Back قائمة مقاطعات الهند Arabic مقاطعات الهند ARZ ভাৰতৰ জিলাসমূহৰ তালিকা Assamese Distritos de la India AST भारत कय ज़िले AWA भारत के जिला सभ के लिस्ट Bihari ভারতের জেলার তালিকা Bengali/Bangla Llista de districtes de l'Índia Catalan Liste der Distrikte in Indien German भारत का जिल्लाअन DTY
| Districts of India | |
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| Category | second/third-level administrative division |
| Location | States and union territories of India |
| Number | 797 (as of 20 November 2023) |
| Populations | Greatest: Thane, Maharashtra—11,060,148 (2011 census) Least: Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh—8,004 (2011 census) |
| Areas | Largest: Kutch, Gujarat—45,652 km2 (17,626 sq mi) Smallest: Mahé, Puducherry—8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Densities | Largest: Central Delhi, Delhi Smallest: Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh |
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A district (zila), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 30 March 2024[update], there are a total of 806 districts.
District officials include:
- District & Sessions Judge (Principal & additional), an officer belonging to the Indian Judicial Service (state), responsible for justice and passing orders of imprisonment, including the death penalty and also have limited administrative power. Also have appellate jurisdiction over all subordinate courts in the district for both civil and criminal matters.[1][2][3]
- District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner or District Collector, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, in charge of administration and revenue collection[4]
- Superintendent of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, responsible for maintaining law and order.[5] Superintendent of Police is incharge of the police administration of the respective police district. The police district is either coterminous with the revenue district or divided into two within the revenue district.
- Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service, entrusted with the management of the forests, environment and wildlife of the district[6]
- Other district-level officials of respective state government departments, such as the District Educational Officer, District Medical Officer, District Supply Officer, District Fire Officer, District Development Commissioner, etc.
Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government.
Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City in Maharashtra,[7] Kolkata in West Bengal, Hyderabad in Telangana, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are examples where there are no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors.
- ^ Jain, Inder. "District Judge Does Not Have Power Of Superintendence Over Judicial Officers Subordinate To Him In The District Court". legalserviceindia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Court of Session". India Code (official). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Jurisdiction of District Court in India". District Courts. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Sarma, Reshmitha (19 January 2020). "Who is a collector? What are his powers?". Law Times Journal. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "The Police Act, 1861" (PDF). mha.gov.in. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Handbook of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Forest Conservation Rules, 2003 (Guidelines & Clarifications)" (PDF). dgms.net. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Official site of Mumbai City Collectorate (A district)