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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:  Districts. The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2001 Census of India.
The state of Telangana, in southern India is divided into 31 districts. A 'district' in the state of Telangana is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District collector, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. Statistics. In terms of area, Bhadradri Kothagudem is the largest district with an area of and Hyderabad is the smallest with . Hyderabad district is the most populated district with a population of 3943323 and Kumarambheem Asifabad district is the least populated with 515,805.
The Indian state Goa is divided into 2 districts: North Goa and South Goa. Administrative structure. North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions – Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim; and five taluks – Tiswadi (Panaji), Bardez (Mapusa), Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari (Valpoi), South Goa is further divided into five subdivisions – Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven "taluks" – Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona (Chaudi), Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda Taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015).
Chhattisgarh, a state of India, has 33 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. Later 5 new districts of Khairagarh, Manendragarh, Mohla-Manpur, Sakti and Sarangarh were added in 2022. Districts of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh consists of 33 districts. Surguja Division Bilaspur Division Durg Division Raipur Division Bastar Division
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Joseph Michael "Joe" McDade (September 29, 1931 – September 24, 2017) was 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.
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty (9 September 1980 – 25 September 2017) was an Egyptian woman who was thought to be the heaviest living woman in the world and the second heaviest woman in history (after Carol Yager). Her initial weight was claimed to be around 500 kg (1100lb). She was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her family has stated that she weighed 5kg (11 pounds) at birth. Suffering from a thyroid problem, she had to stop school. In May 2017, she was hospitalized and taken to India for health problems due to her weight. She was later transferred to the United Arab Emirates for further treatment. She lost around 715 pounds during her hospital stay. Abd El Aty died on September 25, 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from septic shock caused by kidney failure. She was 37 years old.
Anatoly Andreyevich Gromyko (, 15 April 1932 – 25 September 2017) was a 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 . Between 1961 and 1965, he worked at the Soviet Embassy in 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).
Robert Andrew Wass, known professionally as Bobby Knutt (25 November 1945 – 25 September 2017), was a English 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 &amp; 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.
Jan Triska or Jan Tříska (; 4 November 1936 – 25 September 2017) was a Czech actor. He was most notable for portraying Captain Henry Wirz in the American television movie "Andersonville" and as Milos in "The Karate Kid Part III".  Tříska also played the assassin in Miloš Forman's "The People vs. Larry Flynt," and appeared in " (season 5, episode 10)", ', "Blizzard", "The Osterman Weekend," "Ronin", "Apt Pupil" (as Isaac Weiskopf), and Peter Hyams' '. Tříska fell off the Charles Bridge in Prague on 23 September 2017 for unknown reasons. He was taken to the hospital and later died on 25 September at the age of 80.
Robert Spencer "Bo" Goldman (September 10, 1932 – July 25, 2023) was an American writer, Broadway playwright and screenwriter. He received two Academy Awards out of three nominations. He was born in New York City. He was 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. His son-in-law is filmmaker Todd Field. Goldman died in Helendale, California on July 25, 2023 at the age of 90.
The Indian state Madhya Pradesh have 55 districts and 2 proposed districts, which grouped into ten divisions.
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:
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:
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)
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: Total Districts. Below is the list of districts.
West Bengal is now divided into 23 districts. These includes the newly formed Jhargram district, Alipurduar district and the Kalimpong district, Purba Bardhaman district under five divisions. Alipurduar Bankura Birbhum Cooch Behar Dakshin Dinajpur (South Dinajpur) Darjeeling Hooghly Howrah Jalpaiguri Jhargram Kalimpong Kolkata Malda Murshidabad Nadia North 24 Parganas Paschim Medinipur (West Medinipur) Paschim (West) Burdwan (Bardhaman) Purba Burdwan (Bardhaman) Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur) Purulia South 24 Parganas Uttar Dinajpur (North Dinajpur Divisions. A group of districts forms a division. Divisions are administered by a 'Divisional Commissioner'. West Bengal is now divided in twenty three districts, grouped under five divisions: Demographics. The following is a list of the basic demographic data for the districts of West Bengal by their population rank in India
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.
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.  Four new districts are proposed in Uttarakhand: Ranikhet, Didihat, Kotdwar and Yamunotri.
A district of Himachal Pradesh is an administrative geographical unit.  Administration. Revenue department 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 officers belonging to Himachal Administrative Service and other state services. Law. 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. He/she is assisted by the local police officials. Forests. 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/she is assisted by the officers of the Himachal Forest Service, other Himachal Forest officials and Himachal Wild-Life officials. Other areas. 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.
There are 4 districts in Sikkim, an Indian state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The Indian army has control of a large territory, as the state is a sensitive border area. Many areas are restricted and permits are needed to visit them. There are a total of eight towns and nine subdivisions in Sikkim. The four districts are:
Presently, the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises 3 districts: History. On 1 August 1974 Nicobar district was separated from Andaman district. On 18 August 2006, Andaman district was bifurcated into two districts: North and Middle Andaman district and South Andaman district.
The Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India consists of three districts. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were part of Portuguese India until 1954, and Daman and Diu until 1961. In 2020, the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli merged with Daman and Diu.
Diu district () is one of the three districts of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 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%.
Delhi is divided into eleven revenue districts. Each district is headed by a District Magistrate and has three subdivisions. A Subdivision Magistrate heads each subdivision. The initial nine districts came into existence from January 1997. Prior to that, there used to be only one district for whole of Delhi with district headquarters at Tis-Hazari. In September 2012, two new districts, viz. South East and Shahdara were added to the city's map, taking the total count to 11. The District Administration of Delhi is the enforcement department for all kinds of Government of Delhi and Central Government policies and exercises supervisory over numerous other functionaries of the Government. Below is the list of the districts and subdivisions of Delhi:
On December 1, 1965 the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency was divided into five districts: Districts. As of 2016, Arunachal Pradesh comprises 20 districts. Most of them are inhabited by various tribal groups. These are:
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. Districts. The sixteen districts of Manipur state are:
Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 35 administrative geographical units called "districts". Assam has 30 districts. Administration. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit. They are headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC). DC combines the offices of the District Magistrate responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue. The DC is assisted by officials belonging to different wings of state administrative services. The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions. They are 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 in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police. It started functioning from 1 January 2015. Districts. The areas and populations of the 35 districts are given below:
The Indian state of Meghalaya is divided into 11 districts. Districts. Meghalaya currently has 11 districts.  Jaintia Hills Division: Khasi Hills Division: Garo Hills Division:
The Indian state of Mizoram is divided into 8 districts. Administrative structure. A district of Mizoram is headed by a Deputy Commissioner (DC). The DC is in charge of the administration in each district. He/she has to perform triple functions as holding three positions as the Deputy Commissioner, the District Magistrate and the District Collector.  Positions. 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 responsible for revenue collection and recovery. Police. A Superintendent of Police (SP) controls the police administration of each district. Subdivisions. A district is divided into one or more subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks.
The Indian state of Tripura borders with Bangladesh and the Indian states of Assam &amp; 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. 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)