1998 Cultural 2 63%
Apatani Cultural Landscape 2014 Cultural 1 N/A
Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal 2014 Cultural 2 100%
Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi 2014 Cultural 2 60%
Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley 2021 Natural 1 N/A
Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Chettinad 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
Chilika Lake 2014 Natural 1 67%
Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India 2015 Mixed 1 100%
Delhi - A Heritage City 2012 Cultural 1 66%
Desert National Park 2009 Natural 0 67%
Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar 2014 Cultural 3 100%
Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal 2015 Cultural 2 100%
Garo Hills 2018 Mixed 0 100%
Geoglyphs of Konkan Region of India 2022 Cultural 0 N/A
Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh 1998 Cultural 2 N/A
Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
Hire Benkal, Megalithic Site 2021 Cultural 1 67%
Iconic Riverfront of the Historic City of Varanasi 2021 Cultural 0 100%
Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Jingkieng jri: Living Root Bridge Cultural Landscapes 2022 Cultural 2 100%
Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area 2016 Mixed 0 N/A
Khooni Bhandara, Burhanpur 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala 1998 Cultural 2 33%
Moidams 2014 2024 Cultural 1 N/A
Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Mountain Railways of India (Extension) 2014 Cultural 0 100%
Mughal Gardens in Kashmir 2010 2026 Cultural 1 100%
Namdapha National Park 2006 Natural 0 100%
Narcondam Island 2014 Natural 0 N/A
Neora Valley National Park 2009 Natural 0 100%
Padmanabhapuram Palace 2014 Cultural 1 100%
River island of Majuli 2004 Cultural 4 100%
Rock Art Sites of the Chambal Valley 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
Rock-cut Sculptures and Reliefs of the Unakoti, Unakoti Range, Unakoti District 2022 Cultural 0 N/A
Satpura Tiger Reserve 2021 Natural 0 N/A
Serial nomination of Coastal Fortifications along the Konkan Coast, Maharashtra 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
Serial Nomination of Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra 2021 2025 Cultural 0 0%
Silk Road Sites in India 2010 Cultural 0 75%
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road 2015 Cultural 1 60%
Sites of Saytagrah 2014 Cultural 3 67%
Sri Harimandir Sahib 2004 Cultural 2 100%
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple 2014 Cultural 0 50%
Sri Veerabhadra Temple and Monolithic Bull (Nandi), Lepakshi (The Vijayanagara Sculpture and Painting Art Tradition) 2022 Cultural 0 N/A
Sun Temple, Modhera and its adjoining monuments 2022 Cultural 1 100%
Temples at Bishnupur 1998 Cultural 0 100%
Temples of Kanchipuram 2021 Cultural 0 N/A
The Bhojeshwar Mahadev Temple, Bhojpur 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
The Gond monuments of Ramnagar, Mandla 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
The historic ensemble of Dhamnar 2024 Cultural 0 N/A
The historic ensemble of Orchha 2019 Cultural 1 100%
The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad 2010 Cultural 1 100%
Thembang Fortified Village 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
Vadnagar – A multi-layered Historic town, Gujarat 2022 Cultural 0 0%
Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch 2006 Natural 1 N/A

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Agra - I'timad-ud-Daulah tomb 1981 1998 0
Bhitarkanika Conservation Area 2009 2017 0
Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST 2009 2015 0
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary 1992 1992 0
Group of monuments at Malda 1987 1988 0
Gwalior - Nan Mandir + Teli-ka-mandir 1994 1998 0
Hazarduari palace 1987 1988 0
Kalibangan 1981 1998 0
Karla Caves 1981 1998 0
Khana NP 1986 1994 0
Martand Temple 1981 1998 0
Mt Abu 1994 1998 0
Oak Grove School 2009 2014 3
Ranthamobre NP 1986 1994 0
Sacred Mountain Landscape and Heritage Routes 2019 2019 0
The Maharaja Railways of India 2009 2014 0
Udiagiri and Khandagiri Caves 1994 1998 0

Country info

Official Name
India
Region
Asia and the Pacific
WHC location
-
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