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States & Union Territories of India

Browse all 28 States and 8 Union Territories with comprehensive district, tehsil, and village details.

States & UTs 36
Districts 785
Tehsils / Taluks 8650
Villages Covered 595,000+

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Understanding State-Level Village Administration

In India, rural governance operates through a constitutional multi-tier structure formalized under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (Panchayati Raj system). Each State and Union Territory is subdivided systematically into districts and tehsils to coordinate land revenue, developmental schemes, and local administration.

Administrative Tier Nomenclature across States Executive Officer / Council National Scope
1. State / Union Territory State / UT Administration Chief Secretary / Lieutenant Governor 28 States + 8 UTs
2. District (Zila) District / Zila Parishad District Magistrate (DM) / Collector 785+ Districts
3. Sub-District Tehsil, Taluka, Mandal, Revenue Circle Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) / Tehsildar 8650+ Tehsils
4. Gram Panchayat Village Council, Gram Panchayat Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan / Panchayat Secretary 250,000+ Panchayats
5. Revenue Village Gaon, Gram, Mauza Patwari / Lekhpal / Village Administrative Officer 595,000+ Villages
Largest Rural Landscape

Uttar Pradesh leads India with over 106,000 revenue villages across 75 districts.

State vs Union Territory

States govern rural areas via elected State Legislatures, while UTs are directly administered under Union Government oversight.

Authentic Census Records

All administrative boundaries, PIN codes, and STD codes in this directory correlate with official Census and Postal records.

Frequently Asked Questions

India comprises 28 States and 8 Union Territories, totaling 36 administrative entities. Each entity is divided into districts, tehsils, and villages.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of villages in India, with more than 106,000 revenue villages spread across 75 districts, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

Each state is organized into administrative Districts headed by a District Magistrate (Collector). Districts are divided into Tehsils or Taluks headed by a Tehsildar, which encompass Gram Panchayats and Revenue Villages.

Click on any state name in the directory above to view its list of districts. From there, select a district and tehsil to access detailed individual village pages with authentic Census data, PIN codes, and STD codes.
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