- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are important places of cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
- In India, there are 40 World Heritage Sites. These include 32 cultural sites, seven natural sites and one mixed site.
- India has the sixth largest number of sites in the world.
List of World Heritage Sites in India
| S.No | World Heritage Sites Name | Location | Year |
| 1 | Ajanta Caves | Maharashtra | 1983 |
| 2 | Ellora Caves | Maharashtra | 1983 |
| 3 | Agra Fort | Uttar Pradesh | 1983 |
| 4 | Taj Mahal | Uttar Pradesh | 1983 |
| 5 | Sun Temple, Konarak | Puri District, Odisha | 1984 |
| 6 | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu | 1984 |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | Assam | 1985 |
| 8 | Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Assam | 1985 |
| 9 | Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan | 1985 |
| 10 | Churches and Convents of Goa Velha Goa (Old Goa) | Goa | 1986 |
| 11 | Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Madhya Pradesh | 1986 |
| 12 | Group of Monuments at Hampi | Ballari district, Karnataka | 1986 |
| 13 | Fatehpur Sikri | Uttar Pradesh | 1986 |
| 14 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India | 1987 |
| 15 | Elephanta Caves | Maharashtra | 1987 |
| 16 | Great Living Chola Temple | Brihadeeswarar temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu | 1987 |
| Airavateshwarar Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu | |||
| Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | |||
| 17 | Sundarbans National Park | West Bengal | 1987 |
| 18 | Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | Chamoli District, Uttarakhand | 1988 and 2005 |
| 19 | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Madhya Pradesh | 1989 |
| 20 | Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi | Delhi | 1993 |
| 21 | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi | Delhi | 1993 |
| 22 | Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999), Darjeeling, West Bengal | 1999 |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005) Ooty, Tamil Nadu | 2005 | ||
| Kalka-Shimla Railway, Himachal Pradesh (2008) | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 2002 |
| 24 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | Madhya Pradesh | 2003 |
| 25 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
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Maharashtra | 2004 |
| 26 | Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Gujarat | 2004 |
| 27 | Red Fort Complex | Delhi | 2007 |
| 28 | The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 2010 |
| 29 | Western Ghats
(Western Ghats also known as the Sahyadri Mountains. A total of thirty nine properties (including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests) were designated as World Heritage sites – twenty in the state of Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.) |
Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster (Kerala & Tamil Nadu) | 2012 |
| Periyar Sub-Cluster (Kerala) | |||
| Anamalai Sub-Cluster (Kerala & Tamil Nadu) | |||
| Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka) | |||
| Talakaveri Sub-Cluster (Karnataka) | |||
| Kudremukh Sub-Cluster (Karnataka) | |||
| Sahyadri Sub-Cluster (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat) | |||
| 30 | Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | 2013 |
| Kumbhalgarh | |||
| Ranthambhore | |||
| Amber Sub-Cluster | |||
| Jaisalmer | |||
| Gagron | |||
| 31 | Rani ki vav (The Queen’s Stepwell) | Patan, Gujarat | 2014 |
| 32 | Great Himalayan National Park | Himachal Pradesh | 2014 |
| 33 | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar | Bihar | 2016 |
| 34 | Khangchendzonga National Park | Sikkim | 2016 |
| 35 | The Architectural Work Of Le Corbusier | Chandigarh | 2016 |
| 36 | Historic City of Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 2017 |
| 37 | The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai | Maharashtra | 2018 |
| 38 | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 2019 |
| 39 | Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple | Telangana | 2021 |
| 40 | Dholavira: A Harappan City | Gujarat | 2021 |
State-wise List of number of the Heritage Sites in India
| State | Exclusive Sites | Shared Sites |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 |
| Assam | 2 | 0 |
| Bihar | 2 | 0 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 0 |
| Delhi | 3 | 0 |
| Goa | 1 | 0 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 0 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 |
| Karnataka | 2 | 1 |
| Kerala | 1 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 0 |
| Maharashtra | 5 | 0 |
| Odisha | 1 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 4 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 |
| Telangana | 1 | 0 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 0 |
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 0 |