Currently, As of 30 March 2024, there are a total of 806 districts in India. These districts are spread across 28 states and 8 union territories. Districts are an administrative units of Indian states and UTs. They are further divided into tehsils and talukas wherever needed. These districts serve as a primary point for policy implementation.
The number of district keeps changing from time to time as per the administrative convenience. This number of districts has been steadily increasing in recent years due to the creation of new districts for better administration and development.
List of Number of Districts of India: State-wise
| S.No. | State/Union Territory | No. of districts | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 26 | 49,577,103 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 26 | 1,383,727 |
| 3 | Assam | 35 | 31,205,576 |
| 4 | Bihar | 38 | 104,099,452 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 33 | 25,545,198 |
| 6 | Goa | 2 | 1,458,545 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 33 | 60,439,692 |
| 8 | Haryana | 22 | 25,351,462 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 13 | 6,864,602 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 24 | 32,988,134 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 31 | 61,095,297 |
| 12 | Kerala | 14 | 33,406,061 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 57 | 72,626,809 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 36 | 112,374,333 |
| 15 | Manipur | 16 | 2,570,390 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 12 | 2,966,889 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 11 | 1,097,206 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 16 | 1,978,502 |
| 19 | Odisha | 30 | 41,974,218 |
| 20 | Punjab | 23 | 27,743,338 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 55 | 68,548,437 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 6 | 610,577 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 38 | 72,147,030 |
| 24 | Telangana | 33 | 35,003,674 |
| 25 | Tripura | 8 | 3,673,917 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 76 | 199,812,341 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 17 | 10,086,292 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 30 | 91,276,115 |
List of Number of Districts of India in Union Territory
| S.No. | Union Territory | No. of districts | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3 | 380,581 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 1 | 1,055,450 |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 3 | 586,956 |
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 20 | 12,258,093 |
| 5 | Ladakh | 4 | 290,492 |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | 1 | 64,473 |
| 7 | Delhi | 11 | 16,787,941 |
| 8 | Puducherry | 4 | 1,247,953 |
Largest and Smallest District in India
- Largest district: Kutch, Gujarat, with an area of 45,652 km2
- Smallest district: Mahé, Puducherry, with an area of 8.69 km2
- Most populated district: North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, with a population of 10,082,852
- Least populated district: Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, with a population of 8,004
Largest District in India
- Gujarat’s Kachchh district is the largest in India.
- Pakistan borders it to the north and northwest, while Rajasthan State borders it to the northeast.
- The district’s overall area is 45,674 square kilometers, or 23.27% of Gujarat’s entire geographic area.
Smallest District in India
- One of the four districts in the Indian union territory of Puducherry is Mahe. It encompasses the entire Mahé region.
- Mahé is India’s tiniest district in terms of area.
- North Malabar in Kerala State encircles the entire Mahé district.