List of Districts in India | State wise District List | Population | Area
List of Districts in India 2021
A district (zilā in Hindi) is an administrative division of an Indian state or Union territory. As of 2020 there are a total of 741 districts in in 36 States/UT of India .
District Officers
District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner or District Collector, an IAS officer, in charge of administration and revenue collection. Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or Deputy Commissioner of Police, an IPS officer, responsible for maintaining law and order.
No. of Districts in each State/Union Territory
| # | Name of State or Union Territory | Number of Districts |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 13 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 25 |
| 3 | Assam | 34 |
| 4 | Bihar | 38 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 28 |
| 6 | Goa | 2 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 33 |
| 8 | Haryana | 22 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 12 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 24 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 31 |
| 12 | Kerala | 14 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 55 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 36 |
| 15 | Manipur | 16 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 11 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 11 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 12 |
| 19 | Odisha | 30 |
| 20 | Punjab | 22 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 33 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 4 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 38 |
| 24 | Telangana | 33 |
| 25 | Tripura | 8 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 75 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 13 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 23 |
| UT 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3 |
| UT 2 | Chandigarh | 1 |
| UT 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 3 |
| UT 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 20 |
| UT 5 | Ladakh | 2 |
| UT 6 | Lakshadweep | 1 |
| UT 7 | Delhi | 11 |
| UT 8 | Puducherry | 4 |
| 36 | Total | 741 |
Largest & Smallest District in India by Area
Kutch district of Gujarat covering an area of 45,074 km² is the largest district of India. Mahe District in Puducherry is the smallest district of India. The total area is Just 9 km2 & is surrounded by North Malabar of Kerala State.
| # By Area | District | Area |
| Largest | Kutch, Gujarat | 45652 km2 |
| Smallest | Mahe, Puducherry | 9 km² |
Source: Census 2011
Largest & Smallest District in India by Population
North 24 Parganas in West Bengal is the most populated district in the whole of India. As per Census 2011, Thane was the most populated district with 11,060,148; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 Census population of 8,070,032.
Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh with a population of Just 8004 is the least populated district in India
| # by Population | District | Population (Census 2011) |
| Most Populated | North 24 Parganas, West Bengal | 10,009,781 persons |
| Least | Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh | 8004 persons |
Source: Census 2011
District with Highest & Lowest Literacy rate
Serchhip in Mizoram has the highest literacy rate in India. Its literacy rate is 97.91%. Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh with a literacy rate of 36.1% is the least literate district in India.
| # by Literacy Rate | District | Literacy Rate |
| Most Literate | Serchip, Mizoram | 97.91% |
| Least | Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh | 36.1% |
Source: Census 2011
District with Highest & Lowest Male Female Ratio
Mahe in Puducherry has the highest Male-Female Sex ratio in India. Daman District in Daman & Diu has the lowest male-female sex ratio in India.
| # by Literacy Rate | District | Sex ratio |
| Highest | Mahe, Puducherry | 1184 females to 1000 males |
| Lowest | Daman, Daman & Diu | 534 females to 1000 males |
Source: Census 2011