| 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) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
India has28 states and eight union territories, which are divided into divisions comprising several districts.Subdistricts are most commonly referred to astehsils, which comes under asub-division of a district. The current terms have replaced earliergeographical terms, such aspargana andthana.[1]
Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within adistrict including the designatedcity,town,hamlet, or otherpopulated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additionaltowns, and usually a number ofvillages.[2]
In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, includingTehsil, Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal. Notably,Tehsil predominates inNorth Indian states, whereasTaluk is prevalent inSouth Indian states. These delineations exist beneath the level ofrevenue division/sub-division within the administrative framework of adistrict. Each sub-district is headed by atehsildar/mamlatdar/mandal revenue officer.
States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):[3]
| State/ Union territory | Subdistrict title | No. of subdistricts |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Mandal | 679 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Circle | 149 |
| Assam | Subdivision | 155 |
| Bihar | Subdivision | 101 |
| Chhattisgarh | Tehsil | 228 |
| Goa | Taluka | 12 |
| Gujarat | Taluka | 248[4] |
| Haryana | Tehsil | 67 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Tehsil | 109 |
| Jharkhand | Subdivision | 210 |
| Karnataka | Taluk | 240 |
| Kerala | Taluk | 78 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Tehsil | 412 |
| Maharashtra | Taluka | 353 |
| Manipur | Subdivision | 38 |
| Meghalaya | Subdivision | 39 |
| Mizoram | Subdivision | 22 |
| Nagaland | Circle | 93 |
| Odisha | Tehsil | 485 |
| Punjab | Tehsil | 172 |
| Rajasthan | Tehsil | 268 |
| Sikkim | Subdivision | 9 |
| Tamil Nadu | Taluk | 316[5] |
| Telangana | Mandal | 612 |
| Tripura | Subdivision | 38 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Tehsil | 350 |
| Uttarakhand | Tehsil | 113 |
| West Bengal | Subdivision | 69 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Tehsil | 7 |
| Chandigarh | Tehsil | 1 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Tehsil | 3 |
| Delhi | Tehsil | 33 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Tehsil | 55 |
| Ladakh | Tehsil | 4 |
| Lakshadweep | Subdivision | 4 |
| Puducherry | Tehsil | 8 |
| Total | 6158 | |
