As of 2021 there are a total of 748 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.
Which is the largest Zila in India?
Area of India : 3,287,240 Sq km.*
| Largest State | Rajasthan | 342,239 Sq km |
|---|---|---|
| Smallest State | Goa | 3,702 Sq km |
| Largest Union Territory | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8,249 Sq km |
| Smallest Union Territory | Lakshadweep | 32 Sq km |
| Largest District | Kachchh (Gujarat) | 45,652 Sq km |
How many divisions are in India?
There are 102 divisions in India. The states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Tripura as well as five of the union territories are not divided into divisions.
What are the 6 zones of India?
Looking at the zonal map of India, you can check that India is divided into six zones namely North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone, Central Zone and North East Zone. All these zones include 28 states and 8 union territories. Each zone is comprised of certain number of states and union territories.
How a district is divided?
A district is composed of four or five revenue divisions administered by R.D.O. /sub collector, Revenue Divisions divided into taluks/mandals headed by tahsildars, Mandals composed of a ten or more villages administered by village revenue officers and village servants.
How many villages are in India?
As of 2019, there’s a total of 664,369 villages, up from the 649,481 in the 2011 Census of India and the 638,365 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.
How many villages are there in India in 2020?
The number of villages in India is anywhere between 600,000 and one million, according to various government databases. The number and the definition of villages vary across databases, making it challenging to plan across sectors for a village development plan.
How many sub-districts does India have?
Statement showing the Nomenclature and Number of Sub-Districts in States/UTs
| SNo. | Name of State / UT* | No.of Sub-Districts |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Andhra Pradesh | 1125 |
| 29 | Karnataka | 175 |
| 30 | Goa | 11 |
| 31 | Lakshadweep * | 4 |
What are the 7 territories?
India has, in total, seven Union Territories–Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi), Puducherry, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Why is India called a subcontinent?
India is a subcontinent located in South of Asian continent. It is considered a subcontinent because it covers an expansive area of land that includes the Himalayan region in the north, the Gangetic Plain as well as the plateau region in the south.
How is state divided?
The states are divided on the basis of languages, and New Delhi is the national capital. Rajasthan is the largest and Goa is the smallest state. States are further divided into districts.
Is Gujarat in East or West?
Gujarat, state of India, located on the country’s western coast, on the Arabian Sea.
How many languages are in India?
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages –Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.