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Regions, States and Union Territories of India

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geographical division

From geographical point of view, India is divided into 6 Zonal Councils.

Zonal Council (Source)	States/UT
Northern Zonal Council	Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and the Union Territory of Chandigarh From MHA: The Northern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh;
North-Central Zonal Council	Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and National Capital Territory of Delhi From MHA: The Central Zonal Council, comprising the States of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;
North-Eastern Zonal Council	Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura;Sikkim From MHA: The North Eastern States i.e. (i) Assam (ii) Arunachal Pradesh (iii) Manipur (iv) Tripura (v) Mizoram (vi) Meghalaya and (vii) Nagaland are not included in the Zonal Councils and their special problems are looked after by the North Eastern Council, set up under the North Eastern Council Act, 1972. Also including the State of Sikkim
Eastern Zonal Council	Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, ]], West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands From MHA: The Eastern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim and West Bengal;
Western Zonal Council	Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu From MHA: The Western Zonal Council, comprising the States of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Southern Zonal Council	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the Union Territories Lakshadweep and Puducherry From MHA: The Southern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

administrative division

The administrative division of India consist of 29 States and 7 Union Territories. These are listed in the State field in WME. Each State or Union Territory is divided into smaller administrative areas, called “Districts”. These in turn are further divided into "sub-districts".

The table shows how the sub-districts are referred to in the various states. If the state has a link, you will find more state specific info in that link:

State/Union Territory	Sub-district
Andhra-Pradesh Telangana	Mandala
Arunachal Pradesh Assam	Circle
Bihar Jharkhand Meghalaya Mizoram Tripura West Bengal	C.D. Block
Chhattisgarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh* Jammu and Kashmir Madhya Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand	Tehsil
Goa Gujarat Karnataka Kerala* Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu	Taluka
Manipur	Sub-Division
Puducherry	Commune Panchayat
Lakshadweep	Sub-Division
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Delhi	Tehsil

Goa

Speed Limits in Goa:

Default speed limits in km/h (kmp)
road type	Goa
Freeway	100
Two-lane highway	100
One-lane highway (most mH)	60
other rural roads	60
other urban roads	40

Karnataka

The Indian State of Karnataka is divided into 4 main regions: Bengaluru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Mysuru. The state has 30 administrative districts, as listed in the table (source). This districts are further divided into sub-districts (Taluka):

Karnataka divisions

Region	District	Sub-districts	Map
Belagavi	Bagalkot	Badami Bagalkot Bilgi Hungund Jamkhandi Mudhol	[1]
Bengaluru	Bengaluru Urban	Anekal Bengaluru North Bengaluru East Bengaluru South	[2]
Bengaluru	Bengaluru Rural	Devanahalli Doddaballapura Hoskote Nelamangala	File:Karnataka Bangalore Rural locator map.svg
Belagavi	Belagavi	Athni Bailahongal Belagavi Chikodi Gokak Hukkeri Khanapur Kittur Raybag Ramdurg Saundatti	File:Karnataka Belgaum locator map.svg
Kalaburagi	Bellary	Ballari Hosapete Kampli Hoovina Hadagalli Kudligi Sanduru Siruguppa	File:Karnataka Bellary locator map.svg
Kalaburagi	Bidar	Bidar Basavakalyan Bhalki Homnabad Aurad	File:Karnataka Bidar locator map.svg
Belagavi	Vijayapura	Vijayapura Indi Muddebihal Sindgi Basavana Bagevadi	File:Karnataka Bijapur locator map.svg
Mysuru	Chamarajanagar	Chamrajnagar Gundlupet Kollegal Yelandur	File:Karnataka Chamarajanagar locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Chikballapur	Bagepalli Chikballapur Chintamani Gauribidanur Gudibanda Sidlaghatta	File:Karnataka Chikballapur locator map.svg
Mysuru	Chikkamagaluru	Chikkamagaluru Kadur Koppa Mudigere Narasimharajapura Sringeri Tarikere	File:Karnataka Chikmagalur locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Chitradurga	Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Holalkere Hosadurga Molakalmuru	File:Karnataka Chitradurga locator map.svg
Mysuru	Dakshina Kannada	Bantwal Beltangadi Mangaluru Puttur Sulya	File:Karnataka DK locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Davanagere	Channagiri Davanagere Harihar Harpanahalli Honnali Jagalur	File:Karnataka Davanagere locator map.svg
Belagavi	Dharwad	Dharwad Hubballi Kalghatgi Kundgol Navalgund	File:Karnataka Dharwad locator map.svg
Belagavi	Gadag	Gadag-Betigeri Mundargi Nargund Ron Shirhatti	File:Karnataka Gadag locator map.svg
Kalaburagi	Kalaburagi	Afzalpur Aland Chincholi Chitapur Kalaburagi Jevargi Sedam	File:Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg
Mysuru	Hassan	Alur Arkalgud Arsikere Belur Channarayapattana Hassan Holenarsipur Sakleshpur	File:Karnataka Hassan locator.svg
Belagavi	Haveri	Byadgi Hangal Haveri Hirekerur Ranibennur Savanur Shiggaon	File:Karnataka Haveri locator map.svg
Mysuru	Kodagu	Madikeri Somvarpet Virajpet	File:Karnataka Kodagu locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Kolar	Bangarapet Kolar Malur Mulbagal Srinivaspur	File:Karnataka Kolar locator map.svg
Kalaburagi	Koppal	Gangawati Koppal Kushtagi Yelbarga	File:Karnataka Koppal locator map.svg
Mysuru	Mandya	Krishnarajpet Maddur Malavalli Mandya Nagamangala Pandavapura Shrirangapattana	File:Karnataka Mandya locator map.svg
Mysuru	Mysuru	Heggadadevana kote Hunsur Krishnarajanagara Mysuru Nanjangud Piriyapatna T.Narsipur	File:Karnataka Mysore locator map.svg
Kalaburagi	Raichur	Devadurga Lingsugur Manvi Raichur Sindhnur	File:Karnataka Raichur locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Ramanagara	Channapatna Kanakapura Ramanagara Magadi	File:Karnataka Ramanagara locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Shivamogga	Bhadravati Hosanagara Sagar Shikaripura Shivamogga Sorab Thirthahalli	File:Karnataka Shimoga locator map.svg
Bengaluru	Tumakuru	Chiknayakanhalli Gubbi Koratagere Kunigal Madhugiri Pavagada Sira Tiptur Tumakuru Turuvekere	File:Karnataka Tumkur locator map.svg
Mysuru	Udupi	Udupi Brahmavara Karkal Kundapura Byndoor	File:Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg
Belagavi	Uttara Kannada	Ankola Bhatkal Haliyal Honnavar Joida Karwar Kumta Mundgod Siddapur Sirsi Yellapur	File:Karnataka UK locator map.svg
Kalaburagi	Yadgir	Shahpur Shorapur Yadgir	File:Karnataka Yadgir locator map.svg

Bengaluru region

districts:

1. Bengaluru Urban
2. Bengaluru Rural
3. Chikkaballapur
4. Chitradurga
5. Davanagere
6. Kolar
7. Ramanagara
8. Shivamogga
9. Tumakuru

Bengaluru city

Zones: map

1. WEST
2. SOUTH
3. RAJARAJESWARI NAGAR
4. MAHADEVAPURA
5. EAST
6. DASARAHALLI
7. YELAHANKA
8. BOMMANAHALLI

http://bbmp.gov.in/maps

other links with info (all under embargo of copyright)

• Bangalore Urban: http://bangalorerural.kar.nic.in/english/district_map.asp
• http://www.indiarealestateforums.com/media/kunena/attachments/1148/bbmp_zones.pdf
• http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/karnataka/bangalore-city-zone-map.html
• http://www.clearvalue.in/cdp/cdpMap.html?Loc=BlrCore# (from: http://harshasagar.com/2014/01/18/bda-bmrda-bangalore-cdp-maps-free-online-access-at-www-clearvalue-in/
• Bangalore Rural: [3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Bangalore

Bengaluru GMM is different from Bengaluru Urban GMM: https://mapmaker.google.com/mapmaker?hl=en&q=Bangalore&gw=39&ll=12.953985,77.63094&spn=0.54738,0.736084&z=11&fid=4300399367861587565:17933267643779665888

wards: http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wards

Speed Limits

Default speed limits in km/h (kmp)
road type	Karnataka
Freeway	120
Two-lane highway	100
One-lane highway (most mH)	60
other rural roads	60
other urban roads	40

Gujarat

Speed Limits

Road type	Speed limit Urban area	Speed limit Rural area	WME Road Type	Comments
Expressway/Freeway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	100	100	Freeway
National (NH) and State (SH) Highway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	50	80	Major Highway   Minor Highway
National (NH) and State (SH) Highway all others	40	60	Major Highway   Minor Highway
Major District Roads (MDR)	40-60	60-80	Minor Highway   Primary Street
Other roads	20-40	40-60	Primary Street   Street	Natural speed
Toll segments of the roads	30	30	same as the other part of the road	The toll booth should be added as an Area Place (type: junction/interchange) when it is visible on the satellite picture

Kerala

Speed Limits

Default speed limits in km/h (kmp)
road type	Kerala
Freeway	80
Two-lane highway	80
One-lane highway (most mH)	80
other rural roads	60
other urban roads	40

Madhya Pradesh

Speed Limits

Road type	Speed limit Urban area	Speed limit Rural area	WME Road Type	Comments
Expressway/Freeway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	100	100	Freeway
National (NH) and State (SH) Highway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	60	90	Major Highway   Minor Highway
National (NH) and State (SH) Highway all others	40	60	Major Highway   Minor Highway
Major District Roads (MDR)	40	60	Minor Highway   Primary Street
Other roads	20,40	60	Primary Street   Street	20 - in small villages and areas with high density of buildings (usual in old parts of the cities); 40 in new or less dense parts of the cities
Toll segments of the roads	30	30	same as the other part of the road	The toll booth should be added as an Area Place (type: junction/interchange) when it is visible on the satellite picture

Maharastra

Speed Limits

Road type	Speed limit Urban area	Speed limit Rural area	WME Road Type	Comments
Expressway/Freeway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	80	80	Freeway
National (NH) and State (SH) Highway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	50	80	Major Highway   Minor Highway
National (NH) and State (SH) Highway all others	40	80	Major Highway   Minor Highway
Major District Roads (MDR)	40-60	60-80	Minor Highway   Primary Street
Other roads	20-40	40-60	Primary Street   Street	Natural speed
Toll segments of the roads	30	30	same as the other part of the road	The toll booth should be added as an Area Place (type: junction/interchange) when it is visible on the satellite picture

Punjab

Road Data

Public Works Department information [4]

Speed Limits

Road type	Speed limit Rural area	Speed limit Urban area	WME Road Type	Comments
Expressway/Freeway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	100	100	Freeway
National (NH) Highway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	80	50	Major Highway
National (NH) Highway all others	70	50	Major Highway
State (SH) Highway (multilane, separate roads for directions)	70	50	Minor Highway
State (SH) Highway all others	60	50	Minor Highway
Major District Roads (MDR)	60	40	Minor Highway   Primary Street	If road is over 15km in length upgrade to Minor Highway
Other roads	60	40,20	Primary Street   Street	20 - in small villages and areas with high density of buildings (usual in old parts of the cities); 40 in new or less dense parts of the cities
Toll segments of the roads	30	30	same as the other part of the road	The toll booth should be added as an Area Place (type: junction/interchange) when it is visible on the satellite picture

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

In the table below are the cities, sub-districts (Taluka) and districts of Tamil Nadu, sorted on city name.

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