Administrative divisions of India

The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions.

Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states but to talukas of Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu).[1]

The smaller subdivisions (villages and blocks) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas, urban local bodies exist instead of these rural subdivisions.

Tiers of India

The diagram below outlines the six tiers of government:

Country (i.e. INDIA)

State (e.g. West Bengal State)

Division (e.g. Presidency Division)

District (e.g. North 24 Parganas District)

Subdivision (e.g. Basirhat Subdivision)

Block (e.g. Basirhat II Block)

Zones and regions

Zones

The States have been grouped into six zones having an Advisory Council "to develop the habit of cooperative working" among these States. Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The North Eastern States' special problems are addressed by another statutory body - The North Eastern Council, created by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.[2] The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils is as under:[3]

• Northern Zonal Council, comprising Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh;
• North Eastern Council, comprising Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura; The State of Sikkim has also been included in the North Eastern Council vide North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002 notified on 23 December 2002.[4]
• Central Zonal Council, comprising the States of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh;
• Eastern Zonal Council, comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal;
• Western Zonal Council, comprising Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra;
• Southern Zonal Council, comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep are not members of any of the Zonal Councils.[5] However, they are presently special invitees to the Southern Zonal Council[6]

Regions

This is a list of unofficial, or quasi-official, regions of India. Some are geographic regions, others ethnic, linguistic, dialect, or cultural regions, and some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces.

Name	Population (2011 census)	Largest city	Area	States	Union territories
Central India	100,525,580	Bhopal	443,443 km^2	2	0
East India	226,925,195	Kolkata	418,323 km^2	4	1
North India	376,809,728	Delhi	1,010,731 km^2	6	4
Northeast India	45,587,982	Guwahati	262,230 km^2	8	0
South India	253,051,953	Bangalore	635,780 km^2	5	3
Western India	173,343,821	Mumbai	508,032 km^2	3	2

The six regions of India

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  Central India
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  East India
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  North India
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  Northeast India
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  South India
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  Western India

States and union territories

Main article: States and union territories of India

India is composed of 28 states and 9 union territories (including a national capital territory).[7] The union territories are governed by administrators, appointed by the President of India. Three of the territories (Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry) have been given partial statehood, with elected legislatures and executive councils of ministers, with reduced powers.

A clickable map of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India

States

Number	State	Code	Capital
1	Andhra Pradesh	AP	Hyderabad (de jure) Amaravati (administrative capital)(de facto) [8]
2	Arunachal Pradesh	AR	Itanagar
3	Assam	AS	Dispur
4	Bihar	BR	Patna
5	Chhattisgarh	CT	Naya Raipur
6	Goa	GA	Panaji
7	Gujarat	GJ	Gandhinagar
8	Haryana	HR	Chandigarh (shared with Punjab, also a Union Territory)
9	Himachal Pradesh	HP	Shimla (summer), Dharamshala (winter)
10	Jharkhand	JH	Ranchi
11	Karnataka	KA	Bangalore
12	Kerala	KL	Thiruvananthapuram
13	Madhya Pradesh	MP	Bhopal
14	Maharashtra	MH	Mumbai (summer), Nagpur (winter)
15	Manipur	MN	Imphal
16	Meghalaya	ML	Shillong
17	Mizoram	MZ	Aizawl
18	Nagaland	NL	Kohima
19	Odisha	OR	Bhubaneshwar
20	Punjab	PB	Chandigarh (shared with Haryana, also a Union Territory)
21	Rajasthan	RJ	Jaipur
22	Sikkim	SK	Gangtok
23	Tamil Nadu	TN	Chennai
24	Telangana[9]	TG	Hyderabad
25	Tripura	TR	Agartala
26	Uttar Pradesh	UP	Lucknow
27	Uttarakhand	UT	Dehradun (winter), Gairsain (summer)
28	West Bengal	WB	Kolkata

Union territories

Letter / number	Union territory	Code	Capital
A	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	AN	Port Blair
B	Chandigarh	CH	Chandigarh (also the capital of Haryana and Punjab)
C	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	TBA	Daman
D	Jammu and Kashmir	JK	Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
E	Ladakh	LA	Leh
F	Lakshadweep	LD	Kavaratti
G	National Capital Territory of Delhi	DL	New Delhi
H	Puducherry	PY	Pondicherry

Autonomous administrative divisions

Autonomous areas in North East India

Main article: Autonomous administrative divisions of India

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India allows for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions which have been given autonomy within their respective states.[10] Most of these autonomous areas are located in North East India.

Autonomous district councils operating under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India are shown like this.

State/Union Territory	Autonomous Council	Headquarters	Districts / Subdivisions
Assam	Bodoland	Kokrajhar	Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Udalguri
	Deori	Narayanpur	Lakhimpur
	North Cachar Hills	Haflong	Dima Hasao
	Karbi Anglong	Diphu	Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong
	Mising	Dhemaji	Dhemaji
	Rabha Hasong	Dudhnoi	Kamrup Rural, Goalpara
	Sonowal Kachari	Dibrugarh
	Thengal Kachari	Titabar
	Tiwa	Morigaon
Ladakh	Kargil	Kargil	Kargil
	Leh	Leh	Leh
Manipur	Chandel	Chandel
	Churachandpur	Churachandpur
	Sadar Hills	Kangpokpi	Saikul, Saitu and Sadar Hills West subdivisions of Kangpokpi district
	Senapati	Senapati
	Tamenglong	Tamenglong
	Ukhul	Ukhrul
Meghalaya	Garo Hills	Tura	East Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, North Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills
	Jaintia Hills	Jowai	East Jaintia Hills, West Jaintia Hills
	Khasi Hills	Shillong	West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi
Mizoram	Chakma	Kamalanagar	Tuichawng subdivision
	Lai	Lawngtlai	Lawngtlai subdivision, Sangau subdivision
	Mara	Siaha	Siaha subdivision, Tipa subdivision
Tripura	Tripura Tribal Areas	Khumulwng
West Bengal	Gorkhaland	Darjeeling	Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik subdivisions of Darjeeling district, Kalimpong district

Divisions

Main article: List of divisions in India

Many of the Indian states are subdivided into divisions which have official administrative governmental status and each division is headed by senior IAS officer called Divisional Commissioner. Currently, superdistrict administrative divisions exist in 17 of the 28 states. The states of Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Sikkim, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands do not have superdistrict divisions.

State/Union Territory	Division	Headquarter District	Districts
Arunachal Pradesh	East	Namsai	Lohit, Anjaw, Tirap, Changlang, Lower Dibang Valley, Dibang Valley, East Siang, Upper Siang, Longding, Namsai, Siang
	West	Lower Subansiri	Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Upper Subansiri, West Siang, Lower Siang and Itanagar Capital Complex
Assam	Upper Assam Division	Jorhat	Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia
	Lower Assam Division	Guwahati	Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, Kokrajhar, and South Salmara-Mankachar
	North Assam Division	Tezpur	Biswanath, Darrang, Sonitpur, and Udalguri
	Central Assam Division	Nagaon	Dima Hasao, Hojai, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, and Nagaon
	Barak Valley	Silchar	Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj
Bihar	Patna division	Patna	Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Kaimur
	Tirhut division	Muzaffarpur	West Champaran, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and Vaishali
	Saran division	Chhapra	Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj
	Darbhanga division	Darbhanga	Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur
	Kosi division	Saharsa	Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul
	Purnia division	Purnia	Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj
	Bhagalpur division	Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur and Banka
	Munger division	Munger	Munger, Jamui, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Sheikhpura
	Magadh division	Gaya	Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal
Chhattisgarh	Surguja	Surguja	Koriya, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Surajpur, Jashpur and Surguja
	Bilaspur	Bilaspur	Bilaspur, Mungeli, Korba, Janjgir-Champa and Raigarh
	Durg	Durg	Kabirdham (Kawardha), Bemetara, Durg, Balod and Rajnandgaon
	Raipur	Raipur	Mahasamund, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Raipur and Dhamtari
	Bastar division	Bastar	Kanker (Uttar Bastar), Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bastar, Dantewada (Dakshin Bastar), Bijapur and Sukma
Haryana	Hisar division	Hisar	Fatehabad, Jind, Hisar and Sirsa
	Gurgaon division	Gurugram	Gurugram, Mahendragarh and Rewari
	Ambala division	Ambala	Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar
	Faridabad division	Faridabad	Faridabad, Palwal and Nuh
	Rohtak division	Rohtak	Jhajjar, Charkhi Dadri, Rohtak, Sonipat and Bhiwani
	Karnal division	Karnal	Karnal, Panipat and Kaithal
Himachal Pradesh	Kangra	Kangra	Chamba, Kangra and Una
	Mandi	Mandi	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Mandi
	Shimla	Shimla	Kinnaur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan
Jharkhand	Palamu division	Palamu	Garhwa, Latehar and Palamu
	North Chotanagpur division	Hazaribagh	Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Koderma and Ramgarh
	South Chotanagpur division	Ranchi	Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Ranchi and Simdega
	Kolhan division	West Singhbhum	East Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan district, and West Singhbhum
	Santhal Pargana division	Dumka	Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur
Karnataka	Bangalore division	Bangalore	Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Shivamogga and Tumakuru
	Mysore division	Mysuru	Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya and Mysuru
	Belgaum division	Belagavi	Bagalkot, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada
	Kalaburagi division	Kalaburagi	Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal division	Bhopal	Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore and Vidisha
	Indore division	Indore	Alirajpur district Barwani, Burhanpur, Indore, Dhar, Jhabua, Khandwa and Khargone
	Gwalior division	Gwalior	Gwalior, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Datia and Guna
	Jabalpur division	Jabalpur	Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Seoni and Dindori
	Rewa division	Rewa	Rewa, Satna, Sidhi and Singrauli
	Sagar division	Sagar	Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Sagar, Tikamgarh and Niwari
	Shahdol division	Shahdol	Anuppur, Shahdol and Umaria
	Ujjain division	Ujjain	Agar Malwa, Dewas, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Ujjain and Shajapur
	Chambal division	Morena	Morena, Sheopur and Bhind
	Narmadapuram division	Betul	Betul, Harda and Hoshangabad
Maharashtra	Amravati division	Amravati	Akola, Amravati, Buldana, Yavatmal and Washim
	Aurangabad division	Aurangabad	Aurangabad Beed, Jalna, Osmanabad, Nanded, Latur, Parbhani and Hingoli
	Konkan division	Mumbai	Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg
	Nagpur division	Nagpur	Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur and Wardha
	Nashik division	Nashik	Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Nashik
	Pune division	Pune	Kolhapur, Pune, Sangli, Satara and Solapur
Meghalaya	Tura	West Garo Hills	South West Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills
	Shillong	East Khasi Hills	West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills
Nagaland	Nagaland	Kohima	Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto and Noklak
Odisha	Central	Cuttack	Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Puri
	Northern	Sambalpur	Angul, Balangir, Bargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Kendujhar, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Sundargarh
	Southern	Berhampur	Boudh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada
Punjab	Patiala	Patiala	Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana
	Faridkot	Faridkot	Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa
	Firozepur	Firozepur	Firozepur, Moga, Shri Muktsar Sahib and Fazilka
	Jalandhar	Jalandhar	Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur
	Rup Nagar	Rup Nagar	Rup Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Rajasthan	Jaipur division	Jaipur	Jaipur, Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Dausa
	Jodhpur division	Jodhpur	Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Pali and Sirohi
	Ajmer division	Ajmer	Ajmer, Bhilwara, Nagaur and Tonk
	Udaipur division	Udaipur	Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Dungarpur and Rajsamand
	Bikaner division	Bikaner	Bikaner, Churu, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh
	Kota division	Kota	Baran, Bundi, Jhalawar and Kota
	Bharatpur division	Bharatpur	Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli, Sawai and Madhopur
Uttar Pradesh	Agra division	Agra	Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Mathura
	Aligarh division	Aligarh	Aligarh, Etah, Hathras and Kasganj
	Ayodhya division	Ayodhya	Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Sultanpur and Amethi
	Azamgarh division	Azamgarh	Azamgarh, Ballia and Mau
	Bareilly division	Bareilly	Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur
	Basti division	Basti	Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar and Siddharthnagar
	Chitrakoot division	Chitrakoot	Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur and Mahoba
	Devipatan division	Gonda	Bahraich, Balarampur, Gonda and Shravasti
	Gorakhpur division	Gorakhpur	Deoria, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar and Maharajganj
	Jhansi division	Jhansi	Jalaun, Jhansi and Lalitpur
	Kanpur division	Kanpur Nagar	Auraiya, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar
	Lucknow division	Lucknow	Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Raebareli, Sitapur and Unnao
	Meerut division	Meerut	Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Hapur
	Mirzapur division	Mirzapur	Mirzapur, Sant Ravidas Nagar and Sonbhadra
	Moradabad division	Moradabad	Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur and Sambhal
	Prayagraj division	Prayagraj	Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh
	Saharanpur division	Saharanpur	Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur and Shamli
	Varanasi division	Varanasi	Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Kumaon division	Nainital	Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar
	Garhwal division	Pauri Garhwal	Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi
West Bengal	Presidency division	Kolkata	Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas
	Medinipur division	Paschim Medinipur	Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and Purulia
	Malda division	Malda	Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad and Uttar Dinajpur
	Burdwan division	Hooghly	Birbhum, Hooghly, Paschim Bardhaman and Purba Bardhaman
	Jalpaiguri division	Jalpaiguri	Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong
Delhi	Delhi division	Central Delhi	Central Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, Shahdara, South Delhi, South East Delhi, South West Delhi and West Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu Division	Jammu	Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Reasi, Samba and Udhampur
	Kashmir Division	Srinagar	Srinagar, Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama and Shopian
Ladakh	Ladakh Division	Leh	Kargil and Leh

No. of divisions in each state or UT Map key Name of State or Union Territory (Italicized) Number of Divisions Population[11] Population/district 1 Andhra Pradesh - 49,386,799 3,798,985 2 Arunachal Pradesh 2 1,383,727 57,656 3 Assam 5 31,169,272 944,523 4 Bihar 9 104,099,452 2,739,459 5 Chhattisgarh 5 25,545,198 946,118 6 Goa - 1,458,545 729,273 7 Gujarat - 60,439,692 1,831,506 8 Haryana 6 25,351,462 1,152,339 9 Himachal Pradesh 3 6,864,602 572,050 10 Jammu and Kashmir 2 12,258,433 612,922 Ladakh 1 290,492 145,246 11 Jharkhand 5 32,988,134 1,374,506 12 Karnataka 4 61,095,297 2,036,510 13 Kerala - 33,406,061 2,386,147 14 Madhya Pradesh 10 72,626,809 1,396,669 15 Maharashtra 6 112,374,333 3,121,509 16 Manipur - 2,721,756 170,110 17 Meghalaya 2 2,966,889 269,717 18 Mizoram - 1,097,206 137,151 19 Nagaland 1 1,978,502 179,864 20 Odisha 3 41,974,218 1,399,141 21 Punjab 5 27,743,338 1,261,061 22 Rajasthan 7 68,548,437 2,077,225 23 Sikkim - 610,577 152,644 24 Tamil Nadu - 72,147,030 2,254,595 25 Tripura - 3,673,917 459,240 26 Uttar Pradesh 18 199,812,341 2,664,165 27 Uttarakhand 2 10,086,292 775,869 28 West Bengal 5 91,276,115 3,968,527 29 Telangana - 35,193,978 1,135,290 A Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 380,581 126,860 B Chandigarh - 1,055,450 1,055,450 C–D Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - 586,956 195,652 E Lakshadweep - 64,473 64,473 F Delhi 1 16,787,941 1,526,176 G Puducherry - 1,247,953 311,988 37 Total  103 1,210,854,977 1,677,084

States and territories of India, numbered as per the table

Regions within states

Some states consist of regions, which have no official administrative governmental status. They are purely geographic regions; some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces. A region may comprise one or more divisions, averaging about three divisions per region. However, the boundaries of the regions and the boundaries of the divisions do not always coincide exactly. So far there has been no movement to give the regions official administrative status. If this was to be done, it would presumably require that the boundaries of the regions be slightly modified so that they correspond exactly with their constituent districts.

• Regions of Assam
• Regions of Gujarat

Districts

Main article: List of districts in India

States and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided into districts (zilla), of which there are 729 (as of 2020). Each District is headed by an IAS officer called District Magistrate.

A clickable map of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India No. of districts in each state or UT Map key Name of State or Union Territory (Italicized) Number of Districts Population[11] Population/district 1 Andhra Pradesh 13 49,386,799 3,798,985 2 Arunachal Pradesh 25 1,383,727 57,656 3 Assam 33 31,169,272 944,523 4 Bihar 38 104,099,452 2,739,459 5 Chhattisgarh 27 25,545,198 946,118 6 Goa 2 1,458,545 729,273 7 Gujarat 33 60,439,692 1,831,506 8 Haryana 22 25,351,462 1,152,339 9 Himachal Pradesh 12 6,864,602 572,050 10 Jharkhand 24 32,988,134 1,374,506 11 Karnataka 30 61,095,297 2,036,510 12 Kerala 14 33,406,061 2,386,147 13 Madhya Pradesh 52 72,626,809 1,396,669 14 Maharashtra 36 112,374,333 3,121,509 15 Manipur 16 2,721,756 170,110 16 Meghalaya 11 2,966,889 269,717 17 Mizoram 11 1,097,206 137,151 18 Nagaland 12 1,978,502 179,864 19 Odisha 30 41,974,218 1,399,141 20 Punjab 22 27,743,338 1,261,061 21 Rajasthan 33 68,548,437 2,077,225 22 Sikkim 4 610,577 152,644 23 Tamil Nadu 37 72,147,030 2,254,595 24 Telangana 33 35,193,978 1,135,290 25 Tripura 8 3,673,917 459,240 26 Uttar Pradesh 75 199,812,341 2,664,165 27 Uttarakhand 13 10,086,292 775,869 28 West Bengal 23 91,276,115 3,968,527 A Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3 380,581 126,860 B Chandigarh 1 1,055,450 1,055,450 C Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 3 586,956 195,652 D Jammu and Kashmir 20 12,258,433 612,922 E Ladakh 2 290,492 145,246 F Lakshadweep 1 64,473 64,473 G Delhi 11 16,787,941 1,526,176 H Puducherry 4 1,247,953 311,988 36 Total  729 1,210,692,258 1,677,084

Subdistricts

Main article: List of tehsils in India

Tehsils, talukas, subdivisions, mandals, circles, headed by a Tehsildar or Talukdar or MRO, comprise several villages or village clusters. The governmental / elected bodies at the Tehsil level are called the Panchayat samiti.

States use varying names for their subdistricts.[12]

Type and number of subdistricts in each State

State	Type	Count
Andhra Pradesh	Mandal	664[13]
Arunachal Pradesh	Circle	149
Assam	Subdivision	155
Bihar	Subdivision	101
Chhattisgarh	Tehsil	149
Goa	Taluka	12
Gujarat	Taluka	248
Haryana	Tehsil	67
Himachal Pradesh	Tehsil	109
Jharkhand	Subdivision	210
Karnataka	Taluka	206
Kerala	Taluka	75
Madhya Pradesh	Tehsil	367
Maharashtra	Taluka	353
Manipur	Subdivision	38
Meghalaya	Subdivision	39
Mizoram	Subdivision	22
Nagaland	Circle	93
Odisha	Tehsil	485
Punjab	Tehsil	72
Rajasthan	Tehsil	268
Sikkim	Subdivision	9
Tamil Nadu	Taluka	201
Telangana	Mandal	452
Tripura	Subdivision	38
Uttar Pradesh	Tehsil	350
Uttarakhand	Tehsil	109
West Bengal	Subdivision	69

Type and number of subdistricts in each Union Territory

Union Territory	Type	Count
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Tehsil	7
Chandigarh	Tehsil	1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Taluka	3
Delhi	Tehsil	34
Jammu and Kashmir	Tehsil	55
Ladakh	Tehsil	4
Lakshadweep	Subdivision	4
Puducherry	Commune Panchayat	10

Rural level

Blocks

The block or Community development block or CD Block is often the next level of administrative division (for development purpose, whereas tehsil is next to district for revenue purpose).

State	CD Block	Number of CD Blocks
Bihar	CD Block	534
Haryana	CD Block	140
Jharkhand	CD Block	263[14]
Tripura	CD Block	58
Uttarakhand	CD Block	95
West Bengal	CD Block	341[15]

Villages

Villages are often the lowest level of subdivisions in India. The governmental bodies at the village level are called Gram Panchayat, of which there were an estimated 256,000 in 2002. Each Gram Panchayat covers a large village or a cluster of smaller villages with a combined population exceeding 500 Gram Sabha. Clusters of villages are also sometimes called Hobli or Patti.

Habitations

Certain governmental functions and activities - including clean water availability, rural development, and education - are tracked at a sub-village level.[16] These hamlets are termed "habitations". India is composed of 1,714,556 habitations [17] In some states, most villages have a single habitation; in others (notably Kerala and Tripura) there is a high ratio of habitations to villages.[18]

Metropolitan area

Main article: Municipal governance in India

A metro area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighbourhoods, townships, cities, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts, states, and even nations like the eurodistricts. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions. Metropolitan areas include one or more urban areas, as well as satellite cities, towns and intervening rural areas that are socio-economically tied to the urban core, typically measured by commuting patterns The metropolitan cities of India are: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad.

Historic

• Pargana
• Sarkar
• Subah (province)
• Chakla (administrative division)

See also

• List of districts in India
• Autonomous administrative divisions of India
• Local self-government in India
• Cultural Zones of India

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External links

• Citymayors.com