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India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union.

The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states.

The smaller subdivisions (villages and blocks) exist only in rural areas. In urban areas Urban Local Bodies exist instead of these rural subdivisions.

In the context of the Indian Constitution, local government bodies are the subject of the State List and are thereby governed by State Statutes, or in the case of Union Territories, by the Union Parliament. Federal recognition of local government was substantively expressed in the 74th Constitution Amendment Act of 1992.

Contents 1 Structure 2 States and Union Territories 3 Divisions 4 Districts 4.1 Sub-divisions 5 Tehsils (Blocks) 6 Hobli 7 Villages 8 Municipalities 9 Historic 10 See also 11 External links

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Main article: States and territories of India

There are 28 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc.

   States:
       
        01. Andhra Pradesh 
        02. Arunachal Pradesh
        03. Assam 
        04. Bihar
        05. Chhattisgarh
        06. Goa
        07. Gujarat
        08. Haryana
        09. Himachal Pradesh 
        10. Jammu and Kashmir
        11. Jharkhand
        12  Karnataka
        13. Kerala
        14. Madhya Pradesh
        15. Maharashtra
        16. Manipur
        17. Meghalaya 
        18. Mizoram
        19. Nagaland
        20. Orissa
        21. Punjab
        22. Rajasthan
        23. Sikkim
        24. Tamil Nadu
        25. Tripura
        26. Uttarakhand
        27. Uttar Pradesh
        28. West Bengal
                        
        Union Territories:
           
        A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
        B. Chandigarh 
        C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
        D. Daman and Diu
        E. Delhi
        F. Lakshadweep
        G. Puducherry

Nine of the largest Indian states are subdivided into divisions each comprising several districts:

• Divisions of Assam
• Divisions of Bihar
• Divisions of Karnataka
• Divisions of Madhya Pradesh
• Divisions of Maharashtra
• Divisions of Punjab (India)
• Divisions of Tamil Nadu
• Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
• Divisions of West Bengal (Bengali: bihag)

Sates and territories (or divisions) are further subdivided in Districts (zilla), of which there are 604.

In certain states districts are further divided into Sub-Divisions. (pargana, anuvibhag), which comprise several blocks. States with Sub-Divisions include Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh

Tehsils or Talukas or Mandals (blocks) headed by a Tehsildar or Talukdar, comprising several villages or village clusters. The governmental bodies at the Tehsil level are called the panchayat samiti.

Hobli is a subdivision of Taluk or Taluka grouping a few villages. This must have done for administrative purpose by revenue department in case of Karnataka state.

Villages are the lowest level of subdivisions in India. The governmental bodies at the village level are called Gram Panchayat, of which there were an estimated 256,000 in 2002. Each Gram Panchayat covers a large village or a cluster of smaller villages with a combined population exceeding 500 (Gram Group). Clusters of villages are also sometimes called Hobli.

Municipalities of India are governed by Municipal Corporations for large urban areas, Municipal Councils for smaller urban areas, and Nagar Panchayats for suburban areas. Municipalities can be as large as a district or smaller than a Tehsil.

• Pargana
• Subah
• Sarkar

• Local Governance in India
• Autonomous regions of India

• http://www.citymayors.com/government/india_government.html#Anchor-Municipal-49575
• Example of district with different subdivisions
• Seasons, Climate, Global Warming in India - Reference Links Students Project

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