The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states. Country subdivision can be any type of subdividing the territory of a country. ... , Andhra Pradesh (Telugu: , Urdu: ), the Rice Bowl of India, is a state in southern India. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ...

The smaller subdivisions (villages and blocks) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas Urban Local Bodies exist instead of these rural subdivisions. Local Governance in India can be divided into two categories, urban and rural. ...

States and territories

There are 28 states and 7 territories. See States and territories of India. India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ...

Divisions

Nine of the largest Indian states are subdivided into divisions each comprising several districts:

• Divisions of Assam
• Divisions of Bihar
• Divisions of Karnataka
• Divisions of Madhya Pradesh
• Divisions of Maharashtra
• Divisions of Punjab (India)
• Divisions of Tamil Nadu
• Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
• Divisions of West Bengal (Bengali: bihag)

The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. ... The state of Bihar in India is divided into 9 divisions as follows: 1. ... Karnataka is divided into 4 divisions. ... Madhya Pradesh state is made up of 48 districts, which are grouped into eight divisions. ... Maharashtra is one of the states of India that groups its districts into divisions. ... The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. ... The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. ... Uttar Pradesh, one of the states of India, is divided into following administrative geographical divisions, each consisting of more than one district: Agra Division Allahabad Division Azamgarh Division Bareilly Division Basti Division Chitrakoot Division Devipatan Division Faizabad Division Gorakhpur Division Jhansi Division Kanpur Division Lucknow Division Mirzapur Division Moradabad Division... The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit. ...

Districts

Sates and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided in Districts (zilla), of which there are 602. The divisions of a district. ...

Sub-divisions

In certain states districts are further divided into Sub-Divisions. (pargana, anuvibhag), which comprise several blocks. States with Sub-Divisions include Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh Himachal Pradesh   (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...

Tehsils (Blocks)

Tehsils or Talukas or Mandals (blocks) headed by a Tehsildar or Talukdar, comprising several villages or village clusters. The governmental bodies at the Tehsil level are called the panchayat samiti. The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Panchayat Samiti is a local government body at the Tehsil or Taluka level in India. ...

Hobli

Hobli is a subdivision of Taluk or Taluka grouping a few villages. This must have done for administrative purpose by revenue department in case of Karnataka state. For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

Villages

Villages are 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 Group). Clusters of villages are also sometimes called Hobli. Gram Panchayats are local government bodies at the village level in India. ... In India, a hobli is a cluster of several villages. ...

Municipalities

Municipalities of India are governed by Municipal Corporations for large urban areas, Municipal Councils for smaller urban areas, and Nagar Panchayats for suburban areas. Municipalities can be as large as a district or smaller than a Tehsil. A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... The Panchayat (पंचायत in Devanagiri) is an Indian political system that groups five villages in a quincunx (four peripheral villages around a central one were laid out as the 5 side of a die). ...

Historic

• Pargana
• Subah
• Sarkar

A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian Subcontinent, used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms. ... A Subah is a province of the former Mughal Empire. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

See also

• Local Governance in India
• Autonomous regions of India

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... There are three autonomous regions in India to which central government has given varying degrees of autonomy within state legislature: Main article: Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council The Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council (DGHC) was formed in 1988 after large-scale unrest among the Gorkhali people and the Gorkha National...

External links

• http://www.citymayors.com/government/india_government.html#Anchor-Municipal-49575
• Example of district with different subdivisions
• Seasons, Climate, Global Warming in India - Reference Links Students Project