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The divisions of a district. Goa is a state divided into two districts. Each district is further divided into several talukas.
The divisions of a district. Goa is a state divided into two districts. Each district is further divided into several talukas.

A district is an administrative division of an Indian state. India is divided into twenty-eight states and six Union territories (UT) and a national capital district. A state government has its own elected government headed by a chief minister. The head-of-state is the governor whose post is largely ceremonial. A Union territory is a possession of the Central government, whose chief administrator is an appointed Lt. Governor. The Union government may also pass a legislation allowing a Union Territory to have an elected government with limited powers. Currently only two union territories – Delhi and Pondicherry have an elected government. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Goa (गोअ in DevanāgarÄ«) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... A taluka is an administrative division in India below a district; called tahsil/tehsil in northern India. ... India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a national capital territory. ... A union territory is an administrative division of India. ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... Jump to: navigation, search A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the city of Delhi. ... Jump to: navigation, search Poduke or Arikamedu the most ancient Tamil city visit http://www. ...


Each state or UT is subdivided into districts for administration purposes. A central government appointee of the Indian Administrative Service, the district collector is in charge of the revenue collection. He is also known as the district magistrate and is also responsible for the law and order of the district. In large states, a group of districts may be clubbed into a division, which is headed by a commissioner. Cities like Mumbai despite coming under a district do not have a district headquarters, though it does have a collector. The Indian Administrative Service, also called the Steel frame of India, was born out of the need for having a strong administrative network which can be relied upon by the executive arm of the Government for implementing its policies and decisions effectively. ... The District Collector is a Central Indian Government appointee who is in charge of the governance of a district in a state. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 13 million. ...


District headquarters are the seat of administration not only for administration purposes, but also for law and order. The state police quite often have its zones and fields along district lines, but it may not always be the case.


Districts are subdived into talukas or tehsils (the former title more common across south India) headed by a talukdar or tehsildar. A taluka is an administrative division in India below a district; called tahsil/tehsil in northern India. ... A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ...


Overview

No. of districts in each state or UT
States
# State Dist. # State Dist.
1 Andhra Pradesh 23 15 Maharashtra 35
2 Arunachal Pradesh 15 16 Manipur   9
3 Assam 23 17 Meghalaya   7
4 Bihar 37 18 Mizoram   8
5 Chhattisgarh 16 19 Nagaland   8
6 Goa   2 20 Orissa 30
7 Gujarat 25 21 Punjab 17
8 Haryana 19 22 Rajasthan 32
9 Himachal Pradesh 12 23 Sikkim   4
10 Jammu and Kashmir 14 24 Tamil Nadu 30
11 Jharkhand 22 25 Tripura   4
12 Karnataka 27 26 Uttaranchal 13
13 Kerala 14 27 Uttar Pradesh 70
14 Madhya Pradesh 48 28 West Bengal 18
Union territories
# UT Dist. # UT Dist.
A Andaman and Nicobar Islands   2 E Lakshadweep 1
B Chandigarh   1 F Pondicherry   4
C Dadra and Nagar Haveli   1 G Delhi   9
D Daman and Diu   1      
Total:   602
States and territories of India, numbered as per the table

Jump to: navigation, search Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం in Telugu) (Ä€ndhra Prādesh), is a state in south-eastern India and is part of the linguistic-cultural region of South India. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is an Indian state. ... Manipur (মনিপুর) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Meghalaya (मेघालय in DevanāgarÄ«) is a small state in north-eastern India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bihar ( बिहार in Devanagari) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mizoram is a state in northeastern India. ... Chhattisgarh (छत्तीसगढ़), a state in central India, formed when the sixteen southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Goa (गोअ in DevanāgarÄ«) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... Jump to: navigation, search Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Haryana (हरयाणा) is a state in north India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Himachal Pradesh, formally the Punjab Hill States, is a state in northwest India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most state of the Republic of India, with Srinagar as its summer capital and Jammu as its winter capital. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Jharkhand (झारखंड in Devanagari) is a state in eastern India. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 after a relatively short and peaceful struggle by its people in the 1990s, having previously comprised part of Uttar Pradesh. ... List of famous Keralites Districts of Kerala Local Body Election in Kerala Government Websites Government of Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Kerala Tourism Other Websites Kerala Kerala movies Kerala web directory Business Information on Kerala Online Newspaper kerala portal Kerala news Kerala photos at Junox. ... Jump to: navigation, search Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Jump to: navigation, search West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. ... Lakshadweep (Hindi: लक्शद्वीप Tamil: லக்ஷத்வீப்) is the smallest Union Territory of India. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Poduke or Arikamedu the most ancient Tamil city visit http://www. ... Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a Union Territory in western India. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the city of Delhi. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... Download high resolution version (650x790, 142 KB)NPOV map of India from commons. ... Download high resolution version (650x790, 142 KB)NPOV map of India from commons. ... Jump to: navigation, search India is subdivided into twenty-eight states, six union territories and the National Capital Territory. ...

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City districts

Pondicherry is a city district and capital of the union territory of Pondicherry. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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Districts of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (328 words)
India is divided into twenty-eight states and six Union territories (UT) and a national capital district.
District headquarters are the seat of administration not only for administration purposes, but also for law and order.
Districts are subdived into talukas or tehsils (the former title more common across south India) headed by a talukdar or tehsildar.
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