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{{short description|Subnational administrative units of India}}
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{{Redirect|Regions of India|ecological regions|ecoregions of India|climatic regions|climatic regions of India}}
{{Redirect|Regions of India|ecological regions|List of ecoregions in India|climatic regions|Climate of India#Regions}}
{{original research|date=August 2019}}
{{Original research|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
[[File:States and Union Territories of India marked.png|thumb|Map of India, states are depicted in yellow, while union territories in orange.]]
{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}


The '''administrative divisions of India''' are subnational administrative units of [[India]]; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of [[country subdivision]]s.
The '''administrative divisions of India''' are subnational administrative units of [[India]]; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of [[administrative division]]s. India consists of [[States and union territories of India|28 States and 8 Union Territories]]. These are divided into districts (some states group a set of districts as a division), followed by subdistricts (known in different local names like [[Tehsil|tehsils]] and [[talukas]]), which are divided into [[Revenue block|blocks]], which consist of [[Revenue Village|villages]].


Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the ''[[mandal (country subdivision)|mandals]]'' of [[Andhra Pradesh]]  and [[Telangana]] correspond to ''[[tehsil]]s'' of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and other [[Hindi Belt|Hindi-speaking states]] but to ''[[taluka]]s'' of [[Gujarat]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Maharashtra]], and [[Tamil Nadu]]).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/tab11.pdf |title=Archived copy - Table 1.1 - India at a Glance - Administrative Division - 2001 |agency= Office of the Registrar General of India, New Delhi |access-date= 18 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103233/http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/tab11.pdf |archive-date= 24 September 2015 }}</ref>
Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the ''[[mandal (country subdivision)|mandals]]'' of [[Andhra Pradesh]]  and [[Telangana]] correspond to ''[[tehsil]]s'' of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and other [[Hindi Belt|Hindi-speaking states]] but to ''[[taluka]]s'' or ''[[taluk]]s'' of [[Gujarat]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Maharashtra]], and [[Tamil Nadu]]).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/tab11.pdf |title=Archived copy - Table 1.1 - India at a Glance - Administrative Division - 2001 |agency= Office of the Registrar General of India, New Delhi |access-date= 18 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103233/http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/tab11.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>


The smaller subdivisions (villages and [[Community development block in India|blocks]]) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas, [[urban local bodies]] exist instead of these rural subdivisions.
The smaller subdivisions (villages and [[community development block|development blocks]]) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas, [[municipal governance in India|urban local bodies]] exist instead of these rural subdivisions.
[[File:Administrative divisions of India.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Visual representation of India’s administrative hierarchy from state to village level.]]


==Tiers of India==
==Tiers of India==
{{main|Local government in India}}
{{Main|State governments of India|Union Territory of India|Local government in India}}
The diagram below outlines the six tiers of government:
 
The diagram below outlines the six tiers of administrative divisions:
 
{{Tree chart/start}}
{{Tree chart/start}}
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{{Tree chart| | | FED | FED='''[[List of sovereign states|Country]]'''<br>(i.e. [[India]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | FED | FED='''[[List of sovereign states|Country]]'''<br>([[India]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | PRO | PRO=[[States and union territories of India|'''State''']]<br>(e.g. [[West Bengal|West Bengal State]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | PRO | PRO=[[States and union territories of India|'''State''']]<br>(e.g. [[West Bengal|West Bengal State]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | DIV | DIV=[[List of divisions in India|'''Division''']]<br>(e.g. [[Presidency Division]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | DIV | DIV=[[List of divisions in India|'''Division''']]<br>(e.g. [[Medinipur Division]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | DIS | DIS=[[List of districts in India|'''District''']]<br>(e.g. [[Bankura District]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | SUB | SUB=[[Subdivision in India|'''Sub-division''']]<br>(Revenue Subdivision)<br>(e.g. [[Bankura Sadar subdivision]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | DIS | DIS=[[List of districts in India|'''District''']]<br>(e.g. [[North 24 Parganas|North 24 Parganas District]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | SUB | SUB=[[List of subdistricts in India|'''Sub-district''']]<br>(Tehsil/Taluka, Circle, Sub-division)<br>(e.g. [[Bavla taluka|Bavla (Tehsil)]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | SUB | SUB=[[List of subdistricts in India|'''Subdistrict''']]<br>(e.g. [[Basirhat subdivision|Basirhat Subdivision]])}}
{{Tree chart| | |Block|Block=[[Community development block|'''Block''']]<br>(e.g. [[Bankura II|Bankura II Block]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | |Block|Block=[[List of community development blocks in India|'''Block''']]<br>(e.g. [[Basirhat II (community development block)|Basirhat II Block]])}}
{{Tree chart| | |VIL | VIL= '''[[Revenue village|Village]]'''<br> (e.g. [[Bikna]] village)}}
{{Tree chart|}}
{{Tree chart|}}
{{Tree chart/end}}
{{Tree chart/end}}
'''Notes:'''
* '''Divisions under State:''' In some states, divisions do not exist, and the administrative units are split directly into districts. In these states, the division concept is either absent or only for administrative purposes.
* Within a district, there are multiple subdivisions such as Subdivisions, Tehsils/Taluks, and Villages, primarily concerned with [[Land tax|land revenue]] administration.
* Separately, the [[Community development block|Block]], also known as the Community Development Block, is a subdivision of the district used exclusively for rural development purposes. It falls under the Rural Development Department and is not related to revenue administration.
* '''Nomenclature Differences:'''
** The term "Division" is often used as "Revenue Division" or "Region" in some states.
** In many states, '''Districts''' are officially known as '''Revenue Districts'''.
** In some states, a division under a district may be referred to as a '''Revenue Division''', which is equivalent to a '''sub-division''' in other states.
** The terminology for administrative units like '''Taluk''' or '''Tehsil''' or Sub-district varies widely; for example, '''Tehsil''' in '''[[Uttar Pradesh]]''' is referred to as '''Taluk''' in [[Tamil Nadu]], and '''Circle''' in some northeastern states and mandal in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].
===Tiers of Government===
The diagram below outlines the three tiers of government : union, state and local government.
{{Tree chart/start}}
{{Tree chart|}}
{{Tree chart| | | FED | FED='''[[List of sovereign states|Union Government]]'''<br/>([[Government of India]])}}
{{Tree chart| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Tree chart| | | PRO | PRO=[[States and union territories of India|'''State Government''']]<br/>(e.g. [[Government of Kerala]])}}
{{Tree chart| |,|-|^|-|.| }}
{{Tree chart| Urban |  | Rural | | |Urban='''Urban'''<br><small>([[Municipal governance in India|Urban Local Bodies]])</small>|Rural='''Rural'''<br/>{{Small|([[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayati Raj Institutions]])}}}}


==Zones and regions==
{{Tree chart| |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | | }}
{{Tree chart|District| |Block| |Village|District='''[[District Panchayat]]'''<br/>{{Small|Zilla Parishad}}<br/>(e.g. [[Raigad District Council]])|Block='''[[Block Panchayat]]'''<br/>(Panchayat Samiti)|Village='''[[Village Panchayat]]'''<br/>{{Small|Gram Panchayat}}<br/>(e.g. [[Binodpur Gram Panchayat]])|}}
{{Tree chart/end}}


===Zones===
{{Tree chart/start}}
[[File:Zonal Councils.svg|thumb|The six zones of India]]
{{Tree chart|}}
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 Council]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://necouncil.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415001111/http://necouncil.nic.in/ |archive-date=15 April 2012 }}</ref> The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils is as under:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/zonal.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508170915/http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/zonal.htm |archive-date= 8 May 2012 }}</ref>
{{Tree chart| | | FED | FED='''Urban'''<br/>{{Small|([[Municipal governance in India|Urban Local Bodies]])}}}}
{{Tree chart|,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| || }}
{{Tree chart|Municipal corporation| Municipal council|Town Panchayat|Municipal corporation='''[[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]]'''<br/>(e.g. [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]])|Municipal council='''[[Municipality#India|Municipality]]'''<br/> (e.g. [[Darjeeling Municipality]])|Town Panchayat='''[[Town Panchayat]]'''
(e.g [[Bhatgaon, Surajpur|Bhatgaon]])|}}
{{Tree chart|}}
{{Tree chart/end}}
 
==Sub-national zones ==
 
===Administrative zones===
[[File:Zonal divisions of Republic of India.jpg|thumb|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 Council]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://necouncil.nic.in/ |title=NEC -- North Eastern Council |access-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415001111/http://necouncil.nic.in/ |archive-date=15 April 2012 }}</ref> The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils is as under:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/zonal.htm |title=Zonal Council |access-date=7 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508170915/http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/zonal.htm |archive-date= 8 May 2012 }}</ref>


*[[Northern Zonal Council]], comprising [[Chandigarh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Rajasthan]];
*[[Northern Zonal Council]], comprising [[Chandigarh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Rajasthan]];
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*[[Eastern Zonal Council]], comprising [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], and [[West Bengal]];
*[[Eastern Zonal Council]], comprising [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], and [[West Bengal]];
*[[Western Zonal Council]], comprising [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Goa]], [[Gujarat]], and [[Maharashtra]];
*[[Western Zonal Council]], comprising [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Goa]], [[Gujarat]], and [[Maharashtra]];
*[[Southern Zonal Council]], comprising [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and [[Telangana]].  
*[[Southern Zonal Council]], comprising [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and [[Telangana]].
*[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Lakshadweep]] are not members of any of the Zonal Councils.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/states_reorganisation_act.pdf|title=The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Act No.37 Of 1956) Part – Iii Zones And Zonal Councils|website=Interstatecouncil.nic.in|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> However, they are presently special invitees to the [[Southern Zonal Council]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/COMPOSITION-OF-SOUTHERN-ZONAL-COUNCIL.pdf|title=Present Composition Of The Southern Zonal Council|website=Interstatecouncil.nic.in|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>
*[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and [[Lakshadweep]] are not members of any of the Zonal Councils.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/states_reorganisation_act.pdf|title=The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Act No.37 Of 1956) Part – Iii Zones And Zonal Councils|website=Interstatecouncil.nic.in|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> However, they are presently special invitees to the [[Southern Zonal Council]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/COMPOSITION-OF-SOUTHERN-ZONAL-COUNCIL.pdf |title=Present Composition Of The Southern Zonal Council |website=Interstatecouncil.nic.in |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>


===Regions===
===Cultural zones===
[[File:Six regions of India.svg|thumb|The six regions of India
Each zone has a zonal headquarters where a zonal cultural center has been established.<ref name="szccsite">{{Citation | title=South Zone Culture Center: Other Zones | publisher=South Zone Culture Centre | accessdate=15 December 2010 | url=http://www.szcc.tn.nic.in/ | quote=''... North East Zone Cultural Centre – Nagaland – Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland & Meghalaya ...'' | archive-date=3 March 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303015522/http://www.szcc.tn.nic.in/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Several [[States of India|states]] have membership in multiple zones, but no state subdivisions are utilised 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 organising functions and inviting artistes from other zones.
{{legend|#daea7b|[[Central India]]}}
{{legend|#99c1fb|[[East India]]}}
{{legend|#ffcb78|[[North India]]}}
{{legend|#ffe0ad|North India (claimed)}}
{{legend|#8092d4|[[Northeast India]]}}
{{legend|#e40066|[[South India]]}}
{{legend|#dca9e9|[[Western India]]}}]]
This is a list of unofficial, or quasi-official, regions of India. Some are geographic regions, others ethnic, linguistic, dialect, or cultural regions, and some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces.


{| class="wikitable sortable" align=center
{{Location map many | India
! Name
| caption = Location of the headquarters of each cultural zone
! Population<br/> ([[2011 Census of India|2011 census]])
| label1 = [[Nagpur]]
! Largest city
   | pos1 = right
! Area
  | coordinates1 = {{coord|21.15|79.08}}
! States
| label2 = [[Patiala]]
! Union territories
   | pos2 = right
|-
  | coordinates2 = {{coord|30.33|76.39}}
| [[Central India]]   
| label3 = [[Prayagraj]]
|align=right| 100,525,580
  | pos3 = right
|[[Indore]]
  | coordinates3 = {{coord|25.44|81.83}}
|align=center| 443,443&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| label4 = [[Kolkata]]
|align=center| 2
  | pos4 = right
|align=center| 0
  | coordinates4 = {{coord|22.58|88.41}}
|-
| label5 = [[Dimapur]]
| [[East India]]   
  | pos5 = right
|align=right| 226,925,195
  | coordinates5 = {{coord|25.90|93.74}}
| [[Kolkata]]
| label6 = [[Udaipur]]
|align=center| 418,323&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  | pos6 = right
|align=center| 4
  | coordinates6 = {{coord|24.58|73.71}}
|align=center| 0
| label7 = [[Thanjavur]]
|-
  | pos7 = right
| [[North India]]
  | coordinates7 = {{coord|10.78|79.14}}
|align=right| 376,809,728
| [[Delhi]]
|align=center| 1,010,731&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 3
|-
| [[Northeast India]]
|align=right| 45,587,982
| [[Guwahati]]
|align="center"| 262,230&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 0
|-
| [[South India]]  
|align=right| 253,051,953
|[[Chennai]]
|align=center| 635,780&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 3
|-
| [[Western India]]
|align=right| 173,343,821
| [[Mumbai]]
|align=center| 508,032&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2
|}
 
== States and union territories ==
{{Main|States and union territories of India}}
India is composed of 28 states and 8 union territories (including a national capital territory).<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile {{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/profile |website=www.india.gov.in |access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref><!-- States and Union Territories of India - Source - Government of India Official Website |quote=Administrative Divisions - 28 States and 8 Union Territories</ref>--> The union territories are governed by administrators, appointed by the President of India. Three of these territories (Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry) have been given partial statehood, with elected legislatures and executive councils of ministers, with reduced powers.
{{Indian states and territories image map}}


=== States ===
}}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Number
!State
!Code
!Estd.
!Capital
|-
|1
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|AP
|
|[[Hyderabad]] (''de jure'') <br>[[Amaravati]] (administrative capital)(''de facto'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140905/nation-current-affairs/article/vijayawada-andhra-pradesh-new-capital|title=Vijayawada is Andhra Pradesh's new capital|website=Deccanchronicle.com|access-date=27 December 2017|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|AR
|
|[[Itanagar]]
|-
|-
|3
! Zone
|[[Assam]]
! Zonal Centre
|AS
! Extent
|
|[[Dispur]]
|-
|-
|4
|South Culture Zone
|[[Bihar]]
|[[South Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Thanjavur]]''', [[Tamil Nadu]]
|BR
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Lakshadweep]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Telangana]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Inauguration of SĀDHANĀ |url=https://szccindia.org/ |website=szccindia.org |access-date=22 November 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
|
|[[Patna]]
|-
|-
|5
|South Central Culture Zone
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[South-Central Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Nagpur]]''', [[Maharashtra]]
|CG
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Telangana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Application for solo exhibition at Raja Ravi Verma Art gallery, Nagpur|url=http://sczcc.gov.in/Documents/Application%20Form%20-%20Art%20gallery%20for%20Exhibition.docx|publisher=South Central Zone Cultural Center|accessdate=25 May 2017|page=4|format=docx}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|
|[[Naya Raipur]]
|-
|-
|6
|North Culture Zone
|[[Goa]]
|[[North Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Patiala]]''', [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|GA
| [[Chandigarh]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttarakhand]]<ref>{{cite web |title=North Zone Cultural Centre |url=https://www.culturenorthindia.com/ |website=culturenorthindia |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>
|
|[[Panaji]]
|-
|-
|7
|North Central Culture Zone
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[North Central Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Prayagraj]]''', [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|GJ
|[[Bihar]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NCZCC – North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://nczcc.in/ |website=nczcc |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>
|
|[[Gandhinagar]]
|-
|-
|8
|East Culture Zone
|[[Haryana]]
|[[East Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Kolkata]]''', [[West Bengal]]
|HR
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Manipur]], [[Odisha]], [[Sikkim]], [[Tripura]], [[West Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |url=https://www.ezcc-india.org/# |website=www.ezcc-india.org |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115220456/https://www.ezcc-india.org/ |archive-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
|
|[[Chandigarh]] (shared with [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], also a Union Territory)
|-
|-
|9
|North East Culture Zone
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[North East Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Dimapur]]''', [[Nagaland]]
|HP
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Mizoram]], [[Nagaland]], [[Sikkim]], [[Tripura]]<ref>{{cite web |title=North East Zonal Cultural Centre |url=http://www.nezccindia.org.in/Home/AboutNezcc |website=www.nezccindia.org.in |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>
|
|[[Shimla]] (summer), [[Dharamshala]] (winter)
|-
|10
|[[Jharkhand]]
|JH
|
|[[Ranchi]]
|-
|11
|[[Karnataka]]
|KA
|
|[[Bangalore]]
|-
|12
|[[Kerala]]
|KL
|
|[[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|-
|13
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|MP
|
|[[Bhopal]]
|-
|14
|[[Maharashtra]]
|MH
|
|[[Mumbai]] (summer), [[Nagpur]] (winter)
|-
|15
|[[Manipur]]
|MN
|
|[[Imphal]]
|-
|16
|[[Meghalaya]]
|ML
|
|[[Shillong]]
|-
|17
|[[Mizoram]]
|MZ
|
|[[Aizawl]]
|-
|18
|[[Nagaland]]
|NL
|
|[[Kohima]]
|-
|19
|[[Odisha]]
|OD
|
|[[Bhubaneshwar]]
|-
|20
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|PB
|
|[[Chandigarh]] (shared with [[Haryana]], also a Union Territory)
|-
|21
|[[Rajasthan]]
|RJ
|
|[[Jaipur]]
|-
|22
|[[Sikkim]]
|SK
|
|[[Gangtok]]
|-
|23
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|TN
|
|[[Chennai]]
|-
|24
|[[Telangana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointed Day for Telangana State|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Appointed-Day-T-state-to-Come-into-Being-on-June-2/2014/03/05/article2091595.ece|website=Newindianexpress.com|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>
|TS
|
|[[Hyderabad]]
|-
|25
|[[Tripura]]
|TR
|
|[[Agartala]]
|-
|26
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|UP
|
|[[Lucknow]]
|-
|27
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|UT
|
|[[Dehradun]] (winter), [[Gairsain]] (summer)
|-
|28
|[[West Bengal]]
|WB
|
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|-
|West Culture Zone
|[[West Zone Cultural Centre]], '''[[Udaipur]]''', [[Rajasthan]]
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Goa]], [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=About West Zone Cultural Center – WZCC – West Zone Cultural Centre |url=https://wzccindia.com/about-west-zone-cultural-center-wzcc/ |website=wzccindia.com |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|}
|}


=== Union territories ===
== States and union territories within zones ==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
{{Main|States and union territories of India}}
|-
 
!Letter / number
India is composed of 28 states and eight union territories (including a national capital territory).<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile {{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/profile |website=www.india.gov.in |access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
!Union territory
!Code
!Capital
|-
|A
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|AN
|[[Port Blair]]
|-
|B
|[[Chandigarh]]
|CH
|[[Chandigarh]] (also the capital of [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]])
|-
|C
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|''DD''
|[[Daman, India|Daman]]
|-
|D
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|JK
|[[Srinagar]] (summer), [[Jammu]] (winter)
|-
|E
|[[Ladakh]]
|LA
|[[Leh]] and [[Kargil]]
|-
|F
|[[Lakshadweep]]
|LD
|[[Kavaratti]]
|-
|G
|[[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]
|DL
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|H
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|PY
|[[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]
|}


==Autonomous administrative divisions==
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[[File:NE Autonomous divisions of India.svg|350px|right|thumb|Autonomous areas in North East India]]
{{trim|{{#section-h:States and union territories of India|States and Union territories}}}}
{{main|Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
The Sixth Schedule of the [[Constitution of India]] allows for the formation of [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous administrative divisions]] which have been given autonomy within their respective [[States and union territories of India|states]].<ref>https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S6.pdf.</ref> Most of these autonomous areas are located in [[North East India]].


Autonomous district councils operating under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India are shown like {{Em|this}}.{{Clarify|date=June 2020|reason=Then what are the non-emphasised ones, given the previous paragraph, which seems to say the same thing?}}
==Divisions within states and UT==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
! State/Union Territory
! Autonomous Council
! Headquarters
! Districts / Subdivisions
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="9" | [[Assam]]|| {{Em|[[Bodoland]]}} || [[Kokrajhar]]|| Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Udalguri
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Deori Autonomous Council|Deori]]|| [[Narayanpur, Assam|Narayanpur]] || Lakhimpur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| {{Em|[[North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council|North Cachar Hills]]}} || [[Haflong]]|| Dima Hasao
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| {{Em|[[Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council|Karbi Anglong]]}}|| [[Diphu]]|| Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Mising Autonomous Council|Mising]]|| [[Dhemaji]]|| Dhemaji
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council|Rabha Hasong]]|| [[Dudhnoi]]|| Kamrup Rural, Goalpara
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council|Sonowal Kachari]]|| [[Dibrugarh]] || 
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council|Thengal Kachari]]|| [[Titabar]] || 
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Tiwa Autonomous District Council|Tiwa]]|| [[Morigaon]] || 
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF


| rowspan="2" | [[Ladakh]]|| [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil|Kargil]]|| [[Kargil]]|| Kargil
Divisions exist within the respective states and union territories, and are of two types, namely the "Administrative Divisions" (directly under the control of the state government) and the "Autonomous Administrative Divisions" (relatively with the higher degree of autonomy governed by the directly elected council).
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Leh]]|| [[Leh]]|| Leh
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF


| rowspan="6" | [[Manipur]]|| [[Chandel Autonomous District Council|Chandel]]|| [[Chandel, Manipur|Chandel]]||
===Autonomous administrative divisions===
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
{{main|Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
|| [[Churachandpur Autonomous District Council|Churachandpur]]|| [[Churachandpur]] ||
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council|Sadar Hills]]|| [[Kangpokpi]] || Saikul, Saitu and Sadar Hills West subdivisions of Kangpokpi district
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Senapati Autonomous District Council|Senapati]]|| [[Senapati (Tahamzam)|Senapati]] ||
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Tamenglong Autonomous District Council|Tamenglong]]|| [[Tamenglong]] ||
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Ukhrul Autonomous District Council|Ukhul]]|| [[Ukhrul]] ||
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF


| rowspan="3" | [[Meghalaya]]|| {{Em|[[Garo Hills Autonomous District Council|Garo Hills]]}} || [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]]|| East Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, North Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills
[[File:Autonomous divisions of India.svg|300x300px|right|thumb|Autonomous councils in India]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| {{Em|[[Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council|Jaintia Hills]]}} || [[Jowai]]|| East Jaintia Hills, West Jaintia Hills
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| {{Em|[[Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council|Khasi Hills]]}} || [[Shillong]]||  West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF


| rowspan="3" | [[Mizoram]]|| {{Em|[[Chakma Autonomous District Council|Chakma]]}} || Kamalanagar|| Tuichawng subdivision
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 and union territories of India|states and union territories]].<ref name=COIS6>{{cite web| url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S6.pdf| title=Sixth Schedule of The Constitution of India}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| {{Em|[[Lai Autonomous District Council|Lai]]}} || [[Lawngtlai]]|| Lawngtlai subdivision, Sangau subdivision
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| {{Em|[[Mara Autonomous District Council|Mara]]}} || [[Siaha]]|| Siaha subdivision, Tipa subdivision
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF


| rowspan="1" | [[Tripura]] || {{Em|[[Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council|Tripura Tribal Areas]]}} || [[Khumulwng]]||
Presently, 10 Autonomous Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura are formed by virtue of the Sixth Schedule<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/union-cabinet-approves-amendment-in-sixth-schedule-to-strengthen-10-north-east-autonomous-councils-5951561.html|title = Union Cabinet approves amendment in Sixth Schedule to strengthen 10 North East autonomous councils|date = 24 January 2019}}</ref> with the rest being formed as a result of other legislation.
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF


| rowspan="1" | [[West Bengal]]|| [[Gorkhaland]]|| [[Darjeeling]]|| Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik subdivisions of Darjeeling district, Kalimpong district
{{transcluded section|source=Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
|}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Autonomous administrative divisions of India|Constitutional autonomous councils}}}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Autonomous administrative divisions of India|Statutory autonomous councils}}}}


== Divisions ==
=== Administrative divisions ===
{{main|List of divisions in India}}
{{main|List of divisions in India}}
Many of the Indian states are subdivided into divisions which have official administrative governmental status and each division is headed by senior IAS officer called [[Divisional Commissioner (India)|Divisional Commissioner]]. Currently, superdistrict administrative divisions exist in 17 of the 28 states. The states of [[Gujarat]], [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Sikkim]], [[Manipur]], [[Tripura]], [[Mizoram]] and the union territories of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Lakshadweep]] and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] do not have superdistrict divisions.


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid black"
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 (India)|Divisional Commissioner]].
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
! State/Union Territory
! Division
! Headquarter District
! Districts
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="2" | [[Arunachal Pradesh]]|| East|| Namsai||[[Lohit district|Lohit]], [[Anjaw district|Anjaw]], [[Tirap district|Tirap]], [[Changlang district|Changlang]], Lower Dibang Valley, Dibang Valley, East Siang, Upper Siang, Longding, Namsai, Siang
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| West|| Lower Subansiri|| Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Upper Subansiri, West Siang, Lower Siang and Itanagar Capital Complex
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="5" | [[Assam]]|| [[Upper Assam Division]]|| Jorhat|| Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Lower Assam Division]]|| Guwahati|| Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, Kokrajhar, and South Salmara-Mankachar
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[North Assam Division]]|| Tezpur|| Biswanath, Darrang, Sonitpur, and Udalguri
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Central Assam Division]]|| Nagaon|| Dima Hasao, Hojai, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, and Nagaon
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Barak Valley]]|| Silchar|| Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="9"| [[Bihar]]|| [[Patna division]]|| Patna|| Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Kaimur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Tirhut division]]|| Muzaffarpur|| West Champaran, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and Vaishali
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Saran division]]|| Chhapra|| Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Darbhanga division]]|| Darbhanga|| Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Kosi division]]|| Saharsa|| Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Purnia division]]|| Purnia|| Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Bhagalpur division]]|| Bhagalpur|| Bhagalpur and Banka
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Munger division]]|| Munger|| Munger, Jamui, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Sheikhpura
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Magadh division]]|| Gaya|| Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="5"| [[Chhattisgarh]]|| Surguja|| Surguja|| Koriya, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Surajpur, Jashpur and Surguja
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Bilaspur|| Bilaspur|| Bilaspur, Mungeli, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Gourella Pendra Marwahi
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Durg|| Durg|| Kabirdham (Kawardha), Bemetara, Durg, Balod and Rajnandgaon
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Raipur|| Raipur|| Mahasamund, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Raipur and Dhamtari
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Bastar division]]|| Bastar|| Kanker (Uttar Bastar), Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bastar, Dantewada (Dakshin Bastar), Bijapur and Sukma
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="6"| [[Haryana]]|| [[Hisar division]]|| Hisar|| Fatehabad, Jind, Hisar and Sirsa
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Gurgaon division]]|| Gurugram|| Gurugram, Mahendragarh and Rewari
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Ambala division]]|| Ambala|| Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Faridabad division]]|| Faridabad||  Faridabad, Palwal and Nuh
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Rohtak division]]|| Rohtak|| Jhajjar, Charkhi Dadri, Rohtak, Sonipat and Bhiwani
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Karnal division]]|| Karnal|| Karnal, Panipat and Kaithal
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="3"| [[Himachal Pradesh]]|| Kangra|| Kangra||  Chamba, Kangra and Una
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Mandi|| Mandi||  Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Mandi
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Shimla|| Shimla|| Kinnaur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="5"| [[Jharkhand]]|| [[Palamu division]] || Palamu|| Garhwa, Latehar and Palamu
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[North Chotanagpur division]]|| Hazaribagh|| Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Koderma and Ramgarh
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[South Chotanagpur division]]|| Ranchi || Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Ranchi and Simdega
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Kolhan division]]|| West Singhbhum|| East Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan district, and West Singhbhum
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Santhal Pargana division]]|| Dumka||  Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="4"| [[Karnataka]]|| [[Bangalore division]]|| Bangalore||  Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Shivamogga and Tumakuru
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Mysore division]]|| Mysuru||  Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya and Mysuru
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Belgaum division]]|| Belagavi||  Bagalkot, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Kalaburagi division]]|| Kalaburagi||
Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="10"| [[Madhya Pradesh]]|| [[Bhopal division]]|| Bhopal||
Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore and Vidisha
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Indore division]]|| Indore||
Alirajpur district
Barwani, Burhanpur, Indore, Dhar, Jhabua, Khandwa and Khargone
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Gwalior division]]|| Gwalior||
Gwalior, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Datia and Guna
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Jabalpur division]]|| Jabalpur|| Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Seoni and Dindori
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Rewa division]]|| Rewa||
Rewa, Satna, Sidhi and Singrauli
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Sagar division]]|| Sagar||
Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Sagar, Tikamgarh and Niwari
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Shahdol division]]|| Shahdol||
Anuppur, Shahdol and Umaria
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Ujjain division]]|| Ujjain||
Agar Malwa, Dewas, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Ujjain and Shajapur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Chambal division]]|| Morena||
Morena, Sheopur and Bhind
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Narmadapuram division]]|| Betul||
Betul, Harda and Hoshangabad
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="6"| [[Maharashtra]]|| [[Amravati division]]|| Amravati||
Akola, Amravati, Buldana, Yavatmal and Washim
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Aurangabad division]]|| Aurangabad||
Aurangabad
Beed, Jalna, Osmanabad, Nanded, Latur, Parbhani and Hingoli
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Konkan division]]|| Mumbai||
Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Nagpur division]]|| Nagpur||
Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur and Wardha
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Nashik division]]|| Nashik||
Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Nashik
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Pune division]]|| Pune||
Kolhapur, Pune, Sangli, Satara and Solapur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="2"| [[Meghalaya]]|| Tura|| West Garo Hills||
South West Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Shillong|| East Khasi Hills||
West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| [[Nagaland]]|| Nagaland|| Kohima||
Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto and Noklak
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="3"| [[Odisha]]|| Central|| Cuttack||
Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Puri
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Northern|| Sambalpur||
Angul, Balangir, Bargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Kendujhar, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Sundargarh
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Southern|| Berhampur||
Boudh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="5"| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]|| Patiala|| Patiala||
Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Faridkot|| Faridkot||
Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Firozepur|| Firozepur||
Firozepur, Moga, Shri Muktsar Sahib and Fazilka
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Jalandhar|| Jalandhar||
Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| Rup Nagar|| Rup Nagar||
Rup Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="7"| [[Rajasthan]]|| [[Jaipur division]]|| Jaipur||
Jaipur, Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Dausa
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Jodhpur division]]|| Jodhpur||
Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Pali and Sirohi
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Ajmer division]]|| Ajmer||
Ajmer, Bhilwara, Nagaur and Tonk
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Udaipur division]]|| Udaipur||
Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Dungarpur and Rajsamand
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Bikaner division]]|| Bikaner||
Bikaner, Churu, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Kota division]]|| Kota||
Baran, Bundi, Jhalawar and Kota
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Bharatpur division]]|| Bharatpur||
Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli, Sawai and Madhopur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|rowspan="18"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]|| [[Agra division]]|| Agra||
Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Mathura
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Aligarh division]]|| Aligarh||
Aligarh, Etah, Hathras and Kasganj
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Ayodhya division]]|| Ayodhya||
Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Sultanpur and Amethi
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Azamgarh division]]|| Azamgarh||
Azamgarh, Ballia and Mau
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Bareilly division]]|| Bareilly||
Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Basti division]]|| Basti||
Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar and Siddharthnagar
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Chitrakoot division]]|| Chitrakoot||
Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur and Mahoba
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Devipatan division]]|| Gonda||
Bahraich, Balarampur, Gonda and Shravasti
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Gorakhpur division]]|| Gorakhpur||
Deoria, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar and Maharajganj
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Jhansi division]]|| Jhansi||
Jalaun, Jhansi and Lalitpur
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Kanpur division]]|| Kanpur Nagar||
Auraiya, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Lucknow division]]|| Lucknow||
Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Raebareli, Sitapur and Unnao
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Meerut division]]|| Meerut||
Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Hapur
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Mirzapur division]]|| Mirzapur||
Mirzapur, Sant Ravidas Nagar and Sonbhadra
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
||[[Moradabad division]]|| Moradabad||
Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur and Sambhal
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Prayagraj division]]|| Prayagraj||
Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Saharanpur division]]|| Saharanpur||
Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur and Shamli
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Varanasi division]]|| Varanasi||
Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Varanasi
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="2"| [[Uttarakhand]]|| [[Kumaon division]]|| Nainital||
Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Garhwal division]]|| Pauri ||
Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="5"| [[West Bengal]]|| [[Presidency division]]|| Kolkata||
Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Medinipur division]]|| Paschim Medinipur||
Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and Purulia
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Malda division]]|| Malda||
Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad and Uttar Dinajpur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Burdwan division]]|| Hooghly||
Birbhum, Hooghly, Paschim Bardhaman and Purba Bardhaman
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Jalpaiguri division]]|| Jalpaiguri||
Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| ''[[Delhi]]''|| [[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
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]''|| [[Jammu Division]]|| Jammu|| Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Reasi, Samba and Udhampur
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
|| [[Kashmir Division]]|| Srinagar|| Srinagar, Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama and Shopian
|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"
|''[[Ladakh]]''
||[[Ladakh Division]]|| Leh|| Kargil and Leh
|}


{| width="90%"
States like [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Goa]], etc. don't have separate divisions or regions. Instead, they're directly split into districts for administrative purposes.
|-
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ No. of divisions in each state or UT
|-
! bgcolor=#99CCFF | Map key
! bgcolor=#99CCFF | Name of State or ''Union Territory (Italicized)''
! bgcolor=#99CCFF | Number of Divisions
! bgcolor=#99CCFF | Population<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/states.php | title = List of states with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy Census 2011 | publisher = 2011 Census of India | access-date = 23 January 2013 }}</ref>
! bgcolor=#99CCFF | Population/district
|-
| 1 || [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:49386799}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:49386799/13round0}}}}
|-
| 2 || [[Divisions of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1383727}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 57,656
|-
| 3 || [[Divisions of Assam|Assam]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:31169272}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 944,523
|-
| 4 || [[Divisions of Bihar|Bihar]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:104099452}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:104099452/38round0}}}}
|-
| 5 || [[Chhattisgarh]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:25545198}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:25545198/27round0}}}}
|-
| 6 || [[Goa]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1458545}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1458545/2round0}}}}
|-
| 7 || [[Gujarat]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:60439692}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:60439692/33round0}}}}
|-
| 8 || [[Divisions of Haryana|Haryana]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:25351462}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:25351462/22round0}}}}
|-
| 9 || [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:6864602}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:6864602/12round0}}}}
|-
| 10 || [[Telangana]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:35193978}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:35193978/31round0}}}}
|-
| 11 || [[Divisions of Jharkhand|Jharkhand]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:32988134}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:32988134/24round0}}}}
|-
| 12 || [[Divisions of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:61095297}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:61095297/30round0}}}}
|-
| 13 || [[Divisions of Kerala|Kerala]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:33406061}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:33406061/14round0}}}}
|-
| 14 || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:72626809}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 1,396,669
|-
| 15 || [[Maharashtra]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:112374333}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:112374333/36round0}}}}
|-
| 16 || [[Manipur]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:2721756}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 170,110
|-
| 17 || [[Meghalaya]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:2966889}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:2966889/11round0}}}}
|-
| 18 || [[Mizoram]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1097206}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1097206/8round0}}}}
|-
| 19 || [[Nagaland]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1978502}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1978502/11round0}}}}
|-
| 20 || [[Odisha]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:41974218}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:41974218/30round0}}}}
|-
| 21 || [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:27743338}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:27743338/22round0}}}}
|-
| 22 || [[Rajasthan]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:68548437}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:68548437/33round0}}}}
|-
| 23 || [[Sikkim]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:610577}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:610577/4round0}}}}
|-
| 24 || [[Tamil Nadu]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:72147030}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:72147030/32round0}}}}
|-
| 25 || [[Tripura]]
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:3673917}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:3673917/8round0}}}}
|-
| 26 || [[Divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:199812341}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:199812341/75round0}}}}
|-
| 27 || [[Divisions of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:10086292}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:10086292/13round0}}}}
|-
| 28 || [[Divisions of West Bengal|West Bengal]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:91276115}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 3,968,527
|-
| A || ''[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:380581}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:380581/3round0}}}}
|-
| B || ''[[Chandigarh]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1055450}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1055450/1round0}}}}
|-
| C || ''[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:586956}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:586956/3round0}}}} 
|-
| D || ''[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
| style="text-align: right;" | 12,258,433
| style="text-align: right;" | 612,922
|-
| E || ''[[Lakshadweep]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:64473}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:64473/1round0}}}}
|-
| F || ''[[Delhi]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:16787941}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:16787941/11round0}}}}
|-
| G || ''[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]''
| style="text-align: right;" | -
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1247953}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1247953/4round0}}}}
|-
|H
|''[[Ladakh]]''
| style="text-align: right;" |1
| style="text-align: right;" |290,492
| style="text-align: right;" |145,246
|-
! 36 !! Total&nbsp; !! 102
! style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1210854977}}
! style="text-align: right;" | 1,677,084
|}
| valign="top" width="300px" | [[File:India-states-numbered.svg|thumb| [[States and territories of India]], numbered as per the table]]
|}


=== Regions within states ===
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.
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]]
{{transcluded section|source=List of divisions in India}}
* [[Regions of Gujarat]]
{{trim|{{#section-h:List of divisions in India|Overview}}}}


== Districts ==
== Districts within divisions==
{{main|List of districts in India}}
{{main|List of districts in India}}
States and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided into [[Districts of India|districts]] (''zilla''), of which there are 739 (as of 2020). Each District is headed by an IAS officer called [[District Collector (India)|District Magistrate]].


{| width="90%"
States and union territories of India are subdivided into [[List of districts in India|districts]] (zilla), numbering 797 as of November 2023. A district, formally designated a revenue district, serves as the primary administrative unit of a state or union territory.
|-
 
| <div style="float:right;"> {{Indian states and territories image map|image-width=380}} </div>
Each district is headed by a civil servant, usually from the [[Indian Administrative Service]], known variously as the [[District magistrate|District Collector]], [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]], or [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]], depending on the state. The office combines land revenue administration with magisterial and general executive responsibilities. Although created as a revenue unit, district boundaries are widely adopted by other departments—such as police, education, health, and rural development—for administrative efficiency, making the district a multipurpose jurisdiction.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
|+ No. of districts in each state or UT
Police administration within a district is under the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP), typically an officer of the [[Indian Police Service]]. Police districts are generally coterminous with revenue districts, though in some states a single revenue district may contain more than one police district, or a police district may cover only a subdivision of a revenue district. A [[forest division]] is different from a revenue district. Its boundaries vary from state to state and may encompass multiple revenue districts or only a portion of one. Management of forests and wildlife resources within the [[forest division]] rests with the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), an officer of the [[Indian Forest Service]].
|-
 
! bgcolor="#99ccff" | Map key
Sectoral development functions are carried out by district-level officers of various line departments of the state government, including Public Works, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Social Justice, Urban Development, Panchayati Raj, and Rural Development. These officials usually belong to the respective state civil services.
! bgcolor="#99ccff" | Name of State or ''Union Territory (Italicized)''
 
!Number of Divisions
{{transcluded section|source=List of districts in India}}
! bgcolor="#99ccff" | Number of Districts
{{trim|{{#section-h:List of districts in India|Overview}}}}
! bgcolor="#99ccff" | Population<ref name="auto"/>
 
! bgcolor="#99ccff" | Population/district
=== Subdivisions ===
|-
{{Transcluded section|source=Subdivision in India|part=}}
| 1 || [[Districts of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]
{{trim|{{#section-h:Subdivision in India}}}}
|
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 13
===Subdistricts===
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:49386799}}
A [[tehsil]] (also known as '''''taluk''''', '''''taluka''''', or '''''mandal''''') is a sub-district unit in India, functioning mainly for land and revenue administration. It is headed by a [[tehsildar]], who oversees land records, revenue collection, and related functions.
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:49386799/13round0}}}}
|-
| 2 || [[Districts of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 25
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1383727}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 57,656
|-
| 3 || [[Districts of Assam|Assam]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 33
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:31169272}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 944,523
|-
| 4 || [[Districts of Bihar|Bihar]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 38
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:104099452}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:104099452/38round0}}}}
|-
| 5 || [[Districts of Chhattisgarh|Chhattisgarh]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 28
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:25545198}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:25545198/27round0}}}}
|-
| 6 || [[Districts of Goa|Goa]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1458545}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1458545/2round0}}}}
|-
| 7 || [[Districts of Gujarat|Gujarat]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 33
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:60439692}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:60439692/33round0}}}}
|-
| 8 || [[Districts of Haryana|Haryana]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:25351462}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:25351462/22round0}}}}
|-
| 9 || [[Districts of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:6864602}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:6864602/12round0}}}}
|-
| 10 || [[Districts of Jharkhand|Jharkhand]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 24
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:32988134}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:32988134/24round0}}}}
|-
| 11 || [[Districts of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 30
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:61095297}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:61095297/30round0}}}}
|-
| 12 || [[Districts of Kerala|Kerala]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:33406061}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:33406061/14round0}}}}
|-
| 13 || [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 55
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:72626809}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 1,396,669
|-
| 14 || [[Districts of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:112374333}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:112374333/36round0}}}}
|-
| 15 || [[Districts of Manipur|Manipur]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:2721756}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 170,110
|-
| 16 || [[Districts of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:2966889}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:2966889/11round0}}}}
|-
| 17 || [[Districts of Mizoram|Mizoram]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1097206}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1097206/8round0}}}}
|-
| 18 || [[Districts of Nagaland|Nagaland]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1978502}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1978502/11round0}}}}
|-
| 19 || [[Districts of Odisha|Odisha]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 30
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:41974218}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:41974218/30round0}}}}
|-
| 20 || [[Districts of Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:27743338}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:27743338/22round0}}}}
|-
| 21 || [[Districts of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 33
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:68548437}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:68548437/33round0}}}}
|-
| 22 || [[Districts of Sikkim|Sikkim]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:610577}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:610577/4round0}}}}
|-
| 23 || [[Districts of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 38
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:72147030}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:72147030/32round0}}}}
|-
| 24 || [[Districts of Telangana|Telangana]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 33
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:35193978}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:35193978/31round0}}}}
|-
| 25 || [[Districts of Tripura|Tripura]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:3673917}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:3673917/8round0}}}}
|-
| 26 || [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 75
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:199812341}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:199812341/75round0}}}}
|-
| 27 || [[Districts of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 13
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:10086292}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:10086292/13round0}}}}
|-
| 28 || [[Districts of West Bengal|West Bengal]]
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 23
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:91276115}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 3,968,527
|-
| A || ''[[Districts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]''
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:380581}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:380581/3round0}}}}
|-
| B || ''[[Chandigarh]]''
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1055450}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1055450/1round0}}}}
|-
| C || ''[[Districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]''
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:586956}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:586956/3round0}}}}
|-
| D || ''[[Districts of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]]''<!-- keep Jammu and Kashmir out of alphabetical order to correspond to map numbers and also Ladakh is included in this as per previous map -->
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
| style="text-align: right;" | 12,258,433
| style="text-align: right;" | 612,922
|-
| E || ''[[Districts of Ladakh|Ladakh]]''<!-- Ladakh is included in J&K in this picture as per previous administrative map of India. -->
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
| style="text-align: right;" |290,492
| style="text-align: right;" |145,246
|-
| F || ''[[Lakshadweep]]''
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:64473}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:64473/1round0}}}}
|-
| G || ''[[Districts of Delhi|Delhi]]''
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:16787941}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:16787941/11round0}}}}
|-
| H || ''[[Districts of Puducherry|Puducherry]]''
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1247953}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:{{#expr:1247953/4round0}}}}
|-
! 36 !! Total&nbsp;
! !! 739
! style="text-align: right;" | {{formatnum:1210692258}}
! style="text-align: right;" | 1,677,084
|}
|}


==Subdistricts==
In some cases, tehsils overlap with [[Community development block|community development blocks]]. Tehsils fall under the revenue department, while blocks come under the rural development department and are headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO), serving different administrative purposes over similar areas.
{{main|List of subdistricts in India}}
{{main|List of subdistricts in India}}
[[Tehsil]]s, talukas, subdivisions, mandals, circles, headed by a ''[[Tehsildar]]'' or ''Talukdar'' or MRO, comprise several villages or village clusters. The governmental / elected bodies at the tehsil level are called the [[Panchayat samiti]].


States use varying names for their subdistricts.<ref name='chartref'>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/Admin_Units/Admin_links/subdistrict_nomeclature.html | title = Statement showing the Nomenclature and Number of Sub-Districts in States/UTs | access-date = 3 October 2011 | date = 2010–2011 | publisher = Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi}}</ref>
{{transcluded section|source=List of subdistricts in India}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:List of subdistricts in India|Statewise subdistricts}}}}
Each tehsil is divided into revenue circles or directly into [[Revenue Village|revenue villages]]. A [[Revenue block|revenue circle]], headed by a circle officer or revenue inspector, oversees revenue collection and land records, and consists of multiple [[Revenue Village|revenue villages]], the lowest unit in the land revenue system.  
 
=== Development Blocks ===
Each district is divided into [[Block (district subdivision)|Blocks]], also known as '''''Community Development Blocks''' (CD Block)'', purely for the purpose of rural development administration. Each Block comprises several rural subdivisions ([[Gram panchayat|Panchayats]]) and is headed by a [[Block Development Officer]] (BDO), who is an officer of the state civil service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (BDO) {{!}} Champhai District, Government of Mizoram {{!}} India |url=https://champhai.nic.in/bdo/ |access-date=15 October 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Local government==
{{see | Local government in India }}
 
===Urban level===
{{Main article|Municipal governance in India|List of towns in India by population}}
 
{{trim|{{#section-h:List of towns in India by population|Categorization}}}}
 
====Urban agglomerations ====
 
{{see also|List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|l1=Urban agglomerations in India}}
 
Urban agglomerations are two or more separate administrative cities contiguous to each other, some of which may or may not have the formal recognition in the form of a legal body to manage the agglomerations, the examples of such legal bodies are [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi NCR]].
 
====Metropolitan area====
{{Main|List of metropolitan areas in India|List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India}}
 
[[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) classifies the cities in India from Tier-I (largest) to Tier-IV (smallest) for the administrative efficiency, economic assessment, urban planning and infrastructure, investment considerations, business environment, and purchasing power of cities based on the criteria entailing the population, economic Development (GDP, etc), infrastructure, educational Institutions and healthcare Facilities, and administrative Importance. Tier-I and tier-II also called the metropolitan cities. The examples of Tier-I metropolitan cities of are: [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Pune]]. Example of Tier-II city are [[Faridabad]] and [[Gurugram]] in Delhi NCR, [[Chandigarh]], [[Jaipur]], [[Surat]], [[Raipur]], etc; Tier-III cities are [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], [[Bhiwani]], and Tier-IV is [[Hansi]].<ref>[https://invest.up.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/decoding_270623.pdf Decoding Indian Cities Classifications In Tier I, II, III, IV], up.gov.in, accessed 24 May 2025.</ref>
 
====Statutory towns====
 
All areas under statutory urban administrative units like [[Municipal Corporation]], [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal council]], [[Cantonment Board]], Notified Town Area Committee, [[Town Panchayat]], etc., are known as Statutory Towns.
 
====Census towns====
{{See also|Census town#India}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
Census towns are areas in India that have urban characteristics but are not defined as towns by state governments. They are governed by rural local bodies like gram panchayats, unlike statutory towns.
|+ Type and number of subdistricts in each State
! State
! Type
! Count
|-
| [[Mandals of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] || Mandal || style="text-align: right;" | 664<ref name="APmandals">{{cite web|title=List of Mandals |url=http://msmehyd.ap.nic.in/PROFILE%20-AP.pdf |website=msmehyd.ap.nic.in |publisher=Andhra Pradesh State |access-date=3 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911225305/http://msmehyd.ap.nic.in/PROFILE%20-AP.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || Circle || style="text-align: right;" | 149
|-
| [[Subdivisions of Assam|Assam]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 155
|-
| [[Subdivisions of Bihar|Bihar]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 101
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 149
|-
| [[Talukas of Goa|Goa]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 12
|-
| [[Talukas of Gujarat|Gujarat]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 248
|-
| [[Tehsils of Haryana|Haryana]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 67
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 109
|-
| [[Jharkhand]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 210
|-
| [[Talukas of Karnataka|Karnataka]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 206
|-
| [[Talukas of Kerala|Kerala]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 77
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 367
|-
| [[Talukas of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 353
|-
| [[Manipur]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 38
|-
| [[Meghalaya]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 39
|-
| [[Mizoram]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 22
|-
| [[Nagaland]] || Circle || style="text-align: right;" | 93
|-
| [[Odisha]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 485
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 72
|-
| [[Rajasthan]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 268
|-
| [[Sikkim]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 9
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 201
|-
| [[Mandals of Telangana|Telangana]] || Mandal || style="text-align: right;" | 452
|-
| [[Tripura]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 38
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 350
|-
| [[Tehsils of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 109
|-
| [[West Bengal]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 69
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Rural level===
|+ Type and number of subdistricts in each Union Territory
{{Main|Panchayati raj}}
! Union Territory
! Type
! Count
|-
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 7
|-
| [[Chandigarh]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 1
|-
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] || Taluka || style="text-align: right;" | 3
|-
| [[Delhi]]  || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 33
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 55
|-
| [[Ladakh]] || Tehsil || style="text-align: right;" | 4
|-
| [[Lakshadweep]] || Subdivision || style="text-align: right;" | 4
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || Commune Panchayat || style="text-align: right;" | 10
|}


==Rural level==
==== Blocks ====
{{Main|Panchayati Raj}}


=== Blocks ===
{{Main|Community development block}}


{{Main|List of community development blocks in India}}
The [[Block (country subdivision)|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).


The [[Block (country subdivision)|Community Development Block]] also known as CD Block or just block, is often the next level of administrative division (for development purpose, whereas tehsil is next to district for revenue purpose).
Blocks are district sub-divisions primarily for the purpose of Rural Development departments and [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayati Raj institutions]]. Cities have similar arrangements under the Urban Development department. [[Tehsil|Tehsils]] (also called Taluks) are common across urban and rural areas for the administration of land and revenue departments, primarily to track land ownership and levy land tax.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{transcluded section|source=Community development block}}
|-
{{trim|{{#section-h:Community development block|Blocks statewise}}}}
! State
! CD Block
! Number of <br/> CD Blocks
|-
| [[Bihar]] || CD Block || 534
|-
| [[Haryana]] || CD Block || 140
|-
| [[Jharkhand]] || CD Block || 263<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jharkhandibaba.com/names-of-blocks-of-jharkhand/|title=Names of Blocks of Jharkhand|date=21 October 2017|work=Jharkhandi Baba|access-date=21 October 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220644/http://jharkhandibaba.com/names-of-blocks-of-jharkhand/|archive-date=21 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tripura]] || CD Block || 58
|-
| [[Community development blocks of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]] || CD Block || 95
|-
| [[West Bengal]] || CD Block || 341<ref>{{cite web |title=Census India, West Bengal |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/19part1.pdf |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}


=== Villages ===
==== 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.
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.
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 ===
==== Habitations ====
 
Certain governmental functions and activities - including clean water availability, rural development, and education - are tracked at a sub-village level.<ref>[http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/main_menu.asp Indian Department of Drinking Water Supply] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165126/http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/main_menu.asp |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> These [[hamlet (settlement)|hamlets]] are termed "habitations". India is composed of 1,714,556 habitations <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/rep_stwisencpcfc.asp |title = National Habitation Survey 2003|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165147/http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/rep_stwisencpcfc.asp|archive-date = 21 July 2011}}</ref> In some states, most villages have a single habitation; in others (notably [[Kerala]] and [[Tripura]]) there is a high ratio of habitations to villages.<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/g/z/H7/0ZH70F01.htm Indian Department of Education] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165716/http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/g/z/H7/0ZH70F01.htm |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>
Certain governmental functions and activities - including clean water availability, rural development, and education - are tracked at a sub-village level.<ref>[http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/main_menu.asp Indian Department of Drinking Water Supply] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165126/http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/main_menu.asp |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> These [[hamlet (settlement)|hamlets]] are termed "habitations". India is composed of 1,714,556 habitations <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/rep_stwisencpcfc.asp |title = National Habitation Survey 2003|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165147/http://ddws.nic.in/habquery/rep_stwisencpcfc.asp|archive-date = 21 July 2011}}</ref> In some states, most villages have a single habitation; in others (notably [[Kerala]] and [[Tripura]]) there is a high ratio of habitations to villages.<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/g/z/H7/0ZH70F01.htm Indian Department of Education] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165716/http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/g/z/H7/0ZH70F01.htm |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>


==Metropolitan area==
==Others==
{{Main|Municipal governance in India}}
[[File:India_climatic_zone_map_en.svg|thumb|[[Climate of India|Climatic zones of India]].]]
A metro area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighbourhoods, townships, cities, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts, states, and even nations like the eurodistricts.  
[[File:India_Natural_vegetation.svg|thumb|Vegetation zones of India.]]
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
=== India ===
The metropolitan cities of India are: [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Pune]].
 
* [[Akhand Bharat]]
* [[Greater India]]
* [[Indosphere]]
* [[Mandala (political model)]]
* [[Names of India]]
 
===India outside India===
 
* [[Indian Antarctic Programme|Indian Antarctica]]
* [[Overseas military bases of India]]
* [[Little India (disambiguation)]]
 
=== Historical administrative divisions ===
 
Listed from higher to lower:
 
* [[Timeline of Indian history|Historic India]]
** [[Meluhha]]
 
* Province or state level
** [[Subah]],  
 
* Division level
** [[Chakla (administrative division)|Chakla]], a large division, often comprising several Parganas, and sometimes serving as a replacement or intermediate unit between a Sarkar and Pargana, particularly in regions like Bengal and Awadh.
 
* District level
** [[Sarkar (administrative division)|Sarkar]] or [[Pargana|Taraf]]
 
* Sub-district
** [[Pargana]] or [[Mahallah|Mahal]]
 
* Village level
** [[Mauza]] or Gram
 
=== Present day habitation terms===
 
* [[Chak (village)|Chak]], village in [[Punjab Canal Colonies]]
 
* [[Dhani (settlement type)|Dhani]], hamlet
 
===Land forms===


== Historic ==
Sometimes unofficial and sometimes official classification by the land form:
* [[Pargana]]
 
* [[Sarkar (administrative division)]]
** [[Bagar tract]]
* [[Subah (province)]]
** [[Doab#Khadir, bangar, barani, nali and bagar|Barani, Nehri and Nalli]]
* [[Chakla (administrative division)]]
** [[Doab]]  
** [[Khadir and Bangar]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[States and union territories of India]]
 
* [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India]]
* [[Asia#Main_regions|Regions of Asia]]
* [[Cultural Zones 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. India consists of 28 States and 8 Union Territories. These are divided into districts (some states group a set of districts as a division), followed by subdistricts (known in different local names like tehsils and talukas), which are divided into blocks, which consist of villages.

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 or taluks of Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu).[1]

The smaller subdivisions (villages and development blocks) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas, urban local bodies exist instead of these rural subdivisions.

Visual representation of India’s administrative hierarchy from state to village level.

Tiers of India[edit | edit source]

Main articles: State governments of India, Union Territory of India, and Local government in India

The diagram below outlines the six tiers of administrative divisions:

Notes:

  • Divisions under State: In some states, divisions do not exist, and the administrative units are split directly into districts. In these states, the division concept is either absent or only for administrative purposes.
  • Within a district, there are multiple subdivisions such as Subdivisions, Tehsils/Taluks, and Villages, primarily concerned with land revenue administration.
  • Separately, the Block, also known as the Community Development Block, is a subdivision of the district used exclusively for rural development purposes. It falls under the Rural Development Department and is not related to revenue administration.
  • Nomenclature Differences:
    • The term "Division" is often used as "Revenue Division" or "Region" in some states.
    • In many states, Districts are officially known as Revenue Districts.
    • In some states, a division under a district may be referred to as a Revenue Division, which is equivalent to a sub-division in other states.
    • The terminology for administrative units like Taluk or Tehsil or Sub-district varies widely; for example, Tehsil in Uttar Pradesh is referred to as Taluk in Tamil Nadu, and Circle in some northeastern states and mandal in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Tiers of Government[edit | edit source]

The diagram below outlines the three tiers of government : union, state and local government.

Sub-national zones[edit | edit source]

Administrative zones[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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 utilised 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 organising functions and inviting artistes from other zones.

Location of the headquarters of each cultural zone
Zone Zonal Centre Extent
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 within zones[edit | edit source]

Main article: States and union territories of India

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

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

States[edit | edit source]

State ISO Vehicle
code 		Zone Capital Largest city Statehood Population
(2011)[16][17] 		Area
(km2) 		Official
languages[18] 		Additional official
languages[18]
Andhra Pradesh IN-AP AP Southern Amaravati[19] Visakhapatnam 1 November 1956 49,506,799 162,975 Telugu Urdu[20]
Arunachal Pradesh IN-AR AR North-Eastern Itanagar 20 February 1987 1,383,727 83,743 English —
Assam IN-AS AS North-Eastern Dispur Guwahati 26 January 1950 31,205,576 78,438 Assamese, Boro Bengali, Meitei[21]
Bihar IN-BR BR Eastern Patna 26 January 1950 104,099,452 94,163 Hindi Urdu
Chhattisgarh IN-CG CG Central Raipur[lower-alpha 1] 1 November 2000 25,545,198 135,194 Hindi Chhattisgarhi
Goa IN-GA GA Western Panaji Vasco da Gama 30 May 1987 1,458,545 3,702 Konkani Marathi
Gujarat IN-GJ GJ Western Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 1 May 1960 60,439,692 196,024 Gujarati, Hindi —
Haryana IN-HR HR Northern Chandigarh Faridabad 1 November 1966 25,351,462 44,212 Hindi Punjabi[22]
Himachal Pradesh IN-HP HP Northern Shimla (Summer)
Dharamshala (Winter)[23] 		Shimla 25 January 1971 6,864,602 55,673 Hindi Sanskrit[24]
Jharkhand IN-JH JH Eastern Ranchi Jamshedpur 15 November 2000 32,988,134 79,714 Hindi Angika, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Bhumij, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Nagpuri, Odia, Santali, Urdu[25][26]
Karnataka IN-KA KA Southern Bengaluru 1 November 1956 61,095,297 191,791 Kannada —
Kerala IN-KL KL Southern Thiruvananthapuram 1 November 1956 33,406,061 38,863 Malayalam English[27]
Madhya Pradesh IN-MP MP Central Bhopal Indore 1 November 1956 72,626,809 308,252 Hindi —
Maharashtra IN-MH MH Western Mumbai (Summer)
Nagpur (Winter)[28][29] 		Mumbai 1 May 1960 112,374,333 307,713 Marathi —
Manipur IN-MN MN North-Eastern Imphal 21 January 1972 2,855,794 22,327 Meitei English
Meghalaya IN-ML ML North-Eastern Shillong 21 January 1972 2,966,889 22,429 English —
Mizoram IN-MZ MZ North-Eastern Aizawl 20 February 1987 1,097,206 21,081 Mizo, English —
Nagaland IN-NL NL North-Eastern Kohima Dimapur 1 December 1963 1,978,502 16,579 English —
Odisha IN-OD OD Eastern Bhubaneswar 26 January 1950 41,974,218 155,707 Odia —
Punjab IN-PB PB Northern Chandigarh Ludhiana 1 November 1966 27,743,338 50,362 Punjabi —
Rajasthan IN-RJ RJ Northern Jaipur 26 January 1950 68,548,437 342,239 Hindi English
Sikkim IN-SK SK North-Eastern Gangtok 16 May 1975 610,577 7,096 Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha, English[30] Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Sherpa, Tamang
Tamil Nadu IN-TN TN Southern Chennai 1 November 1956 72,147,030 130,058 Tamil English
Telangana IN-TS TG[31] Southern Hyderabad[lower-alpha 2] 2 June 2014 35,193,978[36] 112,077[36] Telugu Urdu[37]
Tripura IN-TR TR North-Eastern Agartala 21 January 1972 3,673,917 10,491 Bengali, English, Kokborok —
Uttar Pradesh IN-UP UP Central Lucknow 26 January 1950 199,812,341 240,928 Hindi Urdu
Uttarakhand IN-UK UK Central Bhararisain (Summer)
Dehradun (Winter)[38] 		Dehradun 9 November 2000 10,086,292 53,483 Hindi Sanskrit[39]
West Bengal IN-WB WB Eastern Kolkata 26 January 1950 91,276,115 88,752 Bengali, English Nepali,[lower-alpha 3] Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Santali, Telugu, Urdu, Kamatapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali, Kurukh[lower-alpha 4]
Total 1,178,310,321 3,054,066
  1. ↑ Nava Raipur is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh.
  2. ↑ Andhra Pradesh was divided into two states, Telangana and a residual Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014.[32][33] Hyderabad, located entirely within the borders of Telangana, is to serve as the capital for both states for a period of time not exceeding ten years.[34] The Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature completed the process of relocating to temporary facilities in the envisaged new capital city Amaravati in early 2017.[35]
  3. ↑ Bengali and Nepali are the official languages in the Darjeeling and Kurseong sub-divisions of the Darjeeling district.
  4. ↑ Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Santali, Urdu, Kamatapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali and Kurukh are treated as additional official languages in blocks, divisions or districts where the speakers exceed 10% of the population.

Union territories[edit | edit source]

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Divisions within states and UT[edit | edit source]

Divisions exist within the respective states and union territories, and are of two types, namely the "Administrative Divisions" (directly under the control of the state government) and the "Autonomous Administrative Divisions" (relatively with the higher degree of autonomy governed by the directly elected council).

Autonomous administrative divisions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Autonomous administrative divisions of India
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 and union territories.[40]

Presently, 10 Autonomous Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura are formed by virtue of the Sixth Schedule[41] with the rest being formed as a result of other legislation.

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There are 10 Autonomous District Councils created by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India:

State Body Headquarters Formation Last Election Ruling Party
Assam Bodoland Territorial Council Kokrajhar 2003 2025 Bodoland People's Front[42]
Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Haflong 1952 2024 BJP[43]
Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Diphu 1952 2022 BJP[44]
Meghalaya Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Tura 1973 2021 NPP[45]
Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council Jowai 1973 2025 NPP[46]
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council Shillong 1973 2025 Voice of the People Party[47]
Mizoram Chakma Autonomous District Council Kamalanagar 1972 2023 Governor's rule[48]
Lai Autonomous District Council Lawngtlai 1972 2025 Zoram People's Movement[49]
Mara Autonomous District Council Siaha 1972 2022 BJP[50]
Tripura Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Khumulwng 1982 2026 Tipra Motha Party[51]

Some states have created autonomous councils by an Act of their state legislatures. The two autonomous councils in the union territory of Ladakh was created by the state of Jammu and Kashmir (1952 – 2019).

State/UT Autonomous Council Headquarters Formation Last Election Last Ruling Party
Assam Tiwa Autonomous Council Morigaon 1995[52] 2020 BJP[53]
Mising Autonomous Council Dhemaji 1995[54] 2019 SGS[55]
Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council Dudhnoi 1995[56] 2025 RHJM[57]
Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Dibrugarh 2005[58] 2019 BJP[55]
Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council Titabar 2005[59] 2022 BJP[60]
Deori Autonomous Council Narayanpur 2005[61] 2022 BJP[62]
Moran Autonomous Council Tinsukia 2020[63]
Matak Autonomous Council Chring Gaon 2020[63]
Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council Simen Chapori 2020[64]
Kamtapur Autonomous Council Abhayapuri 2020[63]
Manipur Chandel Autonomous District Council Chandel 1971[65] 2015 NPF[66]
Churachandpur Autonomous District Council Churachandpur 1971[65] 2015 Ind[66]
Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council Kangpokpi 1971[65] 2015 INC[66]
Manipur North Autonomous District Council Senapati 1971[65] 2015 NPF[66]
Tamenglong Autonomous District Council Tamenglong 1971[65] 2015 NPF[66]
Ukhrul Autonomous District Council Ukhrul 1971[65] 2015 NPF[66]
Mizoram Sinlung Hills Council Aizawl 2018[67] 2024 MNF[68]
Ladakh Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil Kargil 2003[69] 2023 JKNC[70]
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh Leh 1995[71] 2020 BJP[72]
West Bengal Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Darjeeling 2012[73] 2022 BGPM[74]

Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of divisions in India

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.

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Districts within divisions[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of districts in India

States and union territories of India are subdivided into districts (zilla), numbering 797 as of November 2023. A district, formally designated a revenue district, serves as the primary administrative unit of a state or union territory.

Each district is headed by a civil servant, usually from the Indian Administrative Service, known variously as the District Collector, District Magistrate, or Deputy Commissioner, depending on the state. The office combines land revenue administration with magisterial and general executive responsibilities. Although created as a revenue unit, district boundaries are widely adopted by other departments—such as police, education, health, and rural development—for administrative efficiency, making the district a multipurpose jurisdiction.

Police administration within a district is under the Superintendent of Police (SP), typically an officer of the Indian Police Service. Police districts are generally coterminous with revenue districts, though in some states a single revenue district may contain more than one police district, or a police district may cover only a subdivision of a revenue district. A forest division is different from a revenue district. Its boundaries vary from state to state and may encompass multiple revenue districts or only a portion of one. Management of forests and wildlife resources within the forest division rests with the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), an officer of the Indian Forest Service.

Sectoral development functions are carried out by district-level officers of various line departments of the state government, including Public Works, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Social Justice, Urban Development, Panchayati Raj, and Rural Development. These officials usually belong to the respective state civil services.

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Number of districts & population (as per 2011) in administrative divisions
Administrative divisions No. of districts Total population Population per district
States
Andhra Pradesh 28 49,577,103 1,770,611
Arunachal Pradesh 28 1,383,727 49,419
Assam 35 31,205,576 891,588
Bihar 38 104,099,452 2,739,459
Chhattisgarh 33 25,545,198 774,097
Goa 3 1,458,545 486,182
Gujarat 34 60,439,692 1,777,638
Haryana 23 25,351,462 1,102,237
Himachal Pradesh 12 6,864,602 572,050
Jharkhand 24 32,988,134 1,374,506
Karnataka 31 61,095,297 1,970,816
Kerala 14 33,406,061 2,386,147
Madhya Pradesh 57 72,626,809 1,274,155
Maharashtra 36 112,374,333 3,121,509
Manipur 16 2,570,390 160,649
Meghalaya 12 2,966,889 247,241
Mizoram 11 1,097,206 99,746
Nagaland 17 1,978,502 116,382
Odisha 30 41,974,218 1,399,141
Punjab 23 27,743,338 1,206,232
Rajasthan 41 68,548,437 1,671,913
Sikkim 6 610,577 101,763
Tamil Nadu 38 72,147,030 1,898,606
Telangana 33 35,003,674 1,060,717
Tripura 8 3,673,917 459,240
Uttar Pradesh 76 199,812,341 2,629,110
Uttarakhand 13 10,086,292 775,869
West Bengal 30 91,276,115 3,042,537
Union Territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3 380,581 126,860
Chandigarh 1 1,055,450 1,055,450
Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu 3 586,956 195,652
Jammu and Kashmir 20 12,258,093 612,905
Ladakh 7 290,492 41,499
Lakshadweep 1 64,473 64,473
Delhi 13 16,787,941 1,291,380
Puducherry 4 1,247,953 311,988
Total 800 1,210,576,856 1,552,022
Largest and Smallest Districts in India
Largest District Smallest District
By Land Area Kutch district Mahe district
By Population North 24 Parganas district Dibang Valley district

Subdivisions[edit | edit source]

This section is transcluded from Subdivision in India. (edit | history)


A sub-division is an administrative division of a district in India. In some states (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) they are called Revenue Divisions.[75] It is headed by a sub-divisional magistrate (also known as assistant collector or assistant commissioner). In some states, the post is designated as Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) or Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil).[76][77]

Subdivisions, also known as revenue divisions in some states, are designed primarily for land revenue administration and related purposes. These subdivisions serve as an intermediate tier between the district and the tehsil/taluk/subdistrict levels, encompassing multiple of these smaller administrative units. Their core functions revolve around the management of land records, the collection of land taxes, and the implementation of land-related policies, facilitating efficient governance and resource management at the local level.

A district may have multiple sub-divisions, and each of those sub-divisions may contain multiple sub-districts (tehsils/C.D. Blocks) and municipalities.[78] For example, in West Bengal, the Murshidabad district contains five sub-divisions (mahakumas)

Visual representation of India’s administrative hierarchy from state to village level.

Subdistricts[edit | edit source]

A tehsil (also known as taluk, taluka, or mandal) is a sub-district unit in India, functioning mainly for land and revenue administration. It is headed by a tehsildar, who oversees land records, revenue collection, and related functions.

In some cases, tehsils overlap with community development blocks. Tehsils fall under the revenue department, while blocks come under the rural development department and are headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO), serving different administrative purposes over similar areas.

Main article: List of subdistricts in India
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States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):[79]

State/ Union territory Subdistrict title No. of
subdistricts
Andhra Pradesh Mandal 679
Arunachal Pradesh Circle 149
Assam Subdivision 155
Bihar Subdivision 101
Chhattisgarh Tehsil 228
Goa Taluka 12
Gujarat Taluka 248[80]
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 Circle 93
Odisha Tehsil 485
Punjab Tehsil 172
Rajasthan Tehsil 268
Sikkim Subdivision 9
Tamil Nadu Taluk 316[81]
Telangana Mandal 612
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
Total 6158

Each tehsil is divided into revenue circles or directly into revenue villages. A revenue circle, headed by a circle officer or revenue inspector, oversees revenue collection and land records, and consists of multiple revenue villages, the lowest unit in the land revenue system.

Development Blocks[edit | edit source]

Each district is divided into Blocks, also known as Community Development Blocks (CD Block), purely for the purpose of rural development administration. Each Block comprises several rural subdivisions (Panchayats) and is headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO), who is an officer of the state civil service.[82]

Local government[edit | edit source]

Further information: Local government in India

Urban level[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Municipal governance in India and List of towns in India by population

Census of India (2011) states the following criteria in defining towns. They are:

  • Statutory Town (ST): All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board, or notified town area committee, etc.
  • Census Town (CT): Those which have a population greater than 5000. Other definitions include percentage of non-agriculture working population and population density.[83]

Urban agglomerations[edit | edit source]

See also: Urban agglomerations in India

Urban agglomerations are two or more separate administrative cities contiguous to each other, some of which may or may not have the formal recognition in the form of a legal body to manage the agglomerations, the examples of such legal bodies are Delhi NCR.

Metropolitan area[edit | edit source]

Main articles: List of metropolitan areas in India and List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) classifies the cities in India from Tier-I (largest) to Tier-IV (smallest) for the administrative efficiency, economic assessment, urban planning and infrastructure, investment considerations, business environment, and purchasing power of cities based on the criteria entailing the population, economic Development (GDP, etc), infrastructure, educational Institutions and healthcare Facilities, and administrative Importance. Tier-I and tier-II also called the metropolitan cities. The examples of Tier-I metropolitan cities of are: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. Example of Tier-II city are Faridabad and Gurugram in Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Surat, Raipur, etc; Tier-III cities are Hisar, Bhiwani, and Tier-IV is Hansi.[84]

Statutory towns[edit | edit source]

All areas under statutory urban administrative units like Municipal Corporation, Municipal council, Cantonment Board, Notified Town Area Committee, Town Panchayat, etc., are known as Statutory Towns.

Census towns[edit | edit source]

See also: Census town § India

Census towns are areas in India that have urban characteristics but are not defined as towns by state governments. They are governed by rural local bodies like gram panchayats, unlike statutory towns.

Rural level[edit | edit source]

Main article: Panchayati raj

Blocks[edit | edit source]

Main article: Community development block

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).

Blocks are district sub-divisions primarily for the purpose of Rural Development departments and Panchayati Raj institutions. Cities have similar arrangements under the Urban Development department. Tehsils (also called Taluks) are common across urban and rural areas for the administration of land and revenue departments, primarily to track land ownership and levy land tax.

This section is transcluded from Community development block. (edit | history)
State CD Block Number of
CD Blocks
Bihar CD Block 534
Haryana CD Block 140
Jharkhand CD Block 263[85]
Kerala CD Block 152[86]
Odisha CD Block 314
Tripura CD Block 58
Uttarakhand CD Block 95
Uttar Pradesh CD Block 822[87]
West Bengal CD Block 342[88][89]

Villages[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Certain governmental functions and activities - including clean water availability, rural development, and education - are tracked at a sub-village level.[90] These hamlets are termed "habitations". India is composed of 1,714,556 habitations [91] In some states, most villages have a single habitation; in others (notably Kerala and Tripura) there is a high ratio of habitations to villages.[92]

Others[edit | edit source]

Climatic zones of India.
Vegetation zones of India.

India[edit | edit source]

India outside India[edit | edit source]

Historical administrative divisions[edit | edit source]

Listed from higher to lower:

  • Province or state level
  • Division level
    • Chakla, a large division, often comprising several Parganas, and sometimes serving as a replacement or intermediate unit between a Sarkar and Pargana, particularly in regions like Bengal and Awadh.
  • Village level

Present day habitation terms[edit | edit source]

Land forms[edit | edit source]

Sometimes unofficial and sometimes official classification by the land form:

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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