Administrative divisions of India
India is a federation composed of 28 states and 7 union territories. All states, as well as the union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the Centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganization Act, states were reorganized on a linguistic basis Since then, their structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts the districts in turn are further divided into tehsils and ultimately into villages.
The 28 states and 7 union territories of India
States:
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Goa
- Madhy Pradesh
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Punjab
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Tripura
- UttarPradesh
- Uttarakhand
- 27.West Bengal
- 28.Gujarat
Union Territories:
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Chandigarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Lakshadweep
- NationalCapital Territory of Delhi
- D.Puducherry
Administrative divisions of India