Conservation and management of sacred groves, myths and beliefs of tribal communities: a case study from north-India

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Table 3 Total Sacred groves distribution in India (Adopted from Malhotra, 1998 and Malhotra et al., 2001)

Sr. No	State	Number of SGs	Generic name	Reference
1	Andhra Pradesh	750	*	WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Andhra Pradesh ([1996])
2	West Bengal	670	Bankura	Deb et al. ([1997])
3	Uttaranchal	1	Bugyal, Devban
4	Tamil Nadu	448	Kovilkadu/ Nandavana	Amrithalingam, [1998]
5	Sikkim	56	Gumpa forest area	Chatterjee et al. [2000]
6	Rajasthan	9	Orans Kenkris	Jha et al. [1998]
7	Orissa	322	Jahera/Thakuramma	Malhotra and Das [1997]
8	Meghalaya	79	Ka Law Kyntang	Tiwari et al. [1998]
9	Manipur	365	Gamkhap, Umanglai	Devi, [2000]; Khumbongmayum et al. [2004]
10	Maharashtra	1600	Devrai, Devrahati	Deshmukh et al. [1998]
11	Kerala	2000	Sarpakkavu/Nagavanam	Rajendraprasad [1996]
12	Karnataka	1214	Devarabana/ Sidharavanam	Kalam [1996]
13	Jharkhand	21	Sarana/Jaherthan
14	Chhattisgarh	2000	Devgude, Malgudi
15	Gujarat	29	*	Gupta et al. [2000]
16	Haryana	248	*	NAEB National Afforestation and Eco-development Board [1995]
17	Himachal Pradesh	5000	Dev ban	Sharma [2000]
18	Assam	40	Miadaico	Deb et al. [1997]
19	Arunachal Pradesh	58	Gumpa Forest	Chatterjee et al. [2000]
Total		13720