List of divisions in India

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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 103 divisions in India.

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The states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Tripura as well as five of the union territories [lower-alpha 1] are not divided into divisions.

Overview

No. of divisions in each state or UT
State/union territoryNo. of divisionsPopulation [1] 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.

List of divisions

State/Union TerritoryNo. of divisionsDivisionsHeadquartersDistricts
Arunachal Pradesh 3EastNamsaiLohit, Anjaw, Tirap, Changlang, Lower Dibang Valley, Dibang Valley, East Siang, Upper Siang, Longding, Namsai, Siang
WestLower SubansiriTawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi and Itanagar Capital Complex
CentralLepradaUpper Subansiri, Shi-Yomi, West Siang, Leparada and Lower Siang
Assam 5 [2] Upper Assam Division JorhatCharaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia
Lower Assam Division GuwahatiBaksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, Kokrajhar, and South Salmara-Mankachar
North Assam Division TezpurBiswanath, Darrang, Sonitpur, and Udalguri
Central Assam Division NagaonHojai, Morigaon, and Nagaon
Hills and Barak Valley Division SilcharDima Hasao, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj
Bihar 9 Patna division PatnaPatna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Kaimur
Tirhut division MuzaffarpurWest Champaran, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and Vaishali
Saran division ChhapraSaran, Siwan and Gopalganj
Darbhanga division DarbhangaDarbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur
Kosi division SaharsaSaharsa, Madhepura and Supaul
Purnia division PurniaPurnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj
Bhagalpur division BhagalpurBhagalpur and Banka
Munger division MungerMunger, Jamui, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Sheikhpura
Magadh division Gaya Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal
Chhattisgarh 5 [3] Surguja divisionSurgujaKoriya, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Surajpur, Jashpur,Surguja And Mahendragarh-Chirmiri
Bilaspur divisionBilaspurBilaspur, Mungeli, Korba, Janjgir-Champa,Raigarh, Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, Sakti And Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
Durg divisionDurgKabirdham (Kawardha), Bemetara, Durg, Balod, Rajnandgaon, Mohla-Manpur-Chauki and Khairagarh
Raipur divisionRaipurMahasamund, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Raipur and Dhamtari
Bastar division BastarKanker (Uttar Bastar), Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bastar, Dantewada (Dakshin Bastar), Bijapur and Sukma
Haryana 6 Hisar division HisarFatehabad, Jind, Hisar and Sirsa
Gurgaon division GurugramGurugram, Mahendragarh and Rewari
Ambala division AmbalaAmbala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar
Faridabad division FaridabadFaridabad, Palwal and Nuh
Rohtak division RohtakJhajjar, Charkhi Dadri, Rohtak, Sonipat and Bhiwani
Karnal division KarnalKarnal, Panipat and Kaithal
Himachal Pradesh 3KangraKangraChamba, Kangra and Una
MandiMandiBilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Mandi
ShimlaShimlaKinnaur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan
Jharkhand 5 Palamu division PalamuGarhwa, Latehar and Palamu
North Chotanagpur division HazaribaghBokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Koderma and Ramgarh
South Chotanagpur division RanchiGumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Ranchi and Simdega
Kolhan division West SinghbhumEast Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan district, and West Singhbhum
Santhal Pargana division DumkaGodda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur
Karnataka 4 Bangalore division BengaluruBengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapura, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Shivamogga and Tumakuru
Mysore division MysuruChamarajanagara, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysuru and Udupi
Belgaum division BelagaviBagalakote, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada
Kalaburagi division Kalaburagi

Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppala, Raichuru, Vijayanagara and Yadgir

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 JabalpurBalaghat, 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 2 [5] [6] TuraWest Garo Hills

South West Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills

ShillongEast Khasi Hills

West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills

Nagaland 1NagalandKohima

Chümoukedima, Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Niuland, Noklak, Peren, Phek, Shamator, Tuensang, Tseminyü, Wokha and Zünheboto

Odisha 3CentralCuttack

Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Puri

NorthernSambalpur

Angul, Balangir, Bargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Kendujhar, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Sundargarh

SouthernBerhampur

Boudh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada

Punjab 5PatialaPatiala

Patiala, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana

FaridkotFaridkot

Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa

FirozepurFirozepur

Firozepur, Moga, Shri Muktsar Sahib and Fazilka

JalandharJalandhar

Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur

RoparRup 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 JammuJammu, Doda, Kathua, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Reasi, Samba and Udhampur
Kashmir Division SrinagarSrinagar, Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama and Shopian
Ladakh 1 Ladakh Division LehKargil and Leh

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