List of divisions in India

See also: Administrative divisions of India

India is a union of states and union territories as per article 1 of the Indian Constitution. Some states and union territories are further divided into divisions, which are made up of groups of districts. A division is led by an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, known as a divisional commissioner. There are 111 divisions in India.

The states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Tripura, Kerala as well as five of the union territories ^[a] are not divided into divisions. Instead, these states and territories go directly from the state to the district level for administrative purposes.

Overview

No. of divisions in each state or UT

State/union territory	No. of divisions	Population [1]	Population per division
Andhra Pradesh	-	49,386,799	-
Arunachal Pradesh	3	1,383,727	461,242
Assam	5	31,169,272	6,233,854
Bihar	9	104,099,452	11,566,606
Chhattisgarh	5	25,545,198	5,109,040
Goa	-	1,458,545	-
Gujarat	4	60,439,692	-
Haryana	6	25,351,462	4,225,244
Himachal Pradesh	3	6,864,602	2,288,201
Telangana	-	35,193,978	-
Jharkhand	5	32,988,134	6,597,627
Karnataka	4	61,095,297	15,273,824
Kerala	3	33,406,061	-
Madhya Pradesh	10	72,626,809	7,262,681
Maharashtra	6	112,374,333	18,729,056
Manipur	-	2,721,756	-
Meghalaya	3	2,966,889	1,483,445
Mizoram	-	1,097,206	-
Nagaland	1	1,978,502	1,978,502
Odisha	3	41,974,218	13,991,406
Punjab	5	27,743,338	5,548,668
Rajasthan	10	68,548,437	6,854,844
Sikkim	-	610,577	-
Tamil Nadu	-	72,147,030	-
Tripura	-	3,673,917	-
Uttar Pradesh	18	199,812,341	11,100,686
Uttarakhand	2	10,086,292	5,043,146
West Bengal	5	91,276,115	18,255,223
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	-	380,581	-
Chandigarh	-	1,055,450	-
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	-	586,956	-
Jammu and Kashmir	2	12,258,433	6,129,217
Ladakh	1	290,492	290,492
Lakshadweep	-	64,473	-
Delhi	1	16,787,941	16,787,941
Puducherry	-	1,247,953	-
Total	111	1,210,854,977	11,755,874

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.

• Regions of Assam
• Regions of Gujarat
• Regions of Maharashtra

List of divisions

State/Union Territory	No. of divisions	Divisions	Headquarters	Districts
Arunachal Pradesh	3	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 and Itanagar Capital Complex
		Central	Leprada	Upper Subansiri, Shi-Yomi, West Siang, Leparada and Lower Siang
Assam	5 [2]	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	Hojai, Morigaon, and Nagaon
		Hills and Barak Valley Division	Silchar	Dima Hasao, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj
Bihar	9	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	5 [3]	Surguja division	Surguja	Koriya, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Surajpur, Jashpur,Surguja And Mahendragarh-Chirmiri
		Bilaspur division	Bilaspur	Bilaspur, Mungeli, Korba, Janjgir-Champa,Raigarh, Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, Sakti And Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
		Durg division	Durg	Kabirdham (Kawardha), Bemetara, Durg, Balod, Rajnandgaon, Mohla-Manpur-Chauki and Khairagarh
		Raipur division	Raipur	Mahasamund, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Raipur and Dhamtari
		Bastar division	Bastar	Kanker (Uttar Bastar), Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bastar, Dantewada (Dakshin Bastar), Bijapur and Sukma
Gujarat	4	North Gujarat Division	Patan	Patan district, Gandhinagar district, Mehsana district, Banaskantha district, Sabarkantha district, Aravalli district and Vav-Tharad district.
		Central Gujarat Division	Ahmedabad	Vadodara District, Mahisagar District, Anand District, Kheda District, Panchmahal District, Dahod District, Chhota Udaipur District, Ahmedabad District
		South Gujarat Division	Surat	Surat district, Bharuch district, Navsari district, Dang district, Valsad district, Narmada district and Tapi district
		Saurashtra- Kutch Division	Rajkot	Amreli District, Bhavnagar District, Botad District, Junagadh District, Gir Somnath District, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Jamnagar District, Kutch District , Rajkot District, Porbandar District, Morbi District, Surendranagar District
Haryana	6	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	3	Kangra	Kangra	Chamba, Kangra and Una
		Mandi	Mandi	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Mandi
		Shimla	Shimla	Kinnaur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan
Jharkhand	5	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	4	Bangalore division	Bengaluru	Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapura, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Shivamogga and Tumakuru
		Mysore division	Mysuru	Chamarajanagara, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysuru and Udupi
		Belgaum division	Belagavi	Bagalakote, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada
		Kalaburagi division	Kalaburagi	Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppala, Raichuru, Vijayanagara and Yadgir
Kerala	—	North Kerala (geographical region)	Kozhikode	Kasaragod District, Kannur District, Wayanad District, Kozhikode District, Malappuram District
		Central Kerala (geographical region)	Ernakulam	Palakkad District, Thrissur District, Ernakulam District, Kottayam District, Idukki District
		South Kerala (geographical region)	Thiruvananthapuram	Alappuzha District, Pathanamthitta District, Kollam District, Thiruvananthapuram District
Madhya Pradesh	10 [4]	Bhopal division	Bhopal	Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore and Vidisha
		Indore division	Indore	Alirajpur, 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, Ujjain, Dewas, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam and Shajapur
		Chambal division	Morena	Morena, Sheopur and Bhind
		Narmadapuram division	Narmadapuram	Betul, Harda and Narmadapuram
Maharashtra	6	Amravati division	Amravati	Akola, Amravati, Buldana, Yavatmal and Washim
		Aurangabad division	Aurangabad	Aurangabad Beed, Jalna, Osmanabad, Nanded, Latur, Parbhani and Hingoli
		Konkan division	Thane	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	3 [5] [6]	Garo Hills	Tura	South West Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills
		Khasi Hills	Shillong	West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills
		Jaintia Hills	Jowai	West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills
Nagaland	1	Nagaland	Kohima	Chümoukedima, Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Niuland, Noklak, Peren, Phek, Shamator, Tuensang, Tseminyü, Wokha and Zünheboto
Odisha	3	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	5	Patiala	Patiala	Patiala, Sangrur, Malerkotla, 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
		Ropar	Rup Nagar	Rup Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Rajasthan	7	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	18	Agra division	Agra	Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Mathura
		Aligarh division	Aligarh	Aligarh, Etah, Hathras and Kasganj
		Prayagraj division	Prayagraj	Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh
		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
		Ayodhya division	Ayodhya	Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Sultanpur and Amethi
		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
		Saharanpur division	Saharanpur	Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur and Shamli
		Varanasi division	Varanasi	Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Varanasi
Uttarakhand	2 [7]	Kumaon division	Nainital	Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar
		Garhwal division	Pauri	Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi
West Bengal	5	Presidency division	Kolkata	Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas
		Medinipur division	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	1	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	2	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	1	Ladakh Division	Leh	Kargil and Leh

Exception

The states and union territories in India that do not have divisions and thus do not have divisional commissioners are as follows:

• Kerala
• Goa
• Tamil Nadu
• Andhra Pradesh
• Telangana
• Gujarat
• Manipur
• Mizoram
• Sikkim
• Lakshadweep (Union Territory)
• Chandigarh (Union Territory)
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Union Territory)

In these areas, administrative divisions are not established, and hence the role of a divisional commissioner, who typically oversees revenue administration at the divisional level, does not exist. The states and UTs directly divided into districts and district administration reports to the revenue department of the government.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Assam
• Administrative divisions of Bihar
• Administrative divisions of Haryana
• Administrative divisions of Jharkhand
• Administrative divisions of Karnataka
• Administrative divisions of Kerala
• Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh
• Administrative divisions of Uttarakhand
• Administrative divisions of West Bengal

Notes

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep Islands and Puducherry

References

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