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List of subdistricts in India

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Tehsil also tahsil is an administrative divisions of India denoting a sub-district. Tehsils are also referred to as "talukas" or "mandal" in some states. Tehsils can consist of multiple villages and a few towns. The Panchayat samitis are usually the administrative governing bodies of the tehsils.

Statewise Tehsils/Taluks of India

States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2011):[1]

State Sub–district title Number of
sub–districts
Andhra Pradesh Mandal 661
Arunachal Pradesh Circle 149
Assam Circle 155
Bihar C.D.Block 533
Chhattisgarh Tehsil 149
Goa Taluka 12
Gujarat Taluk 248[2]
Haryana Tehsil 67
Himachal Pradesh Tehsil 109
Jammu and Kashmir Tehsil 59
Jharkhand C.D.Block 210
Karnataka Taluka 206
Kerala Taluk 75
Madhya Pradesh Tehsil 367
Maharashtra Taluka 353
Manipur Sub-Division 38
Meghalaya C.D.Block 39
Mizoram R.D.Block 22
Nagaland Circle 93
Odisha Tehsil 317
Punjab Tehsil 72
Rajasthan Tehsil 268
Sikkim Sub-Division 9
Tamil Nadu Taluka 201
Telangana Taluka 446
Tripura C.D.Block 38
Uttar Pradesh Tehsil 316
Uttarakhand Tehsil 84
West Bengal Sub-Division 62
Union Territory Sub–district Number of sub–districts
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Tehsil 7
Chandigarh Tehsil 1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Taluka 1
Daman and Diu Taluka 2
Delhi Tehsil 27
Lakshadweep Sub-Division 4
Puducherry Commune Panchayat 10
India Total 5410

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statement showing the Nomenclature and Number of Sub-Districts in States/UTs". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi. 2010–2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. ^ "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". DNA  – via HighBeam (subscription required) . 10 September 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2016.