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{{See also|Administrative divisions of India}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
|name =Subdistricts of India
|map = {{India States and Territories Labelled Map}}
|category = Subdistricts (Tehsils)
|territory = [[Republic of India]]
|start_date = 26 January 1950
|legislation_begin = [[Constitution of India]]
|current_number =6057
|number_date = 2018
|population_range = '''Tehsil''': [[Mauranipur]] – 393,994 (highest)
|area_range = '''Tehsil''': [[Mauranipur]] – {{cvt|1112|km2|abbr=on}} (Largest)

|government = [[Government of India]]
|government1 = [[State governments of India|State governments]]
|subdivision =[[Lists of villages in India|Villages]]
|subdivision1 =[[List of districts in India|Districts]]
|subdivision2 =[[List of subdistricts in India|Tehsils]]
}}
{{Politics of India}}
[[India]] has [[States and union territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]], which are divided into divisions comprising several districts. [[Subdistrict]]s are most commonly referred to as [[tehsil]]s, which comes under a [[Sub-division (India)|sub-division]] of a district. The current terms have replaced earlier [[human geography|geographical]] terms, such as ''[[pargana]]'' and ''[[thana]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WJrDCgAAQBAJ&q=Why+did+tehsil+replace+pargana&pg=PA343|title=Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development: Volume 1: Regional Resources|first1=Ashok K.|last1=Dutt|first2=Allen G.|last2=Noble|first3=Frank J.|last3=Costa|first4=Sudhir K.|last4=Thakur|first5=Rajiv|last5=Thakur|first6=Hari S.|last6=Sharma|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Springer|isbn=9789401797719|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a [[District#India|district]] including the designated [[city]], [[town]], [[hamlet (place)#India|hamlet]], or other [[human settlement|populated place]] that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional [[town]]s, and usually a number of [[village#South_Asia|village]]s.<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/tehsil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322190015/https://www.lexico.com/definition/tehsil |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2020 |title=tehsil |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref>

In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, including ''[[Tehsil]], Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal''. Notably, [[Tehsil]] predominates in [[North India|North Indian states]], whereas [[Taluk]] is prevalent in [[South India|South Indian states]]. These delineations exist beneath the level of [[revenue division]]/[[Revenue division|sub-division]] within the administrative framework of a [[District#India|district]]. Each sub-district is headed by a [[tehsildar]]/''mamlatdar/mandal revenue officer.''

== Statewise subdistricts ==

States use varying names for their sub-districts. Detailed information is as follows (as of 2018):<ref name='chartref'>{{cite web | url =http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/Admin_Units/Admin_links/subdistrict_nomeclature.html | title = Statement showing the Nomenclature and Number of Sub-Districts in States/UTs | access-date = 2011-10-03 | date = 2010–2011 | publisher = Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="45%"
|-
! State/ Union territory
! Subdistrict title
! No. of <br/>subdistricts
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] || [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]] || 679
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || Circle || 149
|-
| [[Assam]] || [[List of subdivisions of Assam|Subdivision]] || 155
|-
| [[Bihar]] || [[List of subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivision]] || 101
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]] || Tehsil|| 228
|-
| [[Goa]] || [[List of talukas of Goa|Taluka]] || 12
|-
| [[Gujarat]] || [[List of talukas of Gujarat|Taluka]] || 248<ref name="DNA2013">{{cite web | title=State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas | website=DNA | date=10 September 2013 | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206082747/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 February 2016 | access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Haryana]] || [[List of tehsils of Haryana|Tehsil]] || 67
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] || Tehsil|| 109
|-
| [[Jharkhand]] || Subdivision || 210
|-
| [[Karnataka]] ||[[List of taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]] || 240
|-
| [[Kerala]] || [[List of taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]|| 78
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || [[List of tehsils of Madhya Pradesh|Tehsil]] || 412
|-
| [[Maharashtra]] || [[List of talukas of Maharashtra|Taluka]] || 353
|-
| [[Manipur]] || Subdivision|| 38
|-
| [[Meghalaya]] || Subdivision|| 39
|-
| [[Mizoram]] || Subdivision|| 22
|-
| [[Nagaland]] || Circle || 93
|-
| [[Odisha]] || Tehsil|| 485
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || Tehsil||172
|-
| [[Rajasthan]] || [[List of tehsils of Rajasthan|Tehsil]] || 268
|-
| [[Sikkim]] || Subdivision|| 9
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]] || Taluk|| 316<ref name="Tamil Nadu Gov">{{cite web | title=State Govt About | website=tngov | url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_taluks.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| [[Telangana]] || [[List of mandals in Telangana|Mandal]]
| 612
|-
| [[Tripura]] || Subdivision|| 38
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || Tehsil|| 350
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]] || [[List of tehsils of Uttarakhand|Tehsil]] || 113
|-
| [[West Bengal]] || [[List of subdivisions of 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 (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || Tehsil|| 55
|-
| [[Ladakh]] || Tehsil|| 4
|-
| [[Lakshadweep]] || Subdivision|| 4
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || Tehsil || 8
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 6158
|}

==See also==
* [[List of community development blocks in India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

* [http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/Final%20Atlas%20India%202011.pdf Map of tehsils each states]
* [http://www.demographie.net/atlas2001/ Interactive map of tehsils of india]

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