List of tehsils in India
Tehsil also tahsil is an administrative divisions of India denoting a subdistrict. Tehsils are also referred to as talukas, subdivisions, mandals, circles headed by a Tehsildar or Talukdar or MRO. Tehsils can consist of multiple villages and a few towns. The Panchayat samitis are usually the administrative governing bodies of the tehsils.
Statewise Tehsils/Talukas of India
States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):[1]
| State | Subdistrict title | Number of sub-districts |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Mandal | 664 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Circle | 149 |
| Assam | Subdivision | 155 |
| Bihar | Subdivision | 101 |
| Chhattisgarh | Tehsil | 149 |
| Goa | Taluka | 12 |
| Gujarat | Taluka | 248[2] |
| Haryana | Tehsil | 67 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Tehsil | 109 |
| Jharkhand | Subdivision | 210 |
| Karnataka | Taluka | 240 |
| Kerala | Taluka | 75 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Tehsil | 412 |
| Maharashtra | Taluka | 353 |
| Manipur | Subdivision | 38 |
| Meghalaya | Subdivision | 39 |
| Mizoram | Subdivision | 22 |
| Nagaland | Circle | 93 |
| Odisha | Tehsil | 485 |
| Punjab | Tehsil | 172 |
| 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 | CD Blocks | 341 |
| Union Territory | Subdistrict title | Number of sub-districts |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Tehsil | 7 |
| Chandigarh | Tehsil | 1 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Taluka | 3 |
| Delhi | Tehsil | 33 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Tehsil | 55 |
| Ladakh | Tehsil | 4 |
| Lakshadweep | Subdivision | 4 |
| Puducherry | Commune Panchayat | 10 |
| India | Total | 5572 |
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See also
- List of community development blocks in India
References
- "Statement showing the Nomenclature and Number of Sub-Districts in States/UTs". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi. 2010–2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". DNA – via HighBeam (subscription required) . 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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