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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.
Scope – NPOV maps related to India (post-1947) and historical pre-Independence India (includes the South Asian nations of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan). The secondary goal would be to get NPOV maps for Pakistan, PRC, Afghanistan and Bhutan since they border disputed territories of India.
See also: Political integration of India.) Since then, this structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts. [2] The districts in turn are further divided into tehsils and eventually into villages. States:
See also: Political integration of India.) Since then, this structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts. [2] The districts in turn are further divided into tehsils and eventually into villages. States:
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 ...
A sub-division is an administrative division of a district in India. In some states (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) they are called Revenue Divisions. [56] It is headed by a sub-divisional magistrate (also known as assistant collector or assistant commissioner). In some states, the post is designated as Revenue Divisional ...
Added better district boundaries: 06:00, 13 November 2020: 1,643 × 1,856 (1.9 MB) C1MM: Updated shapefiles, made district boundaries more accurate: 21:00, 25 July 2020: 1,643 × 1,856 (1.65 MB) C1MM: Fixed state and intl border colours: 05:00, 25 July 2020: 1,643 × 1,856 (1.64 MB) C1MM: Reformatted for easier use, updated district map to ...
Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur division of Madhya Pradesh and the Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer State and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar were ...