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The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states but to talukas of ...
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.
The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the union government . On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government.
Administrative divisions of India by state or union territory (4 C) * Lists of subdivisions of India (3 C, 33 P) A. Autonomous district councils of India (1 C, 18 P)
World map showing boundaries of many high and low-level administrative divisions. The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative divisions used by countries and their major dependent territories.
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. [1]Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 remains the most extensive change in state boundaries after the independence of India.
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 ...
Administrative divisions of India by city (4 C, 2 P) A. Administrative divisions in Andhra Pradesh (3 C) Administration of Assam (2 C, 2 P) T. Administrative ...