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Category | Second-level administrative division |
Location | States and union territories of India |
Number | 776 (as of 10Feberary 2022) |
Populations | Greatest: Thane, Maharashtra—11,060,148 (2011 census) Least: Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh—8,004 (2011 census) |
Areas | Largest: Kutch, Gujarat—45,652 km2 (17,626 sq mi) Smallest: Mahé, Puducherry—8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Government | District Administration |
Subdivisions | Tehsil, Taluka, Mandal Blocks |
A district (zilā) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. As of 2021[update] there are a total of 736 districts,[1] up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.[2]