Administrative divisions of India

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The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.

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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 administrative divisions:

Country
(India)
State
(e.g. West Bengal State)
Division
(e.g. Presidency Division)
District
(e.g. North 24 Parganas District)
Sub-district
(Subdivision, Tehsil)
(e.g. Basirhat Subdivision)
Block
(e.g. Basirhat II Block)
Village
(e.g. Champapukur village)

Zones and regions

Zones

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The six zones of India

The states of India 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]

Cultural zones

Each zone has a zonal headquarters where a zonal cultural center has been established. [7] Several states have membership in multiple zones, but no state subdivisions are utilized in the zonal divisions. In addition to promoting the culture of the zones they are responsible for, each zonal center also works to cross-promote and create exposure to other cultural zones of India by organizing functions and inviting artistes from other zones.

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Location of the headquarters of each cultural zone
ZoneZonal CentreExtent
South Culture Zone South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur , Tamil Nadu Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana [8]
South Central Culture Zone South-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur , Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana [9]
North Culture Zone North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala , Punjab Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand [10]
North Central Culture Zone North-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Prayagraj , Uttar Pradesh Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand [11]
East Culture Zone East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata , West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal [12]
North East Culture Zone North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur , Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura [13]
West Culture Zone West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur , Rajasthan Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan [14]

States and union territories

India is composed of 28 states and eight union territories (including a national capital territory). [15]

See also: List of state and union territory capitals in India

States

State [16] ISO [17] Vehicle
code [18] 		Zone [19] Capital [16] Largest city [20] Established [21] Population
(2011) [22] [23] 		Area
(km2) [24] 		Official
languages [25] 		Additional official
languages [25]
Andhra Pradesh IN-APAP Southern Amaravati Visakhapatnam 1 November 195649,506,799162,975 Telugu Urdu
Arunachal Pradesh IN-ARAR North-Eastern Itanagar 20 February 19871,383,72783,743 English —
Assam IN-ASAS North-Eastern Dispur Guwahati 26 January 195031,205,57678,438 Assamese, Boro [26] Bengali [26]
Bihar IN-BRBR Eastern Patna 26 January 1950104,099,45294,163 Hindi Urdu
Chhattisgarh IN-CGCG Central Raipur 1 November 200025,545,198135,194 Hindi Chhattisgarhi [27]
Goa IN-GAGA Western Panaji Vasco da Gama 30 May 19871,458,5453,702 Konkani Marathi [28]
Gujarat IN-GJGJ Western Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 1 May 196060,439,692196,024 Gujarati, Hindi [29] —
Haryana IN-HRHR Northern Chandigarh Faridabad 1 November 196625,351,46244,212 Hindi English, Punjabi [30]
Himachal Pradesh IN-HPHP Northern Shimla (Summer)
Dharamshala (Winter) [31] 		Shimla25 January 19716,864,60255,673 Hindi Sanskrit [32]
Jharkhand IN-JHJH Eastern Ranchi Jamshedpur 15 November 200032,988,13479,714 Hindi 16 languages [lower-alpha 1] [33]
Karnataka IN-KAKA Southern Bangalore 1 November 195661,095,297191,791 Kannada —
Kerala IN-KLKL Southern Thiruvananthapuram 1 November 195633,406,06138,863 Malayalam English [34]
Madhya Pradesh IN-MPMP Central Bhopal Indore 1 November 195672,626,809308,252 Hindi —
Maharashtra IN-MHMH Western Mumbai (Summer)
Nagpur (Winter) [35] 		Mumbai1 May 1960112,374,333307,713 Marathi —
Manipur IN-MNMN North-Eastern Imphal 21 January 19722,855,79422,327 Manipuri English
Meghalaya IN-MLML North-Eastern Shillong 21 January 19722,966,88922,429 English —
Mizoram IN-MZMZ North-Eastern Aizawl 20 February 19871,097,20621,081 Mizo, English, Hindi —
Nagaland IN-NLNL North-Eastern Kohima Dimapur 1 December 19631,978,50216,579 English —
Odisha IN-ODOD Eastern Bhubaneswar 26 January 195041,974,218155,707 Odia —
Punjab IN-PBPB Northern Chandigarh Ludhiana 1 November 196627,743,33850,362 Punjabi —
Rajasthan IN-RJRJ Northern Jaipur 26 January 195068,548,437342,239 Hindi English
Sikkim IN-SKSK North-Eastern Gangtok 16 May 1975610,5777,096 Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha, English [36] 8 languages [lower-alpha 2] [36]
Tamil Nadu IN-TNTN Southern Chennai 1 November 195672,147,030130,058 Tamil English
Telangana IN-TSTG Southern Hyderabad 2 June 201435,193,978112,077 Telugu Urdu
Tripura IN-TRTR North-Eastern Agartala 21 January 19723,673,91710,491 Bengali, English, Kokborok —
Uttar Pradesh IN-UPUP Central Lucknow 26 January 1950199,812,341240,928 Hindi Urdu
Uttarakhand IN-UKUK Central Dehradun (Winter)
Bhararisain (Summer) [37] 		Dehradun9 November 200010,086,29253,483 Hindi Sanskrit [38]
West Bengal IN-WBWB Eastern Kolkata 26 January 195091,276,11588,752 Bengali, English Nepali [lower-alpha 3] and 10 other languages [lower-alpha 4] [39]

Union territories

State [40] ISO [41] Vehicle
code [42] 		Zone [43] Capital [40] Largest city [44] Established [45] Population
(2011) [46] 		Area
(km2) [47] 		Official
languages [48] 		Additional official
languages [48]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands IN-ANAN Southern Port Blair 1 November 1956380,5818,249 Hindi, English —
Chandigarh IN-CHCH Northern Chandigarh 1 November 19661,055,450114 English —
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu IN-DHDD Western Daman Silvassa 26 January 2020587,106603Hindi, English Gujarati
Delhi IN-DLDL Northern New Delhi Delhi 1 November 195616,787,9411,484 Hindi, English Urdu, Punjabi [49]
Jammu and Kashmir IN-JKJK Northern Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu (Winter) [50] 		Srinagar 31 October 201912,258,43342,241 Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu —
Ladakh IN-LALA Northern Leh (Summer)
Kargil (Winter) [51] 		Leh 31 October 2019290,49259,146 Hindi, English —
Lakshadweep IN-LDLD Southern Kavaratti Andrott 1 November 195664,47332 Hindi, English Malayalam
Puducherry IN-PYPY Southern Pondicherry 16 August 19621,247,953479 Tamil, French, English Telugu, Malayalam

Autonomous administrative divisions

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Autonomous councils in 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. [52]

Presently, 10 Autonomous Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura are formed by virtue of the Sixth Schedule [53] with the rest being formed as a result of other legislation.

Autonomous district councils operating under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India are shown in bold.

Sl. No.State/UTAutonomous CouncilHeadquartersFormation
1 Assam Bodoland Territorial Council Kokrajhar 2003
2 North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Haflong 1951
3 Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Diphu 1952
4 Tiwa Autonomous Council Morigaon 1995
5 Mising Autonomous Council Dhemaji 1995
6 Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council Dudhnoi 1995
7 Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Dibrugarh 2005
8 Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council Titabar 2005
9 Deori Autonomous Council Narayanpur 2005
10 Moran Autonomous Council Tinsukia 2020
11 Matak Autonomous Council Chring Gaon2020
12 Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council Simen Chapori2020
13 Kamatapur Autonomous Council Abhayapuri 2020
14 Ladakh Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil Kargil 2003
15 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh Leh 1995
16 Manipur Chandel Autonomous District Council Chandel 1971 [54]
17 Churachandpur Autonomous District Council Churachandpur 1971 [54]
18 Sadar Hills Kangpokpi 1971 [54]
19Manipur North Autonomous District Council Senapati 1971 [54]
20Tamenglong Autonomous District Council Tamenglong 1971 [54]
21Ukhrul Autonomous District Council Ukhrul 1971 [54]
22 Meghalaya Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Tura 1973
23 Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council Jowai 1973
24 Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council Shillong 1973
25 Mizoram Chakma Autonomous District Council Kamalanagar 1972
26 Lai Autonomous District Council Lawngtlai 1972
27 Mara Autonomous District Council Siaha 1972
28 Tripura Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Khumulwng 1982
29 West Bengal Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Darjeeling 2012

Divisions

Many of the Indian states are subdivided into divisions, which have official administrative governmental status, and each division is headed by a senior IAS officer called Divisional Commissioner.

States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, etc. don't have separate divisions or regions. Instead, they're directly split into districts for administrative purposes.

As of September 2022, divisions exist in 18 of the 28 states and 3 of the 8 union territories. As of September 2022, there are a total of 102 divisions in India.

No. of divisions in each state or UT
State/union territoryNo. of divisionsPopulation [55] Population per division
Andhra Pradesh -49,386,799-
Arunachal Pradesh 31,383,727461,242
Assam 531,169,2726,233,854
Bihar 9104,099,45211,566,606
Chhattisgarh 525,545,1985,109,040
Goa -1,458,545-
Gujarat -60,439,692-
Haryana 625,351,4624,225,244
Himachal Pradesh 36,864,6022,288,201
Telangana -35,193,978-
Jharkhand 532,988,1346,597,627
Karnataka 461,095,29715,273,824
Kerala -33,406,061-
Madhya Pradesh 1072,626,8097,262,681
Maharashtra 6112,374,33318,729,056
Manipur -2,721,756-
Meghalaya 22,966,8891,483,445
Mizoram -1,097,206-
Nagaland 11,978,5021,978,502
Odisha 341,974,21813,991,406
Punjab 527,743,3385,548,668
Rajasthan 768,548,4379,792,634
Sikkim -610,577-
Tamil Nadu -72,147,030-
Tripura -3,673,917-
Uttar Pradesh 18199,812,34111,100,686
Uttarakhand 210,086,2925,043,146
West Bengal 591,276,11518,255,223
Andaman and Nicobar Islands -380,581-
Chandigarh -1,055,450-
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu -586,956-
Jammu and Kashmir 212,258,4336,129,217
Ladakh 1290,492290,492
Lakshadweep -64,473-
Delhi 116,787,94116,787,941
Puducherry -1,247,953-
Total 1031,210,854,97711,755,874

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.

Districts

States and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided into districts (zilla), of which there are 797 (as of Nov 2023). A district in India, officially referred to as a revenue district, is a basic administrative unit under a state or union territory. Each District is headed by an IAS officer called District Magistrate.

Number of districts in each state or UT
#State/Union TerritoryNo. of districtsPopulationPopulation/ district
1 Andhra Pradesh 2649,577,1031,906,812
2 Arunachal Pradesh 261,383,72753,220
3 Assam 3531,205,576891,588
4 Bihar 38104,099,4522,739,459
5 Chhattisgarh 3325,545,198774,097
6 Goa 21,458,545729,273
7 Gujarat 3360,439,6921,831,506
8 Haryana 2225,351,4621,152,339
9 Himachal Pradesh 126,864,602528,046
10 Jharkhand 2432,988,1341,374,506
11 Karnataka 3161,095,2971,970,816
12 Kerala 1433,406,0612,386,147
13 Madhya Pradesh 5572,626,8091,274,155
14 Maharashtra 36112,374,3333,121,509
15 Manipur 162,570,390160,649
16 Meghalaya 122,966,889247,241
17 Mizoram 111,097,20699,746
18 Nagaland 161,978,502123,656
19 Odisha 3041,974,2181,399,141
20 Punjab 2327,743,3381,206,232
21 Rajasthan 5068,548,4371,246,335
22 Sikkim 6610,577101,763
23 Tamil Nadu 3872,147,0301,898,606
24 Telangana 3335,003,6741,060,717
25 Tripura 83,673,917459,240
26 Uttar Pradesh 75199,812,3412,664,165
27 Uttarakhand 1310,086,292593,311
28 West Bengal 2391,276,1153,042,537
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3380,581126,860
30 Chandigarh 11,055,4501,055,450
31 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 3586,956195,652
32 Jammu and Kashmir 2012,258,093612,905
33 Ladakh 2290,49272,623
34 Lakshadweep 164,47364,473
35 Delhi 1116,787,9411,526,176
36 Puducherry 41,247,953311,988
Total7861,210,576,8561,501,956

Subdistricts

In some instances, tehsils (sub-districts) overlap with "blocks" (panchayat union blocks or community development blocks) and come under the land and revenue department, headed by tehsildar; and blocks come under the rural development department, headed by the block development officer and serve different government administrative functions over the same or similar geographical area.

States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018): [56]

State/ Union territorySubdistrict titleNo. of
subdistricts
Andhra Pradesh Mandal (circle)679
Arunachal Pradesh Circle149
Assam Subdivision 155
Bihar Subdivision 101
Chhattisgarh Tehsil 228
Goa Taluka 12
Gujarat Taluka 248 [57]
Haryana Tehsil 67
Himachal Pradesh Tehsil 109
Jharkhand Subdivision 210
Karnataka Taluk 240
Kerala Taluk 78
Madhya Pradesh Tehsil 412
Maharashtra Taluka 353
Manipur Subdivision 38
Meghalaya Subdivision 39
Mizoram Subdivision 22
Nagaland Circle93
Odisha Tehsil 485
Punjab Tehsil 172
Rajasthan Tehsil 268
Sikkim Subdivision 9
Tamil Nadu Taluk 215 [58]
Telangana Mandal

(Circle)

74
Tripura Subdivision 38
Uttar Pradesh Tehsil 350
Uttarakhand Tehsil 113
West Bengal Subdivision 69
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Tehsil 7
Chandigarh Tehsil 1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Tehsil 3
Delhi Tehsil 33
Jammu and Kashmir Tehsil 55
Ladakh Tehsil 4
Lakshadweep Subdivision 4
Puducherry Tehsil 8
Total6057

Rural level

Blocks

The Community Development Block also known as CD Block or just block, is often the next level of administrative division (for development purposes, whereas tehsil is next to the district for revenue purposes).

StateCD BlockNumber of
CD Blocks
Andaman and Nicobar Islands CD Block9 [59]
Andhra Pradesh Mandal 685
Arunachal Pradesh Block or Circle112 [60]
Assam Block219 [61]
Bihar Block 342
Chandigarh Block3
Chhattisgarh CD Block342
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu CD Block342
Delhi CD Block342
GoaCD Block342
GujaratCD Block342
Haryana Block 142
Himachal PradeshCD Block342
Jammu and KashmirCD Block342
Jharkhand Block 263
KarnatakaCD Block342
Kerala Block 152
LadakhCD Block342
LakshadweepCD Block342
Madhya PradeshCD Block342
MaharashtraCD Block342
ManipurCD Block342
MeghalayaCD Block342
MizoramCD Block342
NagalandCD Block342
OdishaCD Block314
PuducherryCD Block342
PunjabCD Block342
RajasthanCD Block342
SikkimCD Block342
Tamilnadu Taluk 220
Telangana Mandal 342
TripuraCD Block58
Uttar Pradesh CD Block822 [62]
Uttarakhand CD Block 95
West Bengal CD Block342 [63] [64]

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. [65] These hamlets are termed "habitations". India is composed of 1,714,556 habitations [66] In some states, most villages have a single habitation; in others (notably Kerala and Tripura) there is a high ratio of habitations to villages. [67]

Metropolitan area

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: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad & Ahmedabad.

Historical administrative divisions

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