cahya/simple-wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Chittoor district (), is a district in Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. Chittoor district has many major temples including Tirupati and Kanipakam and temples. It lies in the Poini river valley of southernmost Andhra Pradesh along the Chennai – Bangalore section Chennai-Mumbai highway. It is a major market centre for mangoes, grains, sugarcane, and peanuts.

Demographics 
According to the 2011 census Chittoor district has a population of 4,170,468. This gives it a ranking of 47th in India (out of a total of 640)and 6th in its state. The district has a population density of  . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.33%. Chittoor has a sex ratio of 1002 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.36%.

In 2007–2008 the International Institute for Population Sciences interviewed 1010 households in 38 villages across the district. They found that 92.7% had access to electricity, 99.6% had drinking water, 33.3% toilet facilities, and 53.8% lived in a pucca (permanent) home. 29.3% of girls wed before the legal age of 18 and 88.2% of interviewees carried a BPL card.

Telugu is both the official and spoken language.

References

Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool District is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, in the west-central part of the state and is bounded by Mahabubnagar district of Telangana in the north, Raichur district of Karnataka in the northwest, Bellary district of Karnataka in the west, Ananthapur district in the south, YSR Kadapa district in the South East and Prakasham district in the east.
The city of Kurnool is the headquarters of the district. It has a population of 4,053,463 of which 28.35% were urban as of 2011. It occupies 10th and 2nd place in terms of area in Largest Districts of India and Andhra Pradesh respectively, accounting for   and 53rd place in terms of Population in India.

Demographics
According to the 2011 census Kurnool district has a population of 4,046,601, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon. This gives it a ranking of 54th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of  . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.65%. Kurnool has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 61.13%.

References

Other websites

 Official Website 
 Kurnool Website

Districts of Andhra Pradesh
The Indian state of Kerala borders with the states of Tamil Nadu on the south and east, Karnataka on the north and the Lakshadweep Sea coastline on the west. The Western Ghats, bordering the eastern boundary of the State, form an almost continuous mountain wall, except near Palakkad where there is a natural mountain pass known as the Palakkad Gap. When the independent India amalgamated small states together Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore-Cochin state on 1 July 1949. However, Malabar remained under the Madras province. The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood.

The state of Kerala is divided into 14 revenue districts. On the basis of geography the state's districts are generally grouped into three parts :- The North Kerala districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode ; the Central Kerala districts of Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kottayam and the South Kerala districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta. Such a regional division occurred being part of historical Kingdoms of Kochi, Travancore and British Province of Malabar. The Travancore region is again divided into three zones as Northern Travancore (Hill Range) (Idukki and parts of Ernakulam), Central Travancore (Central Range) (Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam) and Southern Travancore (South Range) (Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam). Almost all of the districts in Kerala have the same name as the important town or city in the district, the exception being Idukki district, Wayanad district& Ernakulam district. The 14 districts are further divided into 75 taluks, and 941 Gram panchayats. Some of the districts and their towns were renamed in 1990 like Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum), Kollam (Quilon or Venad), Alappuzha (Alleppey),As per GO(P) No.133/90/RD dated 7.2.90, Government of Kerala Thrissur (Trichur or Thirushivaperur), Palakkad (Palghat), Kozhikode (Calicut) and Kannur (Cannanore).

Alphabetical listing

References

Other websites

 Official website of Government of Kerala
The Indian State of Maharashtra came into existence on 1 May, 1960. It is also known as Maharashtra Day, It has 36 Districts,as of now.Initially with 26 districts. 10 new districts have been created since then, and currently the number of districts in the state is 36. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions(Prashaskiy Vibhag) shown below.

Regions and Divisions

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.

Regions
Geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions: 
 Vidarbha - (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) - (Old Berar Region)
 Marathwada - (Aurangabad Division)
  Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra Region - (Nashik Division)
 Konkan - (Konkan Division)
 Paschim Maharashtra Region - (Pune Division)

Divisions

Districts
The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2001 Census of India.

References

Census of India

Districts of Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh, a state of India, has 28 administrative districts.

At the time of separation from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh originally had 16 districts. Two new districts: Bijapur and Narayanpur were carved out on May 11, 2007 and nine new districts on Jan 1, 2012. The new districts have been created by carving out the existing districts to facilitate more targeted, focused and closer administration. These districts have been named Sukma, Kondagaon, Balod, Bemetara, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur.A new District Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi came into existence on 10 February 2020 as the 28th district

Districts of Chhattisgarh
Following the creation of new districts in 2012, Chhattisgarh consists of 28 districts.

Surguja Division:
Koriya
Balrampur-Ramanujganj
Surajpur
Jashpur
Surguja

Bilaspur Division:
Bilaspur
Mungeli
Korba
Janjgir-Champa
Raigarh

● Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi

Durg Division:
Kabirdham (Kawardha)
Bemetara
Durg
Balod
Rajnandgaon

Raipur Division:
Mahasamund
Baloda Bazar
Gariaband
Raipur
Dhamtari

Bastar Division:
Kanker (Uttar Bastar)
Narayanpur
Kondagaon
Jagdalpur (Madhya Bastar)
Dantewada (Dakshin Bastar)
Bijapur
Sukma

References

Further reading
 
 

Chhattisgarh
Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called districts.

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District Collector (DC) or Deputy Commissioner in some states (DC). The District Collector is dual-hatted and also holds the title of District Magistrate. As a District Magistrate he or she is responsible for maintaining law and order in that district and as a District Collector responsible for collection the revenue.  Generally, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Odisha Civil Service too get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of district-level officials belonging to different state government department for administering services to the state. A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

Districts

The areas and populations of the 30 districts are given below:

References

Odisha
Sir Brian Leon Barder, KCMG (20 June 1934 – 19 September 2017) was a British diplomat, author, blogger and civil liberties advocate. He was born in Bristol, England. 

Barder was British Ambassador to Ethiopia (1982–86); Ambassador to Poland (1986–88); High Commissioner to Nigeria and concurrently Ambassador to Bénin (1988–91) and High Commissioner to Australia (1991–94).

He was awarded the  in 1992.

References

Other websites
 Brian Barder's website
 Brian Barder's blog

1934 births
2017 deaths
British politicians
British writers
People from Bristol
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth D. "Betty" Phillips (née Capaldi; c. 1945 – September 23, 2017) was an American educator and administrator. She was born in Rochester, New York. She was the Director of University of Florida Online.  She resigned abruptly after serving only three months in that position, without explanation. She previously served as provost and executive vice president of Arizona State University (2006-2013) and provost of the University of Florida (1996-1999), among other administrative positions.

Phillips died in Gainesville, Florida from brain cancer on September 23, 2017 at the age of 72.

References

1945 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from brain cancer
Cancer deaths in Florida
Educators from New York
People from Rochester, New York
Valery Grigorievich Asapov (; 1 January 1966 – 23 September 2017) was a Russian lieutenant general in the Russian military. Asapov has been described as one of the senior Russian military advisers in Syria. Asapov, then commander of an army motorised rifle brigade, was awarded the 4th Class of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" by President Vladimir Putin on 23 February 2013.

Asapov was killed by mortar fire from ISIL militants near the city of Deir ez-Zor during the Syrian Civil War, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. He was 51 years old.

References

1966 births
2017 deaths
Deaths by firearm
Assassinations
Russian military people
Washington Benavides (March 3, 1930 – September 24, 2017) was a Uruguayan poet and musician. He was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. During the 1950s he collaborated on the review Asir. In 1955 he published his first book, Tata Vizcacha. enavides taught literature at the secondary level. He later joined the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Letters of the University of the Republic, Uruguay.

Benavides died of complications from pneumonia in Montevideo, Uruguay on September 24, 2017 at the age of 87.

References

Other websites

 Songs and milongas by Washington Benavides 
El frasco azul y otros frascos. Ediciones Abrelabios 

1930 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia
Uruguayan writers
Poets
Musicians
Uruguayan educators
Joseph Michael "Joe" McDade (September 29, 1931 – September 24, 2017) was a an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 1963 through 1999 as a Republican.

McDade died on September 24, 2017 in Fairfax, Virginia of heart failure at the age of 85.

References

Other websites
 
 Photo of Congressman Joseph McDade 
 

1931 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Cardiovascular disease deaths in Virginia
United States representatives from Pennsylvania
US Republican Party politicians
People from Scranton, Pennsylvania
Anatoly Andreyevich Gromyko (, 15 April 1932 – 25 September 2017) was a Soviet and Russian scientist and diplomat. He was born in Barysaw, Soviet Union. He specialized in American and African studies as well as international relations. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Union of Russian Artists.

Between 1961 and 1965 worked at the Soviet Embassy to the United Kingdom. After that he took leading positions at the Institute for African Studies and Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He then returned to diplomacy and acted as the Soviet deputy ambassador in the United States (1973–74) and East Germany (1974–75).

References

1932 births
2017 deaths
Ambassadors of the Soviet Union
Russian politicians
Russian scientists
Robert Andrew Wass, known professionally as Bobby Knutt (25 November 1945 – 25 September 2017), was a British television actor and comedian, He started in entertainment as a stand-up comedian. He was best known for playing Albert Dingle in Emmerdale.

Knutt also appeared in Last of the Summer Wine, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, All Creatures Great & Small, Our Friends in the North, and Coronation Street as garage boss Ron Sykes.

Knutt died suddenly of a heart attack in France on 25 September 2017 at the age of 71.

References

Other websites
 

1945 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Cardiovascular disease deaths in France
British television actors
British comedians
Actors from Yorkshire
People from Sheffield
Robert "Bo" Goldman (born September 10, 1932) is an American writer, Broadway playwright and screenwriter. He has received two Academy Awards out of three nominations. He was born in New York City. He is known for writing the screenplay of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. For his work on the movie Goldman also received the Writers Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award.

References

Other websites

 

Golden Globe Award winning writers
Academy Award winners
1932 births
Living people
American playwrights
Screenwriters from New York City
The Indian state Madhya Pradesh has 55 districts grouped into ten divisions.

Bhopal division
 Bhopal district
 Raisen district
 Rajgarh district
 Sehore district
 Vidisha district
Chambal division
 Morena district
 Sheopur district
 Bhind district
Gwalior division
 Gwalior district
 Ashoknagar district (split from Guna in 2003)
 Shivpuri district
 Datia district
 Guna district
 Chachaura district (approved by cabinet on 18 March 2020)
Indore division
 Alirajpur district (split from Jhabua district on 17 May 2008)
 Barwani district

 Indore district
Dhar district
 Jhabua district
 Khandwa district (East Nimar)
 Khargone district (West Nimar)
 Burhanpur district

Jabalpur division
 Balaghat district
 Chhindwara district
 Jabalpur district
 Katni district
 Mandla district
 Narsinghpur district
 Seoni district
Narmadapuram division (created on 27 Aug 2008 from districts of Bhopal division)
 Betul district 
 Harda district
 Hoshangabad district
Rewa division
 Rewa district
 Satna district
 Sidhi district
 Singrauli district (split from Sidhi district on 24 May 2008 
   Maihar district (approved by cabinet on 18 March 2020)     )
Sagar division
 Chhatarpur district
 Damoh district
 Panna district
 Sagar district
 Tikamgarh district
Niwari district

Shahdol division 
 Anuppur district 
 Shahdol district 
 Umaria district
 Dindori district
Ujjain division
 Agar Malwa district(split from Shajapur district on 16 Aug 2013)
 Dewas district
 Mandsaur district
 Neemuch district
 Ratlam district
 Shajapur district
 Ujjain district
   Nagda district (approved by cabinet on 18 March 2020)

References
The western Indian state of Gujarat has 33 districts after several splits of the original 17 districts at the formation of the state in 1960.

Kutch is the largest district of Gujarat while Dang is the smallest. Ahmedabad district has the highest population while Dang has the lowest. Surat is the most densely populated district while Kutch is the least.

There are 253 Talukas (subdivisions of districts) in Gujarat.

List of districts by division 
The list of districts, organized by divisions:

Table

Other websites 

Districts of Gujarat : At a Glance
 : Govt Of India site shows Districts of Gujarat
 : Govt of Gujarat site shows profile of each districts

References
Haryana, with 22 districts, is  a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's seventeenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region.

Districts
Government of Haryana has divided Haryana state in the following 22 districts:

References
General

Specific

Haryana
Bihar, a state of India, has currently thirty-eight administrative districts.

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

3 to 5 districts comprise to form a division(प्रमंडल). Each district is divided into  Sub-division(अनुमंडल), which are further sub-divided into C.D. Block(प्रखण्ड)

Summary

References

Other websites
http://districts.nic.in/disdetails.aspx?str_state=Ymg= 
  Bihar Districts Information Portal  bihar
http://www.biharspider.com/resources/2437-Districts-Bihar-Names.aspx 

Bihar
Jharkhand, a state of India, has twenty-four administrative districts.

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

History
At the time of formation, Jharkhand state had 18 districts. Later, six more districts were carved out by reorganizing these districts. The 23rd and 24th districts, Khunti and Ramgarh came into existence on September 12, 2007.

Administrative Divisions and District

Districts as per Divisions

Presently, 24 districts of Jharkhand are grouped in to 5 divisions. These divisions are:
 Palamu division - 3 Districts: Palamu, Garhwa, Latehar - Headquarters: Medininagar
 North Chotanagpur division - 7 Districts: Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Dhanbad - Headquarters: Hazaribagh
 South Chotanagpur division - 5 Districts: Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Ranchi, Khunti - Headquarters: Ranchi
 Kolhan division - 3 Districts: West Singhbhum, Saraikela Kharsawan, East Singhbhum - Headquarters: Chaibasa
 Santhal Pargana division - 6 Districts: Jamtara, Deoghar, Dumka, Pakur, Godda, Sahebganj - Headquarters: Dumka

Total Districts
Below is the list of districts.

Garhwa
Palamu
Latehar.
Chatra 
Hazaribagh
Koderma 
Giridih 
Ramgarh
Bokaro
Dhanbad district
Lohardaga
Gumla
Simdega
Ranchi
Khunti
West Singhbhum
Saraikela Kharsawan
East Singhbhum
Jamtara
Deoghar
Dumka
Pakur
Godda 
Sahebganj

Notes and references

Other websites

Travel guide to Jharkhand's districts
Jharkhand State Government Official website 

Jharkhand
A district of the Punjab state of India is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a deputy commissioner or district magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Punjab Civil Service and other state services. As of May 18, 2021, there are 23 districts in Punjab, when the 23rd district of Malerkotla was formed.

Overview
A senior superintendent of police, an officer who belongs to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Police Service and other Punjab Police officials.

A division forest officer, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the forests, environment, and other wildlife-related issues in the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Forest Service and other Punjab forestry officials and Punjab wildlife officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as Irrigation, PWD, Agriculture, Health, Education, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to various State Services.

List

References
A district of Uttarakhand state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner (earlier called District Collector) or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The deputy commissioner and the district magistrate are assisted by a number of officers (such as deputy collector, assistant collector, assistant district magistrate, tehsildar, deputy (naib) tehsildar) belonging to Uttarakhand Civil Service and other Uttarakhand state services.

A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, heads the police in the district and is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. He is assisted by the officers of the Uttarakhand Police Service.

A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Uttarakhand Forest Service and other Uttarakhand Forest officials and Uttarakhand Wild-Life officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services.

Four new districts are proposed in Uttarakhand: Ranikhet, Didihat, Kotdwar and Yamunotri.

Alphabetical listing

Proposed Districts
 Didihat, from Pithoragarh district
 Kashipur, from Udham Singh Nagar district
 Kotdwar, from Pauri Garhwal district
 Ramnagar, from Nainital district
 Ranikhet, from Almora district 
 Rishikesh, from Dehradun district, Tehri Garhwal district, and Pauri Garhwal district
 Roorkee, from Haridwar district
 Yamunotri, from Uttarkashi district

Government should make a joint city with kashipur and ramnagar with single municipal cooperation and bigger combined budget for two citys*

References

Other websites
More about Uttarakhand at state 

Uttarakhand
A district of Himachal Pradesh is an administrative geographical unit, the Revenue department of which is headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Himachal Administrative Service and other Himachal state services.

A District Judge serves as the head of the Judiciary of the district. Courts subordinate to him include those of the Civil Judges, Senior Civil Judges, and Judicial Magistrates.

A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Himachal Police Service and other Himachal Police officials.

A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Himachal Forest Service and other Himachal Forest officials and Himachal Wild-Life officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services.

Districts

References

Himachal Pradesh
The Union territory of Daman and Diu, India consists of two districts.
 Daman district
 Diu district

Until 1961 this Union territory was part of the Portuguese India.

References

Daman and Diu
Diu district () is one of the two districts of the union territory of Daman and Diu of India. It is the ninth least populous district in the country (out of 640).

Geography
Diu district occupies an area of ,

It consists of Diu Island and a part on the mainland (the Ghoghla peninsula).  20 km East of Diu Island, is the village of Simbor.

Diu Island 
Diu Island is the place where the town of Diu is located. Diu Fort is also located on Diu Island.

Mainland 
The area on the mainland borders Gir Somnath district of Gujarat. It contains the village of Ghoghla.

The village lies on the mainland opposite the eastern end of the island .

Demographics
According to the 2011 census Diu district has a population of 52,056, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.  This gives it a ranking of 631st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of  . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was  17.73%. Diu has a sex ratio of 1030 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.36%.

References

Other websites 
 Official website

Daman and Diu
On December 1, 1965 the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency was divided into five districts:
 Kameng district
 upper Subansiri district and lower Subansiri district
 Siang district
 Lohit district
 Tirap district

Districts
  Kameng Division (Bomdila): Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng
  Subansiri Division (Ziro): Papum Pare, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
  Siang Division (Pasighat): West Siang, East Siang, Central Siang, Upper Siang
  Lohit-Dibang Division (Tezu): Upper Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai
  Tirap Division (Khonsa): Changlang, Tirap,  Longding

As of 2016, Arunachal Pradesh comprises 20 districts. Most of them are inhabited by various tribal groups. These are:

New Proposals
 Rima district, from Changlang district. Sub-divisions: Diyun, Bordumsa, Kharsang, Jairampur, Nampong, Rima-Putak (Tikhak), Miao, and Vijoynagar
 Lower Siang district with headquarter in Likabali, from West Siang district and East Siang district
 Itanagar district, from Papum Pare district. Sub-divisions: Tarasso, Balijan, Sangdupota, Banderdava, Itanagar, and Naharlagun.
 Sagalee district, from Papum Pare district. Sub-divisions: Sagalee, Leporiang, Parang, and Mengio.
 North Subansiri district, from Kurung Kumey (Sub-divisions of Sarli, Damin), Kra Daadi (Sub-division of Pipsorang/Longding Koling) and Upper Subansiri (Sub-divisions of Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, Siyum) districts.
 Leparada district with headquarter in Basar 
 Hayuliang district, from Anjaw district (Sub-divisions of Hayuliang, Metengliang, Chaglagam, Goiliang) and northeastern parts of Tezu circle in Lohit district.

Notes

Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur, a state of India, has sixteen administrative districts.

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

On 9 December 2016, the government created 7 new districts, bringing the total number of districts to 16.

Divisions and Districts
 Inner Manipur Division: (Imphal) - Districts of Bishnupur, Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, and Kakching
 North Manipur Division: (Ukhrul) - Districts of Tamenglong, Kangpokpi, Senapati, Ukhrul, and Kamjong
 South Manipur Division: (Churachandpur) - Districts of Jiribam, Noney, Pherzawl, Churachandpur, Chandel, and Tengnoupal

Districts
The sixteen districts of Manipur state are:

References 

Manipur
Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 33 administrative geographical units called districts.

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), which combines the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue.  Generally, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Assam Civil Service too get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions, headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. The police administration in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police, which started functioning from 1 January 2015.

Districts 
The areas and populations of the 33 districts are given below:

# - Districts under Bodoland Territorial Council

References

Other websites
 Districts of India

Assam
The Indian state of Mizoram is divided into 8 districts.

Administrative structure 
A district of Mizoram is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is in charge of the administration in that particular district. He has to perform triple functions as he holds three positions as the Deputy Commissioner, the District Magistrate and the District Collector.As a Deputy Commissioner he is the executive head of the district.The District Magistrate is responsible for maintaining the law and order situation in the district.As the Collector he is the Chief Revenue Officer of the district who is responsible for revenue collection and recovery.

A Superintendent of Police (SP) controls the police administration of each district.

A district is divided into one or more subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks.

Districts

Proposed Districts
 Khawzawl, from Champhai district
 Saitual, from Aizawl district
 Sinlung Hills, from Champhai district, and Aizawl district (Area under proposed Sinlung Hills Autonomous District Council)
 Hnahthial, from Lunglei district
 Chawngte, from Lawngtlai district (Area under Chakma Autonomous District Council)
 Sangau, from Saiha district (Area part of Lai Autonomous District Council)

References

Mizoram
The Indian state of Tripura borders with Bangladesh and the Indian states of Assam & Mizoram. The third smallest state in India and also a princely state till 1949, It covers an area of 10,491 km2 (4,051 sq mi).The area of modern Tripura was ruled for several centuries by the Tripuri dynasty. It was a princely state during British rule, and joined the newly independent India.Ethnic strife between the indigenous people and Bengali population led to tension and scattered violence since its integration into the country, but the establishment of an autonomous tribal administrative agency and other strategies have led to peace. Tripura was divided into 4 districts but with effect from 21 January 2012 four more new districts was divided making a total of 8 districts in the state.

Former administrative structure

New list of Districts after the reorganization
For administrative purposes, the state has been divided into 8 districts, 23 subdivisions and  58 development blocks - with effect from 21 January 2012, after a Government of Tripura Decision, out of which the newly created districts are 4, subdivisions 6, development blocks 5. The four new Districts are Khowai Unakoti, Sipahijala and Gomati; the six new sub-divisions are Jirania, Mohanpur, Kumarghat, Panisagar, Jampuijala and Karbook; the five new development blocks are Yuvarajnagar, Durga Chawmuhani, Jolaibari, Silachari and Lefunga.

The information here are latest updated as of 25.05.2015

Demographics
The following is a list of the basic demographic data for the districts of Tripura based on the size of the district's area, arranged in descending order (The data input here is taken from 2011 Census, however the new four districts were formed in 2012 so information on those are of 2012)

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Tripura
Managani festival is a world renowned festival celebrated in Karaikal city. It is celebrated in the memory Lord Bikshantar who will be provided food by Karaikal Ammaiyar, that is Amuthu Padayal in Tamil.

Reason of the celebration
This festival's history relies on Karaikkal Ammaiyar's life.One day Ammaiyar's husband, Paramathathan, had sent two mangoes to be kept for him. That day a hungry Shaiva devotee (Lord Bikshantar) came to her residence. Ammaiyar gave the devotee, curd rice and one of the two mangoes which her husband gave earlier. Later, when Ammaiyar's husband came home, Ammaiyar served him the other mango. The mango was very delicious, and her husband requested that the other mango be served. Ammaiyar went inside kitchen, she didn't know what to do since the Mango is already served to the shaiva devotee(Lord Bikshantar). With Lord Siva's grace a Divine Mango appeared in her palm. Ammaiyaar was very happy and served the Mango to her husband.

As this fruit was divinely sweet and was infinitely delicious compared to the previous one, her husband inquired as to how Ammaiyar obtained this mango. Subsequently,Karaikkal Ammaiyar worshiped Lord's feet and revealed the truth to her husband, who didn't believe it. He asked her to show another mango with divine help. Ammaiyar prayed to Lord Shiva for another mango. Immediately Lord Shiva gave her a similar mango,which she gave it to her husband. The mango then disappeared, and Paramathathan realised the divine nature of his wife. He understood that Ammaiyar was worthy of worship and she cannot be treated as his wife. He then deserted Ammaiyar, becoming a trader and married the daughter of a merchant who then gave birth to their child. Paramathathan named the child with the real name of Ammaiyar, Punithavathi. When the word reached Ammaiyar's family, they decided that they must take her to him. When he saw his former wife, Paramathathan addressed her reverentially, saying that he realised Ammaiyar was no ordinary human being. He worshipped her with his wife and child. Ammaiyar prayed to Lord Shiva asking for a boon that she may worship Lord Shiva as a disembodied wraith. She received the boon, and leaving all her beauty and her body behind.This was the reason of formation of this grand festival of Mangani.

Celebration
The celebration is celebrated in the Tamil month of Aani (June–July)lasting a month. Each day the Panchamurthi or the Five divine Gods idol are taken through each streets of Karaikal. On the main day of the festival the huge idol of Lord Bikshatanar is taken through the streets. On the same day, people of Karaikal throw Mangani or Mangoes from their roof towards the crowd.
Goodness of eating the Mango caught in the festival are:
 The blessings of Lord Shiva is obtained.
 Those who didn't get child for long years give birth child.
In the 30 days each day is celebrated with orchestras, debates, bharathanatyam dance etc. The official song of Mangani festival is composed by S.Natarajan, son of Kalaikavalar Karai Subbaiya, one of the most famous musician in Karaikal, owning an orchestra named Newtone Orchestra.

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Karaikal District
Nagaland, a state of India, has 12 administrative districts.

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues

Districts
The twelve  districts of Nagaland state are:

Dimapur
Kiphire
Kohima
Longleng
Mokokchung
Mon
Peren
Phek
Tuensang
Wokha
Zunheboto
Noklak

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Other websites
A Gateway to Districts of India 

Nagaland
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References 
 New York Post
 Fox News 
 Sun News
 The Washington Post

Other websites 
 www.joeforcongress2012.com - running for the US House of Representatives
 JoeForAmerica.com - Joe the Plumber's news site

1973 births
Living people
American journalists
American political commentators
American political activists
People from Toledo, Ohio
Plumbers
Republicans (United States)
Nagercoil ("Temple of the Nāgas") is a town in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District. The city is situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, locked with the Western Ghats on all sides. It was briefly part of the erstwhile Travancore state, till almost a decade after India's Independence from Britain in 1947. In 1956, it was merged with Tamil Nadu. In its earlier days, the town and its surroundings were known as Nanjilnadu. Nagercoil holds a number of educational institutions, hospitals, offices and industries. It is also the hub of industrial and commercial activity in the district, and a fertile agricultural area that produces paddy. The minerals ilmenite and monazite are mined there. The land is surrounded by hills and lush green paddy fields. It is also known for different varieties of bananas. Nagercoil is a land of great traditional and cultural significance.

According to 2011 census, Nagercoil had a population of 224,849 with a sex-ratio of 1,050 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 20,241 were under the age of six, constituting 10,119 males and 10,122 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 4.19% and .17% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 95.35%. The city had a total of 59,997 households. There were a total of 76,345 workers, comprising 244 cultivators, 1,155 main agricultural laborers, 2,271 in household industries, 67,050 other workers, 5,625 marginal workers, 110 marginal cultivators, 361 marginal agricultural laborers, 447 marginal workers in household industries and 4,707 other marginal workers.

As per the religious census of 2011, Nagercoil had 61.06% Hindus, 8.89% Muslims, 29.94% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.02% Jains and 0.06% following other religions or not stating their position.

The largest concentration of the population of the town and the District is along the coastal belt, on the eastern side, while the largely forested areas on the western side of the district (along the Western Ghats) are sparsely populated.

Places near Nagercoil

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Other websites

 Official website of Kanyakumari district 

Kanyakumari district
Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a city and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in Ramanathapuram district.  census, the town had a population of 61,440.Density of population: 320 people per square kilometer; Literacy Rate: 81.48% - Male: 87.89%, Female: 74.93%; Male Female Ratio: 1000:977.Ramanathapuram is the top producer of chilli pepper in Tamil Nadu. It is connected to other cities by NH-49.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Ramanathapuram had a population of 61,440 with a sex-ratio of 988 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,370 were under the age of six, constituting 3,245 males and 3,125 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 4.89% and .8% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 83.42%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 14716 households. There were a total of 20,375 workers, comprising 115 cultivators, 178 main agricultural labourers, 262 in house hold industries, 18,773 other workers, 1,047 marginal workers, 20 marginal cultivators, 30 marginal agricultural labourers, 41 marginal workers in household industries and 956 other marginal workers.

As per the religious census of 2011, Ramanathapuram had 79.00% Hindus, 19.71% Muslims, 3.08% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.79% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

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Ramanathapuram district
Sivaganga is the headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also the headquarters of the Sivaganga taluk. The town is located at a distance of  from Madurai and  from the state capital Chennai.It is the important city in this district for official and commercial purpose.

Sivagangai kingdom was founded by Sasivarna Periya Oodaya Thevar in 1730. The town was subsequently ruled by his successors and ultimately by Velu Nachiyar under the stewardship of Maruthu Pandiyar. They were against the British Empire, but ultimately lost to them in 1790. The Company appointed Gowry Vallaba Periya Oodaya Thevar as the Zamindar of Sivaganga in 1801, whose successors continued with chaos until India's independence in 1947. It was under Ramnad district until 1984 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Sivaganga district. The town is known for agriculture, metal working and weaving. The region around Sivaganga has considerable mineral deposits.

Sivaganga is administered by a municipality established in 1965. As of 2011, the municipality covered an area of  and had a population of 40,403. Sivagangai comes under the Sivaganga assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Sivaganga constituency which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to the town and it also has rail connectivity. The nearest seaport, Thoothukudi Port, is located  from Sivaganga, while the nearest airport, Madurai International Airport, is located  from the town.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Sivaganga had a population of 40,403 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,880 were under the age of six, constituting 1,985 males and 1,895 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 9.59% and .07% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 83.86%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 10184 households. There were a total of 14,145 workers, comprising 164 cultivators, 294 main agricultural labourers, 246 in house hold industries, 11,406 other workers, 2,035 marginal workers, 54 marginal cultivators, 127 marginal agricultural labourers, 173 marginal workers in household industries and 1,681 other marginal workers. Sivaganga town had a growth of 25% during the decades of 1991 and 2001. The population density of the town has nearly doubled in the decades of 1981, 1991 and 2001. Spread over area of , the density increased from 3500 person per km2 in 1981 and to 4800 person per km2 in 1991. The development was largely concentrated along the whole town area.

As per the religious census of 2011, Sivaganga had 84.75% Hindus, 10.07% Muslims, 4.66% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists and 0.49% following other religions.

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Sivaganga district
Sivakasi taluk is a taluk of Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Sivakasi.

Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Sivakasi had a population of 427,072 with 211,932  males and 215,140 females. There were 1015 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 72.65. Child population in the age group below 6 was 21,815 Males and 21,321 Females.

Villages in Sivakasi Taluk
 Alamarathupatti
 Anaikuttam
 Anaiyur
 Anuppankulam
 Boovanathapuram
 Chokkampatti
 V.Chokkalingapuram
 Erichanatham
 Injar
 Kalayarkurichi
 Kariseri
 Kattachinnampatti
 Goundampatti
 Kitchanaickenpatti
 kiliyampatti
 Kothaneri
 Krishnapperi
 Krishnapuram
 Kumilankulam
 Lakshminarayanapuram
 Mangalam
 Melamathur
 Maraneri
 Nadayaneri
 Naduvapatti
 Namaskarithanpatti
 Nedungulam
 Niraimathi
 Pallapatti
 Periapottalpatti
 Poolavoorani
 Pudukkottai
 M.Pudupatti
 Rengapalayam
 Saminatham
 Sengamalanatchiyarpuram
 Sengamalapatti
 Sevaloor
 Sithamanaickenpatti
 Sithurajapuram
 Sukkiravarpatti
 Thatchakudi
 Thevarkulam
 Oorampatti
 A.Thulukkapatti
 Vadamalapuram
 Vadapatti
 Vadi
 Velliahpuram
 Vellore
 Vilampatti
 Viswanatham
 Vendurayapuram
 Zaminsalwarpatti
 Naranapuram
Mangundam Patti

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Virudhunagar district
Srivilliputhur is a town and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396.

The most important landmark of Srivilliputhur is 11-tiered tower structure dedicated to the Lord of Srivilliputhur, known as Vatapatrasayee. The tower of this temple rises 192 feet high and is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu.  It is said to have been built by Periyalvar, believed to be the father-in-law of the Temple Deity, with a purse of gold that he won in debates held in the palace of Pandya King Vallabhadeva. Srivilliputhur is well known for its ancient heritage and devotional contributions.

It is on the Virudhunagar - Shenkottai line of the Southern Railway, about 74 km south of Madurai and connected by road and rail with Madurai, Sivakasi, Sankarankovil & Shenkottai, Thirunelveli and Sattur.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Srivilliputhur had a population of 75,396 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,884 were under the age of six, constituting 3,466 males and 3,418 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 6.21% and .01% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.84%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 21411 households. There were a total of 32,556 workers, comprising 134 cultivators, 1,241 main agricultural labourers, 3,126 in house hold industries, 25,769 other workers, 2,286 marginal workers, 18 marginal cultivators, 318 marginal agricultural labourers, 119 marginal workers in household industries and 1,831 other marginal workers. The decadal growth of population during the 1991–2001 period reduced to half of the previous decade due to migration to industrialized cities.

As per the religious census of 2011, Srivilliputhur (M) had 90.7% Hindus, 2.27% Muslims, 6.62% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.38% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

As of 1994, a total  (45%) of the land in Srivilliputhur was used for residential,  (3%) for commercial,  (3%) for industrial,  (5%) for public & semi public,  (2%) for educational and  (24%) for non urban purposes like agriculture and irrigation.

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Virudhunagar district