About Districts of India

Districts of India lists every district of every state and union territory, with its headquarters and basic facts.

Where the list comes from

The list of districts, 790 in 36 states and union territories, is taken from iGOD, the Integrated Government Online Directory run by the National Informatics Centre, read on 11 November 2026. District names are spelt as iGOD spells them.

Where the facts come from

Headquarters, the Hindi name, population at the 2011 census, area, the year a district was formed, its website and its map point come from Wikidata, a free and open database (licence: CC0), read on 11 November 2026. We attach these facts only where the Wikidata entry clearly is the same district, and we drop values that fail simple checks, such as an area that is impossibly small or large. Each district page links to its Wikidata entry so you can check or correct it.

What to keep in mind

• The last full census was in 2011. Many districts have been created or redrawn since, so a 2011 figure may be for older boundaries.
• Wikidata is edited by volunteers and can be wrong or out of date.
• Distances between districts are straight lines between map points, not road distances.
• Some districts have no facts yet. They are still listed.

Who makes it

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