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The Administrative divisions 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 and taluka of Gujarat and Maharashtra).
The smaller subdivisions (villages and blocks) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas Urban Local Bodies exist instead of these rural subdivisions.
In the context of the Indian Constitution, local government bodies are the subject of the State List and are thereby governed by State Statutes, or in the case of Union Territories, by the Union Parliament. Federal recognition of local government was substantively expressed in the 74th Constitution Amendment Act of 1992.
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Structure
- Note: The State Government box in the diagram stands for both the Governments of States and Union Territories of India.
States and Union Territories
There are 28 states and 6 Union territories and 1 National Capital Territory in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc.[1]
- 28 States
| Number | State | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | AP | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | AR | Itanagar |
| 3 | Assam | AS | Dispur |
| 4 | Bihar | BR | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | CG | Raipur |
| 6 | Goa | GA | Panaji |
| 7 | Gujarat | GJ | Gandhinagar |
| 8 | Haryana | HR | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | HP | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | JK | Srinagar |
| 11 | Jharkhand | JH | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | KA | Bangaluru |
| 13 | Kerala | KL | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | MP | Bhopal |
| 15 | Maharashtra | MH | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | MN | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | ML | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | MZ | Aizawl |
| 19 | Nagaland | NL | Kohima |
| 20 | Orissa | OR | Bhubaneswar |
| 21 | Punjab | PB | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | RJ | Jaipur |
| 23 | Sikkim | SK | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | TN | Chennai |
| 25 | Tripura | TR | Agartala |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | UP | Lucknow |
| 27 | Uttaranchal | UL | Dehradun |
| 28 | West Bengal | WB | Kolkata |
- Union Territories and National Capital Territory
| Number | Union Territories | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | AN | Port Blair |
| B | Chandigarh | CH | Chandigarh |
| C | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DN | Silvassa |
| D | Daman and Diu | DD | Daman |
| E | Lakshadweep | LD | Kavaratti |
| F | National Capital Territory of Delhi | DL | New Delhi |
| G | Puducherry | PY | Puducherry |
Divisions (Super-Districts)
Indian states are subdivided into divisions each comprising several districts:
- Divisions of Andhra Pradesh
- Divisions of Arunachal Pradesh
- Divisions of Assam
- Divisions of Bihar
- Divisions of Chhattisgarh
- Divisions of Goa
- Divisions of Gujarat
- Divisions of Haryana
- Divisions of Himachal Pradesh
- Divisions of Jammu and Kashmir
- Divisions of Jharkhand
- Divisions of Karnataka
- Divisions of Kerala
- Divisions of Madhya Pradesh
- Divisions of Maharashtra
- Divisions of Manipur
- Divisions of Meghalaya
- Divisions of Mizoram
- Divisions of Nagaland
- Divisions of Orissa
- Divisions of Punjab
- Divisions of Rajasthan
- Divisions of Sikkim
- Divisions of Tamil Nadu
- Divisions of Tripura
- Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
- Divisions of West Bengal
- Divisions of Delhi
Districts
States and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided in Districts (zilla), of which there are 604.
Sub-divisions
In certain states districts are further divided into Sub-Divisions. (pargana, anuvibhag, mahakuma), which comprise several blocks. States with Sub-Divisions include Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Tehsils (Sub-Districts)
Tehsils, talukas, or mandals (sub-districts), headed by a Tehsildar or Talukdar, comprise several villages or village clusters. The governmental bodies at the Tehsil level are called the panchayat samiti.
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.
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.
Municipalities
Municipalities of India are governed by Municipal Corporations (Mahanagar Paalika) for large urban areas, Municipal Council (Nagar Paalika) for smaller urban areas, and Town Councils (Nagar Panchayats) for suburban areas. Municipalities can be as large as a district or smaller than a Tehsil.
Historic
See also
External links
- Citymayors.com
- Example of district with different subdivisions
- Seasons, Climate, Global Warming in India - Reference Links Students Project
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