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{{short description|Administrative territorial entity of India}}
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{{See also|Administrative divisions of India}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
|name              =Subdistricts of India
|map                = {{India States and Territories Labelled Map}}
|category          = Subdistricts (Tehsils)
|territory          = [[Republic of India]]
|start_date        = 26 January 1950
|legislation_begin  = [[Constitution of India]]
|current_number    =6057
|number_date        = 2018
|population_range  = '''Tehsil''': [[Mauranipur]] – 393,994 (highest)
|area_range        = '''Tehsil''': [[Mauranipur]] – {{cvt|1112|km2|abbr=on}} (Largest)


[[India]] uses a plethora of terms to denote the large number of [[Subdistrict|subdistricts]] across its [[States and union territories of India| 28 states and 8 union territories]]. The most commonly used term, prevalent across states in [[North India]] and widely used by the [[Government of India|union government]] is '''[[tehsil]]'''. Other terms such as taluks, subdivisions, mandals, circles are officially used in the administration of respective states. The current terms have replaced earlier [[human geography|geographical]] terms, such as ''[[pargana]]'' and ''[[thana]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WJrDCgAAQBAJ&q=Why+did+tehsil+replace+pargana&pg=PA343|title=Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development: Volume 1: Regional Resources|first1=Ashok K.|last1=Dutt|first2=Allen G.|last2=Noble|first3=Frank J.|last3=Costa|first4=Sudhir K.|last4=Thakur|first5=Rajiv|last5=Thakur|first6=Hari S.|last6=Sharma|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Springer|isbn=9789401797719|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|government        = [[Government of India]]
|government1      = [[State governments of India|State governments]]
|subdivision      =[[Lists of villages in India|Villages]]
|subdivision1      =[[List of districts in India|Districts]]
|subdivision2      =[[List of subdistricts in India|Tehsils]]
}}
{{Politics of India}}
[[India]] has [[States and union territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]], which are divided into divisions comprising several districts. [[Subdistrict]]s are most commonly referred to as [[tehsil]]s, which comes under a [[Sub-division (India)|sub-division]] of a district. The current terms have replaced earlier [[human geography|geographical]] terms, such as ''[[pargana]]'' and ''[[thana]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WJrDCgAAQBAJ&q=Why+did+tehsil+replace+pargana&pg=PA343|title=Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development: Volume 1: Regional Resources|first1=Ashok K.|last1=Dutt|first2=Allen G.|last2=Noble|first3=Frank J.|last3=Costa|first4=Sudhir K.|last4=Thakur|first5=Rajiv|last5=Thakur|first6=Hari S.|last6=Sharma|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Springer|isbn=9789401797719|via=Google Books}}</ref>


Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a [[District#India|district]] including the designated [[city]], [[town]], [[hamlet (place)#India|hamlet]], or other [[human settlement|populated place]] that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional [[town]]s, and usually a number of [[village#South_Asia|village]]s.<ref>{{Oxford Dictionaries|tehsil}}</ref>
Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a [[District#India|district]] including the designated [[city]], [[town]], [[hamlet (place)#India|hamlet]], or other [[human settlement|populated place]] that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional [[town]]s, and usually a number of [[village#South_Asia|village]]s.<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/tehsil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322190015/https://www.lexico.com/definition/tehsil |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2020 |title=tehsil |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref>
 
In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, including ''[[Tehsil]], Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal''. Notably, [[Tehsil]] predominates in [[North India|North Indian states]], whereas [[Taluk]] is prevalent in [[South India|South Indian states]]. These delineations exist beneath the level of [[revenue division]]/[[Revenue division|sub-division]] within the administrative framework of a [[District#India|district]]. Each sub-district is headed by a [[tehsildar]]/''mamlatdar/mandal revenue officer.''
 
== Statewise subdistricts ==


==Statewise Subdistricts of India==
[[File:Tehsils of distt. Ganganagar.jpg|right|thumb|400x400px]]
States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):<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 = 2011-10-03 | date = 2010–2011 | publisher = Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi}}</ref>
States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):<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 = 2011-10-03 | date = 2010–2011 | publisher = Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="45%"
|-
|-
! style="width: 200px;" | State
! State/ Union territory
! style="width: 100px;" | Subdistrict title
! Subdistrict title
! style="width: 100px;" | Number of <br/> sub-districts
! No. of <br/>subdistricts
|-
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] || [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]] || 664
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] || [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]] || 679
|-
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || Circle || 149
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || Circle || 149
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| [[Bihar]] || [[List of subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivision]] || 101
| [[Bihar]] || [[List of subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivision]] || 101
|-
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]] || Tehsil || 174
| [[Chhattisgarh]] || Tehsil|| 228
|-
|-
| [[Goa]] || [[List of taluks of Goa|Taluk]] || 12
| [[Goa]] || [[List of talukas of Goa|Taluka]] || 12
|-
|-
| [[Gujarat]] || [[List of taluks of Gujarat|Taluk]] || 248<ref name="DNA2013">{{cite web | title=State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas | website=DNA {{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}} | date=10 September 2013 | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206082747/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 February 2016 | access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>
| [[Gujarat]] || [[List of talukas of Gujarat|Taluka]] || 248<ref name="DNA2013">{{cite web | title=State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas | website=DNA | date=10 September 2013 | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206082747/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 February 2016 | access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Haryana]] || [[List of tehsils of Haryana|Tehsil]] || 67
| [[Haryana]] || [[List of tehsils of Haryana|Tehsil]] || 67
|-
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] || Tehsil || 109
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] || Tehsil|| 109
|-
|-
| [[Jharkhand]] || Subdivision || 210
| [[Jharkhand]] || Subdivision || 210
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| [[Karnataka]] ||[[List of taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]] || 240
| [[Karnataka]] ||[[List of taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]] || 240
|-
|-
| [[Kerala]] || [[List of taluks of Kerala|Taluk]] || 75
| [[Kerala]] || [[List of taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]|| 78
|-
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || [[List of tehsils of Madhya Pradesh|Tehsil]] || 412
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || [[List of tehsils of Madhya Pradesh|Tehsil]] || 412
|-
|-
| [[Maharashtra]] || [[List of taluks of Maharashtra|Taluk]] || 353
| [[Maharashtra]] || [[List of talukas of Maharashtra|Taluka]] || 353
|-
|-
| [[Manipur]] || Subdivision || 38
| [[Manipur]] || Subdivision|| 38
|-
|-
| [[Meghalaya]] || Subdivision || 39
| [[Meghalaya]] || Subdivision|| 39
|-
|-
| [[Mizoram]] || Subdivision || 22
| [[Mizoram]] || Subdivision|| 22
|-
|-
| [[Nagaland]] || Circle || 93
| [[Nagaland]] || Circle || 93
|-
|-
| [[Odisha]] || Tehsil || 485
| [[Odisha]] || Tehsil|| 485
|-
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || Tehsil ||172
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || Tehsil||172
|-
|-
| [[Rajasthan]] || Tehsil || 268
| [[Rajasthan]] || [[List of tehsils of Rajasthan|Tehsil]] || 268
|-
|-
| [[Sikkim]] || Subdivision || 9
| [[Sikkim]] || Subdivision|| 9
|-
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]] || Taluk || 201
| [[Tamil Nadu]] || Taluk|| 316<ref name="Tamil Nadu Gov">{{cite web | title=State Govt About  | website=tngov | url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_taluks.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Telangana]] || [[List of mandals of Telangana|Mandal]] || 452
| [[Telangana]] || [[List of mandals in Telangana|Mandal]]
| 612
|-
|-
| [[Tripura]] || Subdivision || 38
| [[Tripura]] || Subdivision|| 38
|-
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || Tehsil || 350
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || Tehsil|| 350
|-
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]] || [[List of tehsils of Uttarakhand|Tehsil]] || 109
| [[Uttarakhand]] || [[List of tehsils of Uttarakhand|Tehsil]] || 113
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal]] || Subdivision || 341
| [[West Bengal]] || [[List of subdivisions of West Bengal|Subdivision]] || 69
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="width: 200px;" | Union Territory
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] || Tehsil|| 7
! style="width: 100px;" | Subdistrict title
! style="width: 100px;" | Number of sub-districts
|-
|-
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] || Tehsil || 7
| [[Chandigarh]] || Tehsil|| 1
|-
|-
| [[Chandigarh]] || Tehsil || 1
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] || Tehsil|| 3
|-
|-
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] || Taluk || 3
| [[Delhi]] || Tehsil|| 33
|-
|-
| [[Delhi]] || Tehsil || 33
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || Tehsil|| 55
|-
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || Tehsil || 55
| [[Ladakh]] || Tehsil|| 4
|-
|-
| [[Ladakh]] || Tehsil || 4
| [[Lakshadweep]] || Subdivision|| 4
|-
|-
| [[Lakshadweep]] || Subdivision || 4
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || Tehsil || 8
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || Taluk || 8
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| style="width: 200px;" | '''[[India]]''' || style="width: 100px;" | '''Total''' || style="width: 100px;" | '''5570'''
! colspan=2| Total
! 6158
|}
|}


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See also: Administrative divisions of India
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CategorySubdistricts (Tehsils)
LocationRepublic of India
Created byConstitution of India
Created26 January 1950
Number6057 (as of 2018)
PopulationsTehsil: Mauranipur – 393,994 (highest)
AreasTehsil: Mauranipur – 1,112 km2 (429 sq mi) (Largest)
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India has 28 states and eight union territories, which are divided into divisions comprising several districts. Subdistricts are most commonly referred to as tehsils, which comes under a sub-division of a district. The current terms have replaced earlier geographical terms, such as pargana and thana.[1]

Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a district including the designated city, town, hamlet, or other populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages.[2]

In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, including Tehsil, Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal. Notably, Tehsil predominates in North Indian states, whereas Taluk is prevalent in South Indian states. These delineations exist beneath the level of revenue division/sub-division within the administrative framework of a district. Each sub-district is headed by a tehsildar/mamlatdar/mandal revenue officer.

Statewise subdistricts[edit | edit source]

States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):[3]

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[4]
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[5]
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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, Allen G.; Costa, Frank J.; Thakur, Sudhir K.; Thakur, Rajiv; Sharma, Hari S. (15 October 2015). Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development: Volume 1: Regional Resources. Springer. ISBN 9789401797719 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "tehsil". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Statement showing the Nomenclature and Number of Sub-Districts in States/UTs". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi. 2010–2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". DNA. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "State Govt About" (PDF). tngov.
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