List of districts of India
- List of districts of India
A district is an administrative division of a state in India. India is divided into twenty-eight states and seven Union territories (UT). Each state or UT is subdivided into districts for administration purposes. As of 2008 India has 610 districts. [statoids|id=yin|title=Districts of India] The power to change district borders, create new districts or merge existing districts lies with respective state government. The term district as a divisional administration was first mentioned in the "Scheduled District Act, 1874". [cite web|url=http://www.taxmann.net/sm2006/GENERAL_CLAUSES_ACT(31).htm|title=General Clauses Act, 1897|accessdate=2008-08-08]
The District Collector (also known as the Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate) is responsible for the general administration and revenue collection. He is also responsible for the law and order of the district. The Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the state police.[cite web|url=http://agra.nic.in/admn.htm|title=General Administration|publisher=District of Agra|accessdate=2008-08-07] ]Districts are subdivided into sub-divisions and tehsils or talukas.
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The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes, the district name, district headquarters, 2001 census population, area in square kilometres, and the population density per square kilometre. Some districts that are entirely urban (such as Mumbai City) or very small, such as Yanam in Puducherry do not have a separate location as district headquarters, and hence are omitted in this table.
Andhra Pradesh (AP)
Bihar (BR)
Gujarat (GJ)
Jammu and Kashmir (JK)
Kerala (KL)
Manipur (MN)
Nagaland (NL)
Punjab (PB)
Tamil Nadu (TN)
Uttar Pradesh (UP)
West Bengal (WB)
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