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| Subdistricts of India | |
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| Category | Subdistricts (Tehsils) |
| Location | Republic of India |
| Created by | Constitution of India |
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| Number | 6057 (as of 2018) |
| Populations | Tehsil: Mauranipur – 393,994 (highest) |
| Areas | Tehsil: Mauranipur – 1,112 km2 (429 sq mi) (Largest) |
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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]
Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a district including the designated city, town, hamlet, or other populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages.[2]
In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, including Tehsil, Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal. Notably, Tehsil predominates in North Indian states, whereas Taluk is prevalent in South Indian states. These delineations exist beneath the level of revenue division/sub-division within the administrative framework of a district. Each sub-district is headed by a tehsildar/mamlatdar/mandal revenue officer.
Statewise development blocks
[edit]The following table lists the number of Block Development Blocks across the States and Union Territories of India. The administrative data is as of 1 February 2024:[3]
| State/ Union territory | No. of Blocks |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 9 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 668 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 129 |
| Assam | 230 |
| Bihar | 534 |
| Chandigarh | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | 145 |
| Delhi | 0 |
| Goa | 12 |
| Gujarat | 250 |
| Haryana | 143 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 88 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 287 |
| Jharkhand | 264 |
| Karnataka | 235 |
| Kerala | 152 |
| Ladakh | 31 |
| Lakshadweep | 10 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 313 |
| Maharashtra | 352 |
| Manipur | 70 |
| Meghalaya | 54 |
| Mizoram | 28 |
| Nagaland | 74 |
| Odisha | 314 |
| Puducherry | 6 |
| Punjab | 153 |
| Rajasthan | 362 |
| Sikkim | 33 |
| Tamil Nadu | 388 |
| Telangana | 594 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 3 |
| Tripura | 58 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 826 |
| Uttarakhand | 95 |
| West Bengal | 345 |
| Total | 7256 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, Allen G.; Costa, Frank J.; Thakur, Sudhir K.; Thakur, Rajiv; Sharma, Hari S. (15 October 2015). Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development: Volume 1: Regional Resources. Springer. ISBN 9789401797719 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "tehsil". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 605: State-wise list of Block Development Blocks as per Local Government Directory". Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India / Local Government Directory. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.