India Administrative Divisions

What is the hierarchy of administrative divisions in India?

India operates on a multi-level system starting with 28 states and 8 union territories, then (optionally) divisions in some states, followed by districts, then sub-districts (tehsils/talukas/blocks), and finally villages or towns as the smallest administrative units.

Here’s a breakdown of the hierarchy:

1. States and Union Territories: India is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories.

2. Districts: Each state and union territory is subdivided into districts (over 770 as of 2024).

3. Sub-districts: Districts are further subdivided into sub-districts (tehsils/talukas/blocks).

4. Villages/Towns: These are the smallest administrative units.

List of India's administrative divisions with their counts and names

These are the summarized administrative divisions. The full dataset is available in the Download Center.

iso	country	admin level 1	admin level 2	admin level 3	admin level 4
IN	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	3 Districts	9 Sub-districts
IN	India	Andhra Pradesh (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	26 Districts	4 Sub-districts, 667 Sub-districts
IN	India	Arunachal Pradesh (State)	2 Divisions	26 Districts	185 Sub-districts
IN	India	Assam (State)	5 Divisions	35 Districts	154 Sub-districts, 18 Sub-districts
IN	India	Bihar (State)	9 Divisions	38 Districts	533 Sub-districts
IN	India	Chandigarh (Union Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	1 District	1 Sub-district
IN	India	Chhattisgarh (State)	5 Divisions	33 Districts	164 Sub-districts
IN	India	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Union Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	3 Districts	3 Sub-districts
IN	India	Delhi (National Capital Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	11 Districts	34 Sub-districts
IN	India	Goa (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	2 Districts	12 Sub-districts
IN	India	Gujarat (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	33 Districts	224 Sub-districts, 26 Sub-districts
IN	India	Haryana (State)	6 Divisions	22 Districts	81 Sub-districts
IN	India	Himachal Pradesh (State)	3 Divisions	12 Districts	123 Sub-districts
IN	India	Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)	2 Divisions	20 Districts	75 Sub-districts
IN	India	Jharkhand (State)	5 Divisions	24 Districts	260 Sub-districts, 3 Sub-districts
IN	India	Karnataka (State)	4 Divisions	31 Districts	172 Sub-districts, 62 Sub-districts
IN	India	Kerala (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	14 Districts	13 Sub-districts, 63 Sub-districts
IN	India	Ladakh (Union Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	2 Districts	5 Sub-districts
IN	India	Lakshadweep (Union Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	1 District	10 Sub-districts
IN	India	Madhya Pradesh (State)	10 Divisions	55 Districts	416 Sub-districts
IN	India	Maharashtra (State)	6 Divisions	36 Districts	2 Sub-districts, 357 Sub-districts
IN	India	Manipur (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	16 Districts	34 Sub-districts, 5 Sub-districts
IN	India	Meghalaya (State)	2 Divisions	12 Districts	39 Sub-districts
IN	India	Mizoram (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	11 Districts	26 Sub-districts
IN	India	Nagaland (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	16 Districts	112 Sub-districts
IN	India	Odisha (State)	3 Divisions	30 Districts	476 Sub-districts
IN	India	Puducherry (Union Territory)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	4 Districts	8 Sub-districts
IN	India	Punjab (State)	5 Divisions	23 Districts	79 Sub-districts
IN	India	Rajasthan (State)	7 Divisions	50 Districts	340 Sub-districts
IN	India	Sikkim (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	6 Districts	9 Sub-districts
IN	India	Tamil Nadu (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	38 Districts	216 Sub-districts, 82 Sub-districts
IN	India	Telangana (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	33 Districts	130 Sub-districts, 457 Sub-districts
IN	India	Tripura (State)	This level doesn’t exist for this country.	8 Districts	11 Sub-districts, 12 Sub-districts
IN	India	Uttarakhand (State)	2 Divisions	13 Districts	80 Sub-districts
IN	India	Uttar Pradesh (State)	18 Divisions	75 Districts	315 Sub-districts
IN	India	West Bengal (State)	5 Divisions	23 Districts	24 Sub-districts, 343 Sub-districts

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