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The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Politics of India takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic Republic modelled The Constitution of India ( Hindi: भारतीय़ संविधान see names in other Indian languages) is the supreme law of India. The Fundamental Rights in India enshrined in the Part III of the Constitution of India guarantee civil liberties such that all Indians can lead their lives in peace In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the Executive branch of the Government of India after the President The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive Cabinet ministers Manmohan Singh - Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/ Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is the federal and supreme Legislative body of India. The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States" is the Upper house of the Parliament of India. The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the Executive branch of the Government of India after the President The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the upper house of Parliament of India. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. The term Chief Justice of India refers to the highest judge in the Supreme Court of India. India 's judicial system is made up of the Supreme Court of India at the apex of the hierarchy for the entire country and twenty-one High Courts at the The District Courts of India are presided over by a Judge. They administer justice in India at a district level Elections in India are more than a process of voting someone to rule the nation The Election Commission of India is an autonomous quasi-judiciary constitutional body of India. The Chief Election Commissioner heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures India has a Multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties India has a Multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties India has a Multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties BamfronttripuraJPG|thumb|right| West Bengal Left Front Committee meeting for solidarity with Tripura]] The Left Front ( Bengali: বাম ফ্রন্ট The National Democratic Alliance ( NDA) is a coalition of political parties in India. United Progressive Alliance ( UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties heading the Government of India. India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of the States and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of The Vidhan Sabha also known as Legislative Assembly is the lower house of state legislature in India. The Vidhan Parishad also known as Legislative Council forms a part of the state legislatures of India. The Panchayat is a South Asian Political system. ‘Panchayat’ literally means assembly ( yat) of five ( panch) wise and respected elders chosen Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Country subdivision refers to the division of a Country 's territory for the sake of its administration, description or other such purpose Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e. g. , the mandals of Andhra Pradesh correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is
The smaller subdivisions (villages and blocks) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas Urban Local Bodies exist instead of these rural subdivisions. Local Governance in India is divided into urban and rural local governance
In the context of the Indian Constitution, local government bodies are the subject of the State List and are thereby governed by State Statutes, or in the case of Union Territories, by the Union Parliament. Federal recognition of local government was substantively expressed in the 74th Constitution Amendment Act of 1992.
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India | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | States Union Territories | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Divisions | Districts | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Blocks Municipal Corporations Municipalities City Councils (Tehsils) (Maha-Nagar-Palika) (Nagar-Palika) (Nagar-Panchayat) | | | | | --------------------------------------------- | | Villages Wards(Graam/Gau'n)
States and Union Territories
There are 29 states and 6 Union territories in the country. India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc. [1]
- 29 States
| Number | State | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | AP | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | AR | Itanagar |
| 3 | Assam | AS | Dispur |
| 4 | Bihar | BR | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | CT | Raipur |
| 6 | Goa | GA | Panaji |
| 7 | Gujarat | GJ | Gandhinagar |
| 8 | Haryana | HR | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | HP | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | JK | Jammu (winter) Srinagar (summer) |
| 11 | Jharkhand | JH | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | KA | Bangalore |
| 13 | Kerala | KL | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | MP | Bhopal |
| 15 | Maharashtra | MH | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | MN | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | ML | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | MZ | Aizawl |
| 19 | Nagaland | NL | Kohima |
| 20 | Orissa | OR | Bhubaneswar |
| 21 | Punjab | PB | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | RJ | Jaipur |
| 23 | Sikkim | SK | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | TN | Chennai |
| 25 | Tripura | TR | Agartala |
| 26 | Uttarakhand | UL | Dehradun |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | UP | Lucknow |
| 28 | West Bengal | WB | Kolkata |
| 29 | Delhi | D | New Delhi |
- 6 Union Territories
| Number | Union Territories | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | AN | Port Blair |
| B | Chandigarh | CH | Chandigarh |
| C | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DN | Silvassa |
| D | Daman and Diu | DD | Daman |
| E | Lakshadweep | LD | Kavaratti |
| F | Puducherry | PY | Puducherry |
Divisions (Super-Districts)
Nine of the largest Indian states are subdivided into divisions each comprising several districts:
- Divisions of Assam
- Divisions of Bihar
- Divisions of Karnataka
- Divisions of Madhya Pradesh
- Divisions of Maharashtra
- Divisions of Tamil Nadu
- Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
- Divisions of West Bengal (Bengali: bihag)
Districts
States and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided in Districts (zilla), of which there are 604. Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश Aruṇācal Pradeś is the easternmost state of India WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Itanagar ( Hindi: ईटानगर is the capital of the Indian state of Arunachal Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Dispur (দিছপুৰ is the capital of Assam, a state in northeast India. Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. Paṭnā ( Hindi: पटना is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited Chhattisgarh ( Chhattisgarhi / Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ tʃʰət̪t̪iːsgəɽʰ, a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Goa ( Konkani: गोंय /ɡɔ̃j/ is India 's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. Panaji ( Konkani: पणजी /pɵɳɟĩ/) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Gandhinagar ( Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર Hindi: गाँधीनगर is the capital of Gujarat State India. Haryana (हरियाणा Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ hərɪjaːɳaː is a state in northern India. Chandigarh ( ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, चंडीगढ़) also called The City Beautiful Himachal Pradesh ( Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ pronounced) is a state in the Shimla [ʃɪmla] ( Hindi: शिमला originally called Simla, is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh ( Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर Urdu: جموں و کشمیر is the northernmost state of India. History of Jammu Many historians and locals believe that Jammu was founded by Raja Jamboolochan in 14th century BC. Srinagar ( Dogri: श्रीनगर Urdu: سرینگر Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر श्रीनगर is the capital of the disputed state Jharkhand ( Hindi: झारखंड Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ডdʒʰaːɽkʰəɳɖ is a state in eastern India. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ) also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often Bhopāl ( Hindi: भोपाल bʰoːpɑːl, Marathi -भोपाळ is a city in central India. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Manipur (mnipur in Meitei Mayek) is a state in northeastern India, making its capital in the city of Imphal is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur. In the heart of the town and surrounded by a moat are ruins of the old Palace of Kangla Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means "The Abode of Clouds" in Sanskrit and Shillong ( Khasi Shillong ( Hindi: शिलांग Bengali: শিলং is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India. Aizawl (population 339812 is the largest city as well as the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Nagaland ( Hindi: नागालैंड is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. Kohima ( Hindi: कोहिमा is the hilly capital of India 's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା is a state located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. Bhubaneswar ( Oriya: BUbEnSvr Hindi: भुवनेश्वर in Sanskrit and Oriya/oDiA "The Lord of the Universe" is the capital and Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ पंजाब pəɲdʒaːb is a state in northwest India. Chandigarh ( ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, चंडीगढ़) also called The City Beautiful Rājasthān ( Devanāgarī: राजस्थान raːdʒəst̪ʰaːn is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area Jaipur ( Hindi: जयपुर also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Sikkim ( Nepali:, also Sikhim) is a Landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas It is the least populous state in India Gangtok ( Nepali and Hindi: गंगटोक is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. ( Bengali script: ত্রিপুরা is a state in North-East India. Agartala ( Bengali: আগরতলা Agortôla) is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. Uttarakhand ( Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड or उत्तराखंड Uttar + Akhand i Dehradun (देहरादून, also sometimes spelled Dehra Doon, is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand (earlier called Uttaranchal Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a Union territory of India. Informally the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI Port Blair ( Hindi: पोर्ट ब्लेयर is the largest town and a Municipal council in Andaman district in the Andaman Islands Chandigarh ( ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, चंडीगढ़) also called The City Beautiful Chandigarh ( ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, चंडीगढ़) also called The City Beautiful For the Indian musical form see Dadra. Dadra and Nagar Haveli ( Gujarati: દાદરા અને નગર હવેલી Marathi WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Silvassa ( Marathi: सिल्वासा, Gujarati: સેલ્વાસ is the capital Daman and Diu ( Gujarati: દમણ અને દિવ Marathi: दमण आणि दीव Portuguese: Damão e Diu is a Union territory WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Daman ( Damão in Portuguese) is a city and a Municipal council in Daman district Lakshadweep ( (ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്,) the smallest Union territory of India, is a group of islands 200 to 300 km off of the coast of Kavaratti is a Census town in the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Puducherry (formerly; புதுச்சேரி or பாண்டிச்சேரி పాండిచెర్రి പുതുശ്ശേരി Pondichéry is a Puducherry (formerly Pondycherry, French Pondichéry) is a city and a Municipality in Puducherry District in the Indian union The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units they compose a nested hierarchy of Country subdivisions Indian states and territories frequently The state of Bihar in India is divided into 9 divisions as follows 1 Karnataka a state in southern India was formed on November 1, 1973. Districts of Madhya Pradesh number 48 grouped into eight divisions Maharashtra is one of the states of India that groups its districts into divisions. The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units they compose a nested hierarchy of Country subdivisions Indian states and territories frequently Uttar Pradesh, one of the states of India, is divided into following administrative geographical divisions each consisting of more than one The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units they compose a nested hierarchy of Country subdivisions Indian states and territories frequently A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.
Sub-divisions
In certain states districts are further divided into Sub-Divisions. (pargana, anuvibhag, mahakuma), which comprise several blocks. States with Sub-Divisions include Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Himachal Pradesh ( Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ pronounced) is a state in the Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. ( Bengali script: ত্রিপুরা is a state in North-East India. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India.
Tehsils (Sub-Districts)
Tehsils or Talukas or Mandals (sub-districts) headed by a Tehsildar or Talukdar, comprising several villages or village clusters. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division The governmental bodies at the Tehsil level are called the panchayat samiti. Panchayat Samiti is a local government body at the Tehsil or Taluka level in India.
Hobli
Hobli is a subdivision of Taluk or Taluka grouping a few villages. This must have done for administrative purpose by revenue department in case of Karnataka state. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India
Villages
Villages are the lowest level of subdivisions in India. The governmental bodies at the village level are called Gram Panchayat, of which there were an estimated 256,000 in 2002. Gram panchayats are local government bodies at the village level in India. Each Gram Panchayat covers a large village or a cluster of smaller villages with a combined population exceeding 500 (Gram Group). Clusters of villages are also sometimes called Hobli. Hobli is defined as a cluster of adjoining villages in the state of Karnataka, India.
Municipalities
Municipalities of India are governed by Municipal Corporations for large urban areas, Municipal Councils for smaller urban areas, and Nagar Panchayats for suburban areas. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A nagar panchayat ( Hindi: नगर पंचायत is one form of urban body in India Municipalities can be as large as a district or smaller than a Tehsil.
Historic
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