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<p>added content</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Administrative entity of Indian states.}}<br /> <br /> A &#039;&#039;&#039;subdivision&#039;&#039;&#039; of [[India]] refers to an [[administrative division]] of an [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] below the level of a [[List of districts in India|district]].<br /> <br /> A district may have multiple subdivisions, and each of those subdivisions may contain multiple subdistricts and municipalities (&#039;[[taluk]]&#039;, &#039;[[Tehsil (India)|tehsil]]&#039;, &#039;[[Community development blocks in India|community development block]]&#039;, &#039;[[mandal]]&#039;, or &#039;[[Circle (administrative division)|circle]]&#039; depending on the state).<br /> <br /> Administration in a subdivision is carried out by Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), an entry level IAS officer or State Civil Service Member. <br /> <br /> In West Bengal, for example, [[Murshidabad district]] contains five subdivisions (&#039;mahakumas&#039;). Its ([[Jangipur subdivision]]) contains seven community development blocks.<br /> <br /> {{Types of administrative division}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Types of administrative division]]<br /> [[Category:Tehsils of India|*]]<br /> <br /> {{geo-term-stub}}</div>

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