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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 24 November 2024, there are a total of 787 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census ...
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Three more districts were added in 24 October 2003: Kiphire District, Longleng District and Peren District. [5] Kiphire and Longleng Districts were carved out from Tuensang District, Peren District was carved from Kohima District. [6] Noklak District was created on 20 January 2021, previously having been a sub-district of Tuensang District. [7]
In November 2000 when Uttarakhand was created as a new state it had inherited 13 districts. As of November 2022, no new districts have been created even though other newly created states have almost doubled the number of new districts for rapid development. [5] 2011 Indian National Congress plan for 4 new districts:
District(s) Area (km 2) Population (2011) No. of Wards Year Established Last Election Ruling Party Website 1 Arrah Municipal Corporation: Arrah: Bhojpur: 30.97 461,430 45 2007 2022 2 Begusarai Municipal Corporation: Begusarai: Begusarai: 252,000 45 2010 2022 [7] 3 Bettiah Municipal Corporation: Bettiah: West Champaran: 11.63 156,200 40 2020 ...
India is a union of states and union territories as per article 1 of the Indian Constitution. Some states and union territories are further divided into divisions, which are made up of groups of districts. A division is led by an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, known as a divisional commissioner. There are 103 divisions in India.
In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, [ 4 ] and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in ...
On 26 January 2016, 2 more districts were announced, but on 7 October 2016, the government has withdrawn district status of East Kamrup and South Kamrup due to inadequate infrastructure. The two sub-divisions of East Kamrup district - viz. Chandrapur and Sonapur, is now part of Kamrup Metropolitan district. The sub-divisions of South Kamrup ...