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").
List of districts in Maharashtra
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.
Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.
Geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions:
The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2001 Census of India.
List of districts in Karnataka
The Indian State of Karnataka is divided into 30 districts and 4 administrative divisions. The state is geographically consisted of 4 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, Are Malnadu region of Kolar, Bengaluru and Tumakuru and the Bayaluseeme region comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau.
List of districts in Telangana
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.
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.
List of districts in Puducherry
Puducherry is a union territory of India. It has four administrative divisions: four districts, viz. Pondicherry, Mahé, Yanam and Karaikal. Pondicherry district has the largest area and population. Mahé district has the smallest area and population. All the four districts retained borders of the French India, and were organised as a union territory of Puducherry after the de facto transfer of French India territories to India in 1954.
List of districts in Goa
The Indian state Goa is divided into 2 districts: North Goa and South Goa.
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).
List of districts in Chhattisgarh
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
Following the creation of new districts in 2012, Chhattisgarh consists of 28 districts.
Surguja Division:
Bilaspur Division:
● Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
Durg Division:
Raipur Division:
Bastar Division:
List of districts in Odisha
Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called "districts".
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.
The areas and populations of the 30 districts are given below:
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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).
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