UNESCO world heritage sites are the special landmark areas recognised by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).These areas are of greater importance. As of December 2022 there are total 40 UNESCO sites in India.
The first sites to be listed as UNESCO site in india in the year 1983, These sites includes Ajanta caves,Ellora caves,Agra Fort and Taj Mahal.
Dholavira and Ramappa Temple are the latest addition to the list under the ‘Cultural’ category.
The list of 40 sites are as under

UNESCO world Heritage sites in India

S.No	UNESCO site	Year of Listing	Location
1	Ajanta caves	1983	Maharashtra
2	Ellora caves	1983	Maharashtra
3	Agra Fort	1983	uttar Pradesh
4	Taj Mahal	1983	Uttar Pradesh
5	Sun Temple Konarak	1984	Odisha
6	Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram	1984	Tamil Nadu
7	Kaziranga National Park	1985	Assam
8	Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	1985	Assam
9	Keoladeo National Park	1985	Rajasthan
10	Churches and Convents of Goa	1986	Goa
11	Khajuraho Group of Monuments	1986	Madhya Pradesh
12	Group of Monuments at Hampi	1986	Karnataka
13	Fatehpur Sikri	1986	Uttar Pradesh
14	Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	1987	Karnataka
15	Elephanta caves	1987	Maharashtra
16	Great Living Chola Temples	1987	Tamil Nadu
17	Sundarbans National Park	1987	West Bengal
18	Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	1988	Uttarakhand
19	Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi	1989	Madhya Pradesh
20	Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi	1993	Delhi
21	Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi	1993	Delhi
22	Mountain Railways of India	1999	Tamil Nadu,West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh
23	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	2002	Bihar
24	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	2003	Madhya Pradesh
25	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)	2004	Maharashtra
26	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	2004	Gujarat
27	Red Fort Complex	2007	Delhi
28	The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur	2010	Rajasthan
29	Western Ghats	2012	Karnataka,Maharashtra,Kerala,Tamil Nadu
30	Hill Forts of Rajasthan	2013	Rajasthan
31	Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat	2014	Gujarat
32	Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area	2014	Himachal Pradesh
33	Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar	2016	Bihar
34	Khangchendzonga National Park	2016	Sikkim
35	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	2016	Chandigarh
36	Historic City of Ahmadabad	2017	Gujarat
37	Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai	2018	Maharashtra
38	Jaipur City, Rajasthan	2019	Rajasthan
39	Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple	2021	Telangana
40	Dholavira: a Harappan City	2021	Gujarat