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A district , also known as revenue district, is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 26 December 2024, there are a total of 788 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census ...
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]
[9] [10] Haryana (8) हरियाणा : Abode of God or Green Forest: One theory is that the name derives from the Sanskrit words hari (a name of Vishnu) and āyana (home), meaning "the Abode of God". [11] Another theory traces the name to the words harita (green) and araṇya (forest). [12] Himachal Pradesh (9)
The districts in Telangana were organized in 2016 and later in 2019, increasing from 10 to 33. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As the census reports are based on the old districts in 2011, the cities and towns are categorized under both the present and erstwhile district.
On 26 January 2022, the Government of Andhra Pradesh proposed 13 new districts by issuing a draft notification under the Andhra Pradesh Districts (Formation) Act, 1974, Section 3(5). [9] [10] After taking the objections and suggestions received from the public into consideration, the government has published the final notification on 3 April ...
Sri Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu is a Telugu language dictionary. It is the most comprehensive monolingual Telugu dictionary. [1] It was published in eight volumes between 1936 and 1974. [2] [3] It was named after Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau, the zamindar of Pitapuram Estate who sponsored the first four volumes of the dictionary. [4] [5]
In terms of area, Bhadradri Kothagudem is the largest district with an area of 7,483 km 2 (2,889 sq mi) and Hyderabad is the smallest with 217 km 2 (84 sq mi). Hyderabad district is the most populated district with a population of 39,43,323 and Mulugu is the least populated with 2,94,671.
Simple English; Suomi; ... Pages in category "Districts of India" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.