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Regions, States and Union Territories of India


General info

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

Karnataka

The Indian State of Karnataka is divided into 4 main regions: Bengaluru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Mysuru. The state has 34 administrative districts, as listed in the table (source):

Karnataka divisions

Region District Sub-district Map
Belagavi Bagalkot [1]
Bengaluru Bengaluru Urban
  • Anekal
  • Bengaluru North
  • Bengaluru East
  • Bengaluru South
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Bengaluru Bengaluru Rural File:Karnataka Bangalore Rural locator map.svg
Belagavi Belagavi File:Karnataka Belgaum locator map.svg
Kalaburagi Bellary File:Karnataka Bellary locator map.svg
Kalaburagi Bidar File:Karnataka Bidar locator map.svg
Belagavi Vijayapura File:Karnataka Bijapur locator map.svg
Mysuru Chamarajanagar File:Karnataka Chamarajanagar locator map.svg
Bengaluru Chikballapur File:Karnataka Chikballapur locator map.svg
Mysuru Chikkamagaluru File:Karnataka Chikmagalur locator map.svg
Bengaluru Chitradurga File:Karnataka Chitradurga locator map.svg
Mysuru Dakshina Kannada File:Karnataka DK locator map.svg
Bengaluru Davanagere File:Karnataka Davanagere locator map.svg
Belagavi Dharwad File:Karnataka Dharwad locator map.svg
Belagavi Gadag File:Karnataka Gadag locator map.svg
Kalaburagi Kalaburagi File:Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg
Mysuru Hassan File:Karnataka Hassan locator.svg
Belagavi Haveri File:Karnataka Haveri locator map.svg
Mysuru Kodagu File:Karnataka Kodagu locator map.svg
Bengaluru Kolar File:Karnataka Kolar locator map.svg
Kalaburagi Koppal File:Karnataka Koppal locator map.svg
Mysuru Mandya File:Karnataka Mandya locator map.svg
Mysuru Mysuru File:Karnataka Mysore locator map.svg
Kalaburagi Raichur File:Karnataka Raichur locator map.svg
Bengaluru Ramanagara File:Karnataka Ramanagara locator map.svg
Bengaluru Shivamogga File:Karnataka Shimoga locator map.svg
Bengaluru Tumakuru File:Karnataka Tumkur locator map.svg
Mysuru Udupi File:Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg
Belagavi Uttara Kannada File:Karnataka UK locator map.svg
Kalaburagi Yadgir File:Karnataka Yadgir locator map.svg

Bengaluru district