Districts of India

Two new districts have been created in Arunachal Pradesh state. Lower Dibang Valley was split from Dibang Valley, which became Upper Dibang Valley; and Kurung Kumey (headquarters Laying-Yangte) was split from Lower Subansiri. The headquarters of Lower Dibang Valley is Roing; its population, according to the 2001 census, is 50,438; and its area is 3,900 km.².

Three new districts have been created in Madhya Pradesh state. Anuppur district was split from Shahdol; Ashoknagar district was split from Guna; Burhanpur district split from Khandwa (East Nimar). Capitals of the new districts are the cities of the same names.

In West Bengal state, Midnapore district has been split into East Midnapore and West Midnapore.

Four new districts have been created in Jharkhand state. Jamtara district was split from Dumka; Latehar district was split from Palamu; Seraikela district was split from West Singhbhum; and Simdega district was split from Gumla. The headquarters of Seraikela district is Seraikela.

I haven't added the new districts to the table yet, because I don't have complete data for them.

Some sources state unequivocally that the headquarters of Papum Pare district (newly created in ~1999) is Yupia. Other sources say "Itanagar (Yupia)". Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh state, which may be causing confusion for some of these sources. I initially put Itanagar, but I've changed it to Yupia because I trust those sources more.

I corrected the spelling of Jainta Hills to Jaintia Hills, and changed the preferred spellings of Dantewara, Khorda, Medinipur, and Mumbai (Suburb) to Dantewada, Khordha, Midnapore, and Mumbai Suburban, respectively, which seem to be more common.

India is divided into states and union territories, which are subdivided into districts. The District Maps of India page has links to district maps of individual states.

DistrictHASCPopulationArea(km.²)Capital
AdilabadIN.AP.AD2,479,34716,105Adilabad
AgraIN.UP.AG3,611,3014,027Agra
AhmedabadIN.GJ.AH5,808,3788,707Ahmedabad
AhmednagarIN.MH.AH4,088,07717,048Ahmednagar
AizawlIN.MZ.AI339,8123,577Aizawl
AjmerIN.RJ.AJ2,180,5268,481Ajmer
AkolaIN.MH.AK1,629,3055,429Akola
AlappuzhaIN.KL.AL2,105,3491,414Alappuzha
AligarhIN.UP.AL2,990,3883,747Aligarh
AllahabadIN.UP.AH4,941,5105,424Allahabad
AlmoraIN.UT.AL630,4463,090Almora
AlwarIN.RJ.AL2,990,8628,380Alwar
AmbalaIN.HR.AM1,013,6601,569Ambala
Ambedkar NagarIN.UP.AN2,025,3732,372Akbarpur
AmravatiIN.MH.AM2,606,06312,235Amravati
AmreliIN.GJ.AM1,393,2956,760Amreli
AmritsarIN.PB.AM3,074,2075,075Amritsar
AnandIN.GJ.AN1,856,7122,942Anand
AnantapurIN.AP.AN3,639,30419,130Anantapur
AnantnagIN.JK.AN1,170,0133,984Anantnag
Andaman IslandsIN.AN.AN314,2396,408Port Blair
AngulIN.OR.AN1,139,3416,347Angul
ArariaIN.BR.AR2,124,8312,829Araria
AriyalurIN.TN.AR694,0581,939Ariyalur
AuraiyaIN.UP.AU1,179,4962,051Auraiya
AurangabadIN.BR.AU2,004,9603,303Aurangabad
AurangabadIN.MH.AU2,920,54810,107Aurangabad
AzamgarhIN.UP.AZ3,950,8084,234Azamgarh
BadaunIN.UP.BD3,069,2455,168Badaun
BadgamIN.JK.BD593,7681,371Badgam
BagalkotIN.KA.BK1,652,2326,583Bagalkot
BageshwarIN.UT.BA249,4532,310Bageshwar
BaghpatIN.UP.BG1,164,3881,345Baghpat
BahraichIN.UP.BH2,384,2395,745Bahraich
BalaghatIN.MP.BL1,445,7609,229Balaghat
BaleshwarIN.OR.BW2,023,0563,706Baleshwar
BalliaIN.UP.BL2,752,4122,981Ballia
BalrampurIN.UP.BP1,684,5672,925Balrampur
Banas KanthaIN.GJ.BK2,502,84312,703Banas Kantha
BandaIN.UP.BN1,500,2534,413Banda
BangaloreIN.KA.BN6,523,1102,190Bangalore
Bangalore RuralIN.KA.BR1,877,4165,815Bangalore
BankaIN.BR.BA1,608,7783,018Banka
BankuraIN.WB.BN3,191,8226,882Bankura
BanswaraIN.RJ.BN1,500,4205,037Banswara
BarabankiIN.UP.BB2,673,3943,825Barabanki
BaragarhIN.OR.BR1,345,6015,832Baragarh
BaramulaIN.JK.BR1,166,7224,588Baramula
BaranIN.RJ.BR1,022,5686,955Baran
BardhamanIN.WB.BR6,919,6987,024Bardhaman
BareillyIN.UP.BR3,598,7014,120Bareilly
BarmerIN.RJ.BM1,963,75828,387Barmer
BarpetaIN.AS.BA1,642,4203,245Barpeta
BarwaniIN.MP.BR1,081,0395,432Barwani
BastarIN.CT.BA1,302,25314,968Jagdalpur
BastiIN.UP.BS2,068,9223,034Basti
BathindaIN.PB.BA1,181,2363,377Bathinda
BegusaraiIN.BR.BE2,342,9891,917Begusarai
BelgaumIN.KA.BG4,207,26413,415Belgaum
BellaryIN.KA.BL2,025,2428,439Bellary
BetulIN.MP.BE1,394,42110,043Betul
BhadrakIN.OR.BH1,332,2492,788Bhadrak
BhagalpurIN.BR.BG2,430,3312,569Bhagalpur
BhandaraIN.MH.BH1,135,8353,890Bhandara
BharatpurIN.RJ.BP2,098,3235,066Bharatpur
BharuchIN.GJ.BR1,370,1046,524Bharuch
BhavnagarIN.GJ.BV2,469,26411,155Bhavnagar
BhilwaraIN.RJ.BW2,009,51610,455Bhilwara
BhindIN.MP.BD1,426,9514,459Bhind
BhiwaniIN.HR.BH1,424,5545,140Bhiwani
BhojpurIN.BR.BJ2,233,4152,473Ara
BhopalIN.MP.BP1,836,7842,772Bhopal
BidIN.MH.BI2,159,84110,693Bid
BidarIN.KA.BD1,501,3745,448Bidar
BijapurIN.KA.BJ1,808,86310,517Bijapur
BijnorIN.UP.BI3,130,5864,561Bijnor
BikanerIN.RJ.BI1,673,56227,244Bikaner
BilaspurIN.CT.BI1,993,0428,270Bilaspur
BilaspurIN.HP.BI340,7351,167Bilaspur
BirbhumIN.WB.BI3,012,5464,545Suri
BishnupurIN.MN.BI205,907496Bishnupur
BokaroIN.JH.BO1,775,9612,861Bokaro
BolangirIN.OR.BL1,335,7606,552Bolangir
BongaigaonIN.AS.BO906,3152,510Bongaigaon
BoudhIN.OR.BD373,0384,289Boudh
BulandshahrIN.UP.BU2,923,2903,719Bulandshahr
BuldhanaIN.MH.BU2,226,3289,661Buldhana
BundiIN.RJ.BU961,2695,550Bundi
BuxarIN.BR.BU1,403,4621,624Buxar
CacharIN.AS.CA1,442,1413,786Silchar
ChambaIN.HP.CH460,4996,528Chamba
ChamoliIN.UT.CL369,1987,692Chamoli
ChampawatIN.UT.CP224,4611,781Champawat
ChamphaiIN.MZ.CH101,3893,168Champhai
ChamrajnagarIN.KA.CJ964,2755,102Chamrajnagar
ChandauliIN.UP.CD1,639,7772,554Chandauli
ChandelIN.MN.CD122,7143,317Chandel
ChandigarhIN.CH.CH900,914114Chandigarh
ChandrapurIN.MH.CH2,077,90911,443Chandrapur
ChanglangIN.AR.CH124,9944,662Changlang
ChatraIN.JH.CH790,6803,700Chatra
ChennaiIN.TN.CH4,216,268174Chennai
ChhatarpurIN.MP.CT1,474,6338,687Chhatarpur
ChhindwaraIN.MP.CN1,848,88211,815Chhindwara
ChikmagalurIN.KA.CK1,139,1047,201Chikmagalur
ChitradurgaIN.KA.CT1,510,2278,437Chitradurga
ChitrakootIN.UP.CT800,5923,202Chitrakootdham
ChittoorIN.AP.CH3,735,20215,152Chittoor
ChittorgarhIN.RJ.CT1,802,65610,856Chittorgarh
ChurachandpurIN.MN.CC228,7074,574Churachandpur
ChuruIN.RJ.CR1,922,90816,830Churu
CoimbatoreIN.TN.CO4,224,1077,469Coimbatore
CuddaloreIN.TN.CU2,280,5303,999Cuddalore
CuddapahIN.AP.CU2,573,48115,359Cuddapah
CuttackIN.OR.CU2,340,6863,915Cuttack
Dadra and Nagar HaveliIN.DN.DN220,451491Silvassa
DahodIN.GJ.DA1,635,3743,642Dahod
Dakshina KannadaIN.KA.DK1,896,4034,559Mangalore
Dakshin DinajpurIN.WB.DD1,502,6472,183Balurghat
DamanIN.DD.DA113,94972Daman
DamohIN.MP.DM1,081,9097,306Damoh
DantewadaIN.CT.DA719,06517,538Dantewada
DarbhangaIN.BR.DA3,285,4732,278Darbhanga
DarjeelingIN.WB.DA1,605,9003,149Darjeeling
DarrangIN.AS.DA1,503,9433,481Mangaldai
DatiaIN.MP.DT627,8182,694Datia
DausaIN.RJ.DA1,316,7903,429Dausa
DavanagereIN.KA.DA1,789,6935,926Davanagere
DehradunIN.UT.DD1,279,0833,088Dehradun
DelhiIN.DL.DL13,782,9761,483Delhi
DeogarhIN.OR.DE274,0952,781Deogarh
DeogharIN.JH.DE1,161,3702,479Deoghar
DeoriaIN.UP.DE2,730,3762,535Deoria
DewasIN.MP.DE1,306,6177,020Dewas
DhalaiIN.TR.DH307,4172,523Ambassa
DhamtariIN.CT.DH703,5693,383Dhamtari
DhanbadIN.JH.DH2,394,4342,075Dhanbad
DharIN.MP.DH1,740,5778,153Dhar
DharmapuriIN.TN.DH2,833,2529,622Dharmapuri
DharwadIN.KA.DH1,603,7944,265Dharwad
DhemajiIN.AS.DM569,4683,237Dhemaji
DhenkanalIN.OR.DH1,065,9834,597Dhenkanal
DholpurIN.RJ.DH982,8153,084Dholpur
DhubriIN.AS.DB1,634,5892,838Dhubri
DhuleIN.MH.DH1,708,9938,095Dhule
Dibang ValleyIN.AR.DV57,54313,029Anini
DibrugarhIN.AS.DI1,172,0563,381Dibrugarh
DimapurIN.NL.DI308,382926Dimapur
DindigulIN.TN.DI1,918,9606,058Dindigul
DindoriIN.MP.DI579,3127,427Dindori
DiuIN.DD.DI44,11040Diu
DodaIN.JK.DO690,47411,691Doda
DumkaIN.JH.DU1,754,5715,518Dumka
DungarpurIN.RJ.DU1,107,0373,770Dungarpur
DurgIN.CT.DU2,801,7578,542Durg
East Garo HillsIN.ML.EG247,5552,603Williamnagar
East GodavariIN.AP.EG4,872,62210,807Kakinada
East ImphalIN.MN.EI393,780710Porompat
East KamengIN.AR.EK57,0654,134Seppa
East Khasi HillsIN.ML.EK660,9942,752Shillong
East NimarIN.MP.EN1,708,17010,779Khandwa
East SiangIN.AR.ES87,4304,005Pasighat
East SikkimIN.SK.ES244,790954Gangtok
ErnakulamIN.KL.ER3,098,3782,951Kochi
ErodeIN.TN.ER2,574,0678,209Erode
EtahIN.UP.ET2,788,2704,446Etah
EtawahIN.UP.EW1,340,0312,287Etawah
FaizabadIN.UP.FZ2,087,9142,765Faizabad
FaridabadIN.HR.FR2,193,2762,105Faridabad
FaridkotIN.PB.FR552,4661,472Faridkot
FarrukhabadIN.UP.FR1,577,2372,279Fatehgarh
FatehabadIN.HR.FT806,1582,491Fatehabad
Fatehgarh SahibIN.PB.FT539,7511,180Fatehgarh Sahib
FatehpurIN.UP.FT2,305,8474,152Fatehpur
FirozabadIN.UP.FI2,045,7372,361Firozabad
FirozpurIN.PB.FI1,744,7535,865Firozpur
GadagIN.KA.GA971,9554,651Gadag
GadchiroliIN.MH.GA969,96014,412Gadchiroli
GajapatiIN.OR.GP518,4483,056Paralakhemundi
GandhinagarIN.GJ.GA1,334,731649Gandhinagar
GanganagarIN.RJ.GA1,788,4877,984Ganganagar
GanjamIN.OR.GN3,136,9378,033Chhatrapur
GarhwaIN.JH.GA1,034,1514,064Garhwa
Gautam Buddha NagarIN.UP.GB1,191,2631,269Noida
GayaIN.BR.GA3,464,9834,978Gaya
GhaziabadIN.UP.GZ3,289,5401,956Ghaziabad
GhazipurIN.UP.GP3,049,3373,377Ghazipur
GiridihIN.JH.GI1,901,5644,887Giridih
GoalparaIN.AS.GP822,3061,824Goalpara
GoddaIN.JH.GO1,047,2642,110Godda
GolaghatIN.AS.GG945,7813,502Golaghat
GondaIN.UP.GN2,765,7544,425Gonda
GondiyaIN.MH.GO1,200,1515,431Gondiya
GopalganjIN.BR.GO2,149,3432,033Gopalganj
GorakhpurIN.UP.GR3,784,7203,325Gorakhpur
GulbargaIN.KA.GU3,124,85816,224Gulbarga
GumlaIN.JH.GU1,345,5209,091Gumla
GunaIN.MP.GU1,665,50311,065Guna
GunturIN.AP.GU4,405,52111,391Guntur
GurdaspurIN.PB.GU2,096,8893,570Gurdaspur
GurgaonIN.HR.GU1,657,6692,760Gurgaon
GwaliorIN.MP.GW1,629,8815,465Gwalior
HailakandiIN.AS.HA542,9781,327Hailakandi
HamirpurIN.HP.HA412,0091,118Hamirpur
HamirpurIN.UP.HM1,042,3744,325Hamirpur
HanumangarhIN.RJ.HA1,517,39012,645Hanumangarh
HardaIN.MP.HA474,1743,339Harda
HardoiIN.UP.HR3,397,4145,986Hardoi
HaridwarIN.UT.HA1,444,2132,360Haridwar
HassanIN.KA.HS1,721,3196,814Hassan
HathrasIN.UP.HT1,333,3721,752Hathras
HaveriIN.KA.HV1,437,8604,825Haveri
HazaribaghIN.JH.HA2,277,1086,154Hazaribagh
HingoliIN.MH.HI986,7174,526Hingoli
HissarIN.HR.HI1,536,4173,788Hissar
HooghlyIN.WB.HG5,040,0473,149Chinsurah
HoshangabadIN.MP.HO1,085,0116,698Hoshangabad
HoshiarpurIN.PB.HO1,478,0453,310Hoshiarpur
HowrahIN.WB.HR4,274,0101,467Howrah
HyderabadIN.AP.HY3,686,460217Hyderabad
IdukkiIN.KL.ID1,128,6054,479Painaw
IndoreIN.MP.IN2,585,3213,898Indore
JabalpurIN.MP.JA2,167,4695,210Jabalpur
JagatsinghpurIN.OR.JS1,056,5561,759Jagatsinghpur
Jaintia HillsIN.ML.JH295,6923,819Jowal
JaipurIN.RJ.JP5,252,38811,152Jaipur
JaisalmerIN.RJ.JS507,99938,401Jaisalmer
JajpurIN.OR.JP1,622,8682,885Panikoili
JalandharIN.PB.JA1,953,5082,658Jalandhar
JalaunIN.UP.JL1,455,8594,565Orai
JalgaonIN.MH.JG3,679,93611,765Jalgaon
JalnaIN.MH.JN1,612,3577,718Jalna
JaloreIN.RJ.JL1,448,48610,640Jalore
JalpaiguriIN.WB.JA3,403,2046,227Jalpaiguri
JammuIN.JK.JA1,571,9113,097Jammu
JamnagarIN.GJ.JA1,913,68514,125Jamnagar
JamuiIN.BR.JA1,397,4743,099Jamui
Janjgir-ChampaIN.CT.JC1,316,1403,848Janjgir
JashpurIN.CT.JA739,7805,825Jashpur
JaunpurIN.UP.JU3,911,3054,038Jaunpur
JehanabadIN.BR.JE1,511,4061,569Jehanabad
JhabuaIN.MP.JH1,396,6776,782Jhabua
JhajjarIN.HR.JH887,3921,868Jhajjar
JhalawarIN.RJ.JW1,180,3426,219Jhalawar
JhansiIN.UP.JH1,746,7155,024Jhansi
JharsugudaIN.OR.JH509,0562,202Jharsuguda
JhunjhununIN.RJ.JJ1,913,0995,928Jhunjhunun
JindIN.HR.JI1,189,7252,736Jind
JodhpurIN.RJ.JO2,880,77722,850Jodhpur
JorhatIN.AS.JO1,009,1972,851Jorhat
JunagadhIN.GJ.JU2,448,4278,839Junagadh
Jyotiba Phule NagarIN.UP.JP1,499,1932,321Amroha
KachchhIN.GJ.KA1,526,32145,652Bhuj
KaimurIN.BR.KM1,284,5753,363Bhabua
KaithalIN.HR.KT945,6312,799Kaithal
KalahandiIN.OR.KL1,334,3728,197Bhawanipatna
KamrupIN.AS.KP2,515,0304,345Guwahati
KancheepuramIN.TN.KC2,869,9204,433Kancheepuram
KandhamalIN.OR.KN647,9126,004Phulbani
KangraIN.HP.KA1,338,5365,739Dharamasala
KankerIN.CT.KK651,3336,513Kanker
KannaujIN.UP.KJ1,385,2271,993Kannauj
KannurIN.KL.KN2,412,3652,966Kannur
KanpurIN.UP.KN4,137,4893,029Kanpur
Kanpur DehatIN.UP.KD1,584,0373,143Akbarpur
KanyakumariIN.TN.KK1,669,7631,685Nagercoil
KapurthalaIN.PB.KA752,2871,646Kapurthala
KaraikalIN.PY.KA170,640160Karaikal
KarauliIN.RJ.KA1,205,6315,530Karauli
Karbi AnglongIN.AS.KA812,32010,434Diphu
KargilIN.JK.KR115,22714,036Kargil
KarimganjIN.AS.KR1,003,6781,809Karimganj
KarimnagarIN.AP.KA3,477,07911,823Karimnagar
KarnalIN.HR.KR1,274,8432,471Karnal
KarurIN.TN.KR933,7912,896Karur
KasargodIN.KL.KS1,203,3421,992Kasargod
KathuaIN.JK.KT544,2062,651Kathua
KatiharIN.BR.KT2,389,5333,056Katihar
KatniIN.MP.KA1,063,6894,947Katni
KaushambiIN.UP.KS1,294,9371,837Kaushambi
KawardhaIN.CT.KW584,6674,237Kawardha
KendraparaIN.OR.KP1,301,8562,546Kendrapara
KeonjharIN.OR.KJ1,561,5218,336Keonjhar
KhagariaIN.BR.KH1,276,6771,486Khagaria
KhammamIN.AP.KH2,565,41216,029Khammam
KhedaIN.GJ.KH2,023,3544,215Kheda
KhordhaIN.OR.KH1,874,4052,888Bhubaneswar
KinnaurIN.HP.KI83,9506,401Reckong Peo
KishanganjIN.BR.KI1,294,0631,884Kishanganj
Koch BiharIN.WB.KB2,478,2803,387Koch Bihar
KodaguIN.KA.KD545,3224,102Madikeri
KodermaIN.JH.KO498,6831,312Koderma
KohimaIN.NL.KO314,3663,113Kohima
KokrajharIN.AS.KK930,4043,129Kokrajhar
KolarIN.KA.KL2,523,4068,223Kolar
KolasibIN.MZ.KO60,9771,386Kolasib
KolhapurIN.MH.KO3,515,4137,685Kolhapur
KolkataIN.WB.KO4,580,544185Kolkata
KollamIN.KL.KL2,584,1182,498Kollam
KoppalIN.KA.KP1,193,4967,190Koppal
KoraputIN.OR.KO1,177,9548,534Koraput
KorbaIN.CT.KB1,012,1216,615Korba
KoriyaIN.CT.KJ585,4556,578Koriya
KotaIN.RJ.KO1,568,5805,446Kota
KottayamIN.KL.KT1,952,9012,203Kottayam
KozhikodeIN.KL.KZ2,878,4982,345Kozhikode
KrishnaIN.AP.KR4,218,4168,727Machilipatnam
KuluIN.HP.KU379,8655,503Kulu
KupwaraIN.JK.KU640,0132,379Kupwara
KurnoolIN.AP.KU3,512,26617,658Kurnool
KurukshetraIN.HR.KU828,1201,217Kurukshetra
KushinagarIN.UP.KU2,891,9332,909Padarauna
Lahaul and SpitiIN.HP.LS33,22413,835Keylong
LakhimpurIN.AS.LA889,3252,277Lakhimpur
Lakhimpur KheriIN.UP.LK3,200,1377,680Kheri
LakhisaraiIN.BR.LA801,1731,229Lakhisarai
LakshadweepIN.LD.LD60,59532Kavaratti
LalitpurIN.UP.LA977,4475,039Lalitpur
LaturIN.MH.LA2,078,2377,157Latur
LawngtlaiIN.MZ.LA73,0502,519Lawngtlai
LehIN.JK.LE117,63782,665Leh
LohardagaIN.JH.LO364,4051,494Lohardaga
LohitIN.AR.LO143,47811,402Tezu
Lower SubansiriIN.AR.LB97,61410,135Ziro
LucknowIN.UP.LU3,681,4162,528Lucknow
LudhianaIN.PB.LU3,030,3523,744Ludhiana
LungleiIN.MZ.LU137,1554,572Lunglei
MadhepuraIN.BR.MP1,524,5961,787Madhepura
MadhubaniIN.BR.MB3,570,6513,501Madhubani
MaduraiIN.TN.MA2,562,2793,676Madurai
MaharajganjIN.UP.MG2,167,0412,948Maharajganj
MahasamundIN.CT.MA860,1764,779Mahasamund
MahbubnagarIN.AP.MA3,506,87618,432Mahbubnagar
MaheIN.PY.MA36,8239Mahe
MahendragarhIN.HR.MA812,0221,683Narnaul
MahesanaIN.GJ.MA1,837,6964,386Mahesana
MahobaIN.UP.MH708,8312,847Mahoba
MainpuriIN.UP.MP1,592,8752,760Mainpuri
MalappuramIN.KL.MA3,629,6403,550Malappuram
MaldaIN.WB.MA3,290,1603,733English Bazar
MalkangiriIN.OR.ML480,2326,115Malkangiri
MamitIN.MZ.MA62,3132,967Mamit
MandiIN.HP.MA900,9873,950Mandi
MandlaIN.MP.ML893,9085,805Mandla
MandsaurIN.MP.MS1,183,3695,530Mandsaur
MandyaIN.KA.MA1,761,7184,961Mandya
MansaIN.PB.MA688,6302,174Mansa
MarigaonIN.AS.MA775,8741,704Marigaon
MathuraIN.UP.MT2,069,5783,333Mathura
MaunathbhanjanIN.UP.MB1,849,2941,713Mau
MayurbhanjIN.OR.MY2,221,7821,041Baripada
MedakIN.AP.ME2,662,2969,699Sangareddi
MeerutIN.UP.ME3,001,6362,522Meerut
MidnaporeIN.WB.ME9,638,47314,081Midnapore
MirzapurIN.UP.MI2,114,8524,522Mirzapur
MogaIN.PB.MO886,3131,672Moga
MokokchungIN.NL.MK227,2301,615Mokokchung
MonIN.NL.MN259,6041,786Mon
MoradabadIN.UP.MO3,749,6303,648Moradabad
MorenaIN.MP.MO1,587,2644,991Morena
MuktsarIN.PB.MU776,7022,596Muktsar
Mumbai CityIN.MH.MC3,326,83769Mumbai City
Mumbai SuburbanIN.MH.MU8,587,561534Bandra
MungerIN.BR.MG1,135,4991,419Munger
MurshidabadIN.WB.MU5,863,7175,324Berhampore
MuzaffarnagarIN.UP.MU3,541,9524,008Muzaffarnagar
MuzaffarpurIN.BR.MZ3,743,8363,173Muzaffarpur
MysoreIN.KA.MY2,624,9116,854Mysore
NabarangpurIN.OR.NB1,018,1715,135Nabarangpur
NadiaIN.WB.NA4,603,7563,927Krishnanagar
NagaonIN.AS.NG2,315,3873,831Nagaon
NagapattinamIN.TN.NG1,487,0552,716Nagapattinam
NagaurIN.RJ.NA2,773,89417,718Nagaur
NagpurIN.MH.NG4,051,4449,892Nagpur
NainitalIN.UT.NA762,9123,853Nainital
NalandaIN.BR.NL2,368,3272,354Bihar Sharif
NalbariIN.AS.NL1,138,1842,257Nalbari
NalgondaIN.AP.NA3,238,44914,240Nalgonda
NamakkalIN.TN.NM1,495,6613,429Namakkal
NandedIN.MH.ND2,868,15810,528Nanded
NandurbarIN.MH.NB1,309,1355,055Nandurbar
NarmadaIN.GJ.NR514,0832,749Rajpipla
NarsinghpurIN.MP.NA957,3995,133Narsinghpur
NashikIN.MH.NS4,987,92315,539Nashik
NavsariIN.GJ.NV1,229,2502,211Navsari
NawadaIN.BR.NW1,809,4252,492Nawada
Nawan SheharIN.PB.NS586,6371,258Nawan Shehar
NayagarhIN.OR.NY863,9343,954Nayagarh
NeemuchIN.MP.NE725,4574,267Neemuch
NelloreIN.AP.NE2,659,66113,076Nellore
Nicobar IslandsIN.AN.NI42,0261,841Car Nicobar
NilgirisIN.TN.NI764,8262,549Udhagamandalam
NizamabadIN.AP.NI2,342,8037,956Nizamabad
North Cachar HillsIN.AS.NC186,1894,888Haflong
North GoaIN.GA.NG757,4071,736Panaji
North SikkimIN.SK.NS41,0234,226Mangan
North TripuraIN.TR.NT590,6552,821Kailasahar
NuapadaIN.OR.NU530,5243,408Nuapada
OsmanabadIN.MH.OS1,472,2567,569Osmanabad
PakurIN.JH.PK701,6161,805Pakur
PalakkadIN.KL.PL2,617,0724,480Palakkad
PalamuIN.JH.PL2,092,0048,717Daltonganj
PaliIN.RJ.PA1,819,20112,387Pali
PanchkulaIN.HR.PK469,210816Panchkula
Panch MahalsIN.GJ.PM2,024,8835,219Panch Mahals
PanipatIN.HR.PP967,3381,250Panipat
PannaIN.MP.PA854,2357,135Panna
Papum PareIN.AR.PA121,7502,875Yupia
ParbhaniIN.MH.PA1,491,1096,511Parbhani
Pashchim ChamparanIN.BR.WC3,043,0445,229Bettiah
Pashchim SinghbhumIN.JH.WS2,080,2659,906Chabasa
PatanIN.GJ.PA1,181,9415,738Patan
PathanamthittaIN.KL.PT1,231,5772,462Pathanamthitta
PatialaIN.PB.PA1,839,0563,627Patiala
PatnaIN.BR.PA4,709,8513,202Patna
Pauri GarhwalIN.UT.PG696,8515,438Pauri
PerambalurIN.TN.PE486,9711,752Perambalur
PhekIN.NL.PH148,2462,026Phek
PilibhitIN.UP.PI1,643,7883,499Pilibhit
PithoragarhIN.UT.PI462,1497,110Pithoragarh
PondicherryIN.PY.PO735,004293Pondicherry
PoonchIN.JK.PO371,5611,674Poonch
PorbandarIN.GJ.PO536,8542,294Porbandar
PrakasamIN.AP.PR3,054,94117,626Ongole
PratapgarhIN.UP.PR2,727,1563,717Pratapgarh
PudukkottaiIN.TN.PU1,452,2694,651Pudukkottai
PulwamaIN.JK.PU632,2951,398Pulwama
PuneIN.MH.PU7,224,22415,643Pune
Purba ChamparanIN.BR.EC3,933,6363,969Motihari
Purba SinghbhumIN.JH.ES1,978,6713,533Jamshedpur
PuriIN.OR.PU1,498,6043,055Puri
PurniaIN.BR.PU2,540,7883,228Purnia
PuruliaIN.WB.PU2,535,2336,259Purulia
Rae BareliIN.UP.RB2,872,2044,609Rae Bareli
RaichurIN.KA.RA1,648,2126,839Raichur
RaigarhIN.CT.RG1,265,0847,068Raigarh
RaigarhIN.MH.RG2,205,9727,152Alibag
RaipurIN.CT.RP3,009,04213,083Raipur
RaisenIN.MP.RS1,120,1598,466Raisen
RajauriIN.JK.RA478,5952,630Rajauri
RajgarhIN.MP.RG1,253,2466,143Rajgarh
RajkotIN.GJ.RA3,157,67611,203Rajkot
RajnandgaonIN.CT.RN1,281,8118,062Rajnandgaon
RajsamandIN.RJ.RA986,2693,853Rajsamand
RamanathapuramIN.TN.RA1,183,3214,123Ramanathapuram
RampurIN.UP.RA1,922,4502,367Rampur
RanchiIN.JH.RA2,783,5777,974Ranchi
RangareddiIN.AP.RA3,506,6707,493Hyderabad
RatlamIN.MP.RL1,214,5364,861Ratlam
RatnagiriIN.MH.RT1,696,4828,208Ratnagiri
RayagadaIN.OR.RA823,0197,585Rayagada
RewaIN.MP.RE1,972,3336,314Rewa
RewariIN.HR.RE764,7271,559Rewari
Ri-BhoiIN.ML.RB192,7952,378Nongpoh
RohtakIN.HR.RO940,0361,668Rohtak
RohtasIN.BR.RO2,448,7623,850Susaram
Rudra PrayagIN.UT.RP227,4611,896Rudra Prayag
RupnagarIN.PB.RU1,110,0002,117Rupnagar
Sabar KanthaIN.GJ.SK2,083,4167,390Sabar Kantha
SagarIN.MP.SG2,021,78310,252Sagar
SaharanpurIN.UP.SA2,848,1523,689Saharanpur
SaharsaIN.BR.SH1,506,4181,702Saharsa
SahibganjIN.JH.SA927,5841,599Sahibganj
SaihaIN.MZ.SA60,8231,414Saiha
SalemIN.TN.SA2,992,7545,220Salem
SamastipurIN.BR.SM3,413,4132,905Samastipur
SambalpurIN.OR.SA928,8896,702Sambalpur
SangliIN.MH.SN2,581,8358,572Sangli
SangrurIN.PB.SA1,998,4645,021Sangrur
Sant Kabir NagarIN.UP.SK1,424,5001,442Khalilabad
Sant Ravi Das NagarIN.UP.SR1,352,056960Bhadohi
SaranIN.BR.SR3,251,4742,641Chhapra
SataraIN.MH.ST2,796,90610,475Satara
SatnaIN.MP.ST1,868,6487,502Satna
Sawai MadhopurIN.RJ.SM1,116,0314,500Sawai Madhopur
SehoreIN.MP.SR1,078,7696,578Sehore
SenapatiIN.MN.SE379,2143,269Senapati
SeoniIN.MP.SO1,165,8938,758Seoni
SerchhipIN.MZ.SE55,5391,424Serchhip
ShahdolIN.MP.SH1,572,7489,954Shahdol
ShahjahanpurIN.UP.SJ2,549,4584,575Shahjahanpur
ShajapurIN.MP.SJ1,290,2306,196Shajapur
SheikhpuraIN.BR.SP525,137689Sheikhpura
SheoharIN.BR.SO514,288443Sheohar
SheopurIN.MP.SP559,7156,585Sheopur
ShimlaIN.HP.SH721,7455,131Shimla
ShimogaIN.KA.SH1,639,5958,495Shimoga
ShivpuriIN.MP.SV1,440,66610,290Shivpuri
ShravastiIN.UP.SV1,175,4281,126Shravasti
SibsagarIN.AS.SI1,052,8022,668Sibsagar
Siddharth NagarIN.UP.SN2,038,5982,751Navgarh
SidhiIN.MP.SI1,830,55310,520Sidhi
SikarIN.RJ.SK2,287,2297,732Sikar
SindhudurgIN.MH.SI861,6725,207Oras
SirmaurIN.HP.SI458,3512,825Nahan
SirohiIN.RJ.SR850,7565,136Sirohi
SirsaIN.HR.SI1,111,0124,276Sirsa
SitamarhiIN.BR.ST2,669,8872,199Sitamarhi
SitapurIN.UP.SI3,616,5105,743Sitapur
SivagangaIN.TN.SI1,150,7534,086Sivaganga
SiwanIN.BR.SW2,708,8402,219Siwan
SolanIN.HP.SO499,3801,936Solan
SolapurIN.MH.SO3,855,38314,895Solapur
SonbhadraIN.UP.SO1,463,4686,788Robertsganj
SonepatIN.HR.SO1,278,8302,260Sonepat
SonepurIN.OR.SO540,6592,284Sonepur
SonitpurIN.AS.SO1,677,8745,324Dispur
South Garo HillsIN.ML.SG99,1051,850Baghmara
South GoaIN.GA.SG586,5911,966Margao
South SikkimIN.SK.SS131,506750Namchi
South TripuraIN.TR.ST762,5652,152Udaipur
SrikakulamIN.AP.SR2,528,4915,837Srikakulam
SrinagarIN.JK.SR1,238,5302,228Srinagar
SultanpurIN.UP.SU3,190,9264,436Sultanpur
SundargarhIN.OR.SU1,829,4129,942Sundargarh
SupaulIN.BR.SU1,745,0692,410Supaul
SuratIN.GJ.ST4,996,3917,657Surat
SurendranagarIN.GJ.SN1,515,14710,489Surendranagar
SurgujaIN.CT.SU1,970,66115,765Ambikapur
TamenglongIN.MN.TA111,4934,460Tamenglong
TawangIN.AR.TA34,7052,172Tawang
Tehri GarhwalIN.UT.TG604,6084,085New Tehri
ThaneIN.MH.TH8,128,8339,558Thane
ThanjavurIN.TN.TJ2,205,3753,397Thanjavur
The DangsIN.GJ.DG186,7121,764Ahwa
TheniIN.TN.TH1,094,7243,066Theni
ThiruvallurIN.TN.TL2,738,8663,424Thiruvallur
ThiruvananthapuramIN.KL.TV3,234,7072,192Thiruvananthapuram
ThiruvarurIN.TN.TR1,165,2132,161Thiruvarur
ThoothukudiIN.TN.TK1,565,7434,621Thoothukudi
ThoubalIN.MN.TH366,341514Thoubal
ThrissurIN.KL.TS2,975,4403,032Thrissur
TikamgarhIN.MP.TI1,203,1605,055Tikamgarh
TinsukiaIN.AS.TI1,150,1463,790Tinsukia
TirapIN.AR.TI100,2272,362Khonsa
TiruchirappalliIN.TN.TC2,388,8314,407Tiruchirappalli
TirunelveliIN.TN.TI2,801,1946,810Tirunelveli
TiruvannamalaiIN.TN.TV2,181,8536,191Tiruvannamalai
TonkIN.RJ.TO1,211,3437,194Tonk
TuensangIN.NL.TU414,8014,228Tuensang
TumkurIN.KA.TU2,579,51610,598Tumkur
24 Parganas NorthIN.WB.PN8,930,2954,095Barasat
24 Parganas SouthIN.WB.PS6,909,0159,955Alipore
UdaipurIN.RJ.UD2,632,21013,430Udaipur
UdhampurIN.JK.UD738,9654,550Udhampur
Udham Singh NagarIN.UT.US1,234,5482,912Rudrapur
UdupiIN.KA.UD1,109,4943,879Udupi
UjjainIN.MP.UJ1,709,8856,091Ujjain
UkhrulIN.MN.UK140,9464,547Ukhrul
UmariaIN.MP.UM515,8514,062Umaria
UnaIN.HP.UN447,9671,540Una
UnnaoIN.UP.UN2,700,4264,558Unnao
Upper SiangIN.AR.US33,1466,188Yingkiong
Upper SubansiriIN.AR.UB54,9957,032Daporijo
Uttara KannadaIN.KA.UK1,353,29910,291Karwar
Uttar DinajpurIN.WB.UD2,441,8243,180Raigunj
UttarkashiIN.UT.UT294,1797,951Uttarkashi
VadodaraIN.GJ.VD3,639,7757,794Vadodara
VaishaliIN.BR.VA2,712,3892,036Hajipur
ValsadIN.GJ.VL1,410,6803,034Valsad
VaranasiIN.UP.VA3,147,9271,578Varanasi
VelloreIN.TN.VE3,482,9706,077Vellore
VidishaIN.MP.VI1,214,7597,362Vidisha
VillupuramIN.TN.VL2,943,9177,217Villupuram
VirudhunagarIN.TN.VR1,751,5484,288Virudhunagar
VishakhapatnamIN.AP.VS3,789,82311,161Vishakhapatnam
VizianagaramIN.AP.VZ2,245,1036,539Vizianagaram
WarangalIN.AP.WA3,231,17412,846Warangal
WardhaIN.MH.WR1,230,6406,309Wardha
WashimIN.MH.WS1,019,7255,155Washim
WayanadIN.KL.WA786,6272,131Kalpetta
West Garo HillsIN.ML.WG515,8133,714Tura
West GodavariIN.AP.WG3,796,1447,742Eluru
West ImphalIN.MN.WI439,532519Lamphelpat
West KamengIN.AR.WK74,5957,422Bomdila
West Khasi HillsIN.ML.WK294,1155,247Nongstoin
West NimarIN.MP.WN1,529,9548,010Khargone
West SiangIN.AR.WS103,5758,325Along
West SikkimIN.SK.WS123,1741,166Gezing
West TripuraIN.TR.WT1,530,5312,997Agartala
WokhaIN.NL.WO161,0981,628Wokha
Yamuna NagarIN.HR.YN982,3691,756Yamuna Nagar
YanamIN.PY.YA31,36230Yanam
YavatmalIN.MH.YA2,460,48213,582Yavatmal
ZunhebotoIN.NL.ZU154,9091,255Zunheboto

Change history:

The earliest complete list of Indian districts I had available was from the Fully Annotated Atlas of South Asia, published in 1987. The list in that source apparently shows the districts as of about 1982. Below, I've listed all changes to districts between then and 2001, along with some earlier changes.

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    1974-08-01: The union territory was divided into two districts: Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands.
  • Andhra Pradesh
    1956-11-01: Andhra Pradesh state formed by merging Andhra state (consisting of Anantapur, Chittoor, Cuddapah, East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, Kurnool, Nellore, Srikakulam, Vishakhapatnam, and West Godavari districts) with nine districts of Hyderabad state (Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, and Warangal).
    1970: Prakasam district formed from parts of Guntur, Kurnool, and Nellore.
    1978: Rangareddi district split from Hyderabad.
    1979: Vizianagaram district formed from parts of Srikakulam and Vishakhapatnam. (Another source says 1980.)
  • Arunachal Pradesh
    1980: Kameng district split into East Kameng and West Kameng.
    1980-06: Dibang Valley district split from Lohit.
    1987: Subansiri district split into Lower Subansiri and Upper Subansiri.
    1987-11-14: Changlang district split from Tirap.
    ~1989: Tawang district split from West Kameng; territory transferred from West Siang to East Siang, giving East Siang a border with China.
    ~1999: Papum Pare district split from Lower Subansiri; Upper Siang district split from East Siang.
    2001-12-16: Dibang Valley district split into Lower Dibang Valley and Upper Dibang Valley.
    ~2001: Kurung Kumey district split from Lower Subansiri.
  • Assam
    1970-02-02: Mikir Hills district split from North Cachar Hills.
    1976-10-14: Name of Mikir Hills district changed to Karbi Anglong.
    1983: Barpeta district split from Kamrup; Sonitpur district split from Darrang; Jorhat district split from Sibsagar.
    1983-07-01: Dhubri and Kokrajhar districts split from Goalpara; Karimganj split from Cachar.
    1985-08-14: Nalbari district split from Kamrup.
    1987-08-15: Golaghat district split from Sibsagar.
    1989: Hailakandi district split from Cachar.
    1989-09-29: Marigaon district split from Nagaon; Bongaigaon district formed from parts of Goalpara and Kokrajhar.
    1989-10-01: Tinsukia district split from Dibrugarh.
    1989-10-14: Dhemaji district split from Lakhimpur.
  • Bihar
    ~1988: Jehanabad district split from Gaya; Santhal Pargana district split into Deoghar, Dumka, Godda, and Sahibganj; Khagaria district split from Munger; Gumla and Lohardaga districts split from Ranchi; Madhepura district split from Saharsa.
    1990: Araria and Kishanganj districts split from Purnia.
    ~1990: Singhbhum district split into Pashchim Singhbhum and Purba Singhbhum.
    ~1999: Buxar district split from Bhojpur; Kaimur district split from Rohtas; Sheohar district split from Sitamarhi; Supaul district split from Saharsa; Banka district split from Bhagalpur; Jamui, Lakhisarai, and Sheikhpura districts split from Munger; Pakur district split from Sahibganj; Bokaro district split from Giridih; Chatra and Koderma districts split from Hazaribagh; Garhwa district split from Palamu.
    2000-11-15: See Jharkhand.
  • Chhattisgarh
    2000-11-01: Chhattisgarh state formed by taking Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Koriya, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, and Surguja districts from Madhya Pradesh. For prior history see Madhya Pradesh.
  • Goa
    1987-05-30: Goa, Daman, and Diu union territory split into Goa state and Daman and Diu union territory. Before the split, there were three districts: Daman, Diu, and Goa. Obviously, Goa district became Goa state.
    ~1990: Goa district split into North Goa and South Goa.
  • Gujarat
    1964: Gandhinagar formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mahesana.
    ~1966: Valsad district split from Surat.
    1997-10-02: Anand district split from Kheda; Dahod district split from Panch Mahals; Narmada district split from Bharuch; Navsari district split from Valsad; Porbandar district split from Junagadh.
    ~2000: Patan district formed from parts of Banas Kantha and Mahesana.
  • Haryana
    1966-11-01: Haryana state created from part of Punjab. Jind district in Haryana split from Sangrur district in Punjab.
    1972: Bhiwani district formed from parts of Hissar and Mahendragarh.
    1973: Small part of Karnal district annexed to Jind. Kurukshetra district split from Karnal.
    1973: Sonepat district split from Rohtak.
    1975-09-01: Sirsa district split from Hissar.
    1979-08-15: Faridabad district split from Gurgaon.
    1989-11-01: Yamuna Nagar district formed by taking part of Ambala and a small part of Kurukshetra; Panipat district formed by taking parts of Karnal and Sonepat; Kaithal district split from Kurukshetra; Rewari district split from Mahendragarh.
    ~1994: Panchkula district split from Ambala.
    1997-07-15: Fatehabad district split from Hissar; Jhajjar district split from Rohtak.
  • Himachal Pradesh
    ~1966: Kulu district split from Kangra.
    1975: Small part of Chamba district annexed to Lahaul and Spiti.
    ~1996: Name of Simla district changed to Shimla.
  • Jammu and Kashmir
    1967-09-22: Rajouri district split from Poonch.
    1979: Badgam district split from Srinagar. Ladakh district split into Kargil and Leh. Pulwama district split from Anantnag.
  • Jharkhand
    2000-11-15: Jharkhand state formed by taking Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, Pashchim Singhbhum, Purba Singhbhum, Ranchi, and Sahibganj districts from Bihar. For prior history see Bihar.
    2001-04-01: Jamtara district split from Dumka; Latehar district split from Palamu; Seraikela district split from West Singhbhum; Simdega district split from Gumla.
  • Karnataka
    ~1989: Bangalore Rural district split from Bangalore.
    1997: Bagalkot district split from Bijapur; Chamrajnagar district split from Mysore; Davanagere district formed from parts of Bellary, Chitradurga, Dharwad, and Shimoga; Gadag district split from Dharwad; Haveri district split from Dharwad; Koppal district split from Raichur; Udupi district split from Dakshina Kannada.
  • Kerala
    1972: Idukki formed from parts of Kottayam and Ernakulam.
    1976: Malappuram formed from parts of Kozhikode and Palghat.
    1980-11-01: Wayanad district formed from parts of Kannur and Kozhikode.
    1982-11-01: Pathanamthitta district split from Kollam.
    1984-05-24: Kasargod district split from Kannur.
    ~1993: English names of districts of Kerala were modified to reflect their pronunciation in Malayalam. Thus, Alleppey became Alappuzha; Cannanore became Kannur; Quilon became Kollam; Calicut became Kozhikode; Palghat became Palakkad; Trivandrum became Thiruvananthapuram; Trichur became Thrissur; and Wynad became Wayanad. The city Cochin became Kochi.
  • Madhya Pradesh
    1998: A document dated May 1998 said that ten new districts had been created earlier that year, and six more were in the process. Later documents show that those six were, in fact, created.
    Of the sixteen districts, nine later became part of Chhattisgarh. These nine were formed as follows: Dantewada and Kanker districts split from Bastar; Dhamtari district split from Raipur; Janjgir-Champa and Korba districts split from Bilaspur; Jashpur district split from Raigarh; Kawardha district formed from parts of Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon; Koriya district split from Surguja; and Mahasamund district split from Raipur. The other seven districts, which are still in Madhya Pradesh, were formed as follows: Barwani district split from West Nimar; Dindori district split from Mandla; Harda district split from Hoshangabad; Katni district split from Jabalpur; Neemuch district split from Mandsaur; Sheopur district split from Morena; and Umaria district split from Shahdol.
    2000-11-01: See Chhattisgarh.
    2003-08-15: Anuppur district split from Shahdol; Ashoknagar district split from Guna; Burhanpur district split from Khandwa (East Nimar)
  • Maharashtra
    ~1989: Gadchiroli district split from Chandrapur; Jalna district split from Aurangabad; Latur district split from Osmanabad; Sindhudurg district split from Ratnagiri.
    1996: Name of Greater Bombay district changed to Greater Mumbai.
    ~1997: Greater Mumbai district split into Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban. Washim district split from Akola.
    ~1998: Nandurbar district split from Dhule.
    ~2000: Gondiya district split from Bhandara; Hingoli district split from Parbhani.
  • Manipur
    1974-05-13: Tengnoupal district created.
    1983-05-25: Manipur Central district split into Bishnupur, Imphal, and Thoubal.
    1983-07-15: Names of districts changed as follows: Manipur East to Ukhrul, Manipur North to Senapati, Manipur South to Churachandpur, Manipur West to Tamenglong, and Tengnoupal to Chandel.
    1997-06-18: Imphal district split into East Imphal and West Imphal.
  • Meghalaya
    1976-10-28: Garo Hills district split into East and West Garo Hills; Khasi Hills district split into East and West Khasi Hills.
    1992-06-04: Ri-Bhoi district split from East Khasi Hills; South Garo Hills district split from West Garo Hills.
  • Mizoram
    ~1999: Champhai, Kolasib, Mamit, and Serchhip districts split from Aizawl; Chhimtuipui district split into Lawngtlai and Saiha.
  • Nagaland
    1973: Phek district split from Kohima.
    1998: Dimapur district split from Kohima.
  • Orissa
    ~1989: Name of Boudh-Kandhamal district changed to Phulbani.
    1993-04-01: Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, and Kendrapara districts split from Cuttack; Nuapada district split from Kalahandi; Angul district split from Dhenkanal; Bhadrak district split from Baleshwar; Baragarh, Deogarh, and Jharsuguda districts split from Sambalpur; Sonepur district split from Bolangir; Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, and Rayagada districts split from Koraput; Gajapati district split from Ganjam; Phulbani district split into Boudh and Kandhamal; Khurda and Nayagarh districts split from Puri.
    1994-06: Name of Phulbani district changed to Kandhamal.
    2000: Name of Khurda district changed to Khordha.
  • Punjab
    1948-07-15: Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) formed as a union of native states. It consisted of eight districts: Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Kapurthala, Kohistan (Kandaghat), Mahendragarh, Patiala, and Sangrur.
    1953: Barnala district merged with Sangrur; Kandaghat and Fatehgarh Sahib districts merged with with Patiala.
    1966-11-01: Rupnagar district formed from parts of Hoshiarpur and Ambala.
    1972: Faridkot district formed from parts of Firozpur and Bathinda.
    1992-04-13: Fatehgarh Sahib district formed from parts of Patiala and Rupnagar.
    ~1995: Mansa district split from Bathinda; Muktsar district split from Faridkot; Nawan Shehar district split from Hoshiarpur.
    1995-11-24: Moga district split from Faridkot.
  • Rajasthan
    ~1989: Dholpur district split from Bharatpur.
    1991-04-10: Baran district split from Kota.
    ~1996: Dausa district split from Jaipur; Rajsamand district split from Udaipur.
    ~1997: Karauli district split from Sawai Madhopur.
    ~1998: Hanumangarh district split from Ganganagar.
  • Tamil Nadu
    ~1966: Dharmapuri district split from Salem.
    1968-08: Name of Madras state changed to Tamil Nadu (another source gives the date 1969-01-14).
    1974-01-14: Pudukkottai formed from parts of Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur.
    1979-08-31: Periyar district split from Coimbatore.
    1985-03-08: Kamarajar and Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar districts split from Ramanathapuram.
    1985-09-15: Dindigul district split from Madurai.
    1986: Tirunelveli district split into Chidambaranar and Nellai-Kattabomman, later Tirunelveli-Kattabomman.
    1989-09-30: North Arcot district split into Tiruvannamalai-Sambuvarayar and North Arcot Ambedkar.
    1993-09-30: South Arcot district split into Cuddalore and Villupuram.
    1995-11-01: Karur and Perambalur districts split from Tiruchirappalli.
    1996: Name of Madras district changed to Chennai.
    ~1996: Names of districts changed. Kamarajar became Virudhunagar; Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar became Sivaganga; Periyar became Erode; Tirunelveli-Kattabomman became Tirunelveli; Tiruvannamalai-Sambuvarayar became Tiruvannamalai; Chidambaranar became Tuticorin, later Thoothukudi; North Arcot Ambedkar became Vellore.
    1997-01-01: Namakkal district split from Salem; Theni district split from Madurai; Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts split from Thanjavur.
    ~1999: Chengalpattu district split into Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur.
    ~2000: Ariyalur district split from Perambalur.
  • Tripura
    1995: Dhalai district formed from parts of North Tripura and South Tripura.
  • Uttaranchal
    2000-11-09: Uttaranchal state formed by taking Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Rudra Prayag, Tehri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar, and Uttarkashi districts from Uttar Pradesh. For prior history see Uttar Pradesh.
  • Uttar Pradesh
    1946: Deoria district split from Gorakhpur.
    1976-11-14: Ghaziabad district split from Meerut.
    1981: Kanpur district split into Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur (also in 1977-1979).
    1988-11-19: Maunathbhanjan district split from Azamgarh.
    1988-12-28: Haridwar district split from Saharanpur.
    1988-12-29: Siddharth Nagar district split from Basti.
    1989-02-05: Firozabad district formed from parts of Agra and Mainpuri.
    1989-10-02: Maharajganj district split from Gorakhpur.
    ~1989: Sonbhadra district split from Mirzapur.
    1994-05: Kushinagar district split from Deoria.
    1995-02-11: Mahoba district split from Hamirpur.
    1995-09-30: Udham Singh Nagar district split from Nainital.
    ~1996: Ambedkar Nagar district split from Faizabad; Sant Ravi Das Nagar district split from Varanasi; Shravasti district split from Bahraich.
    1997-04-24: Kaushambi district split from Allahabad; Jyotiba Phule Nagar district split from Moradabad.
    1997-05-03: Hathras district formed from parts of Aligarh and Mathura.
    1997-05-06: Chhatrapati Shahuji Mahraj-Nager district split from Banda.
    1997-05-25: Chandauli district split from Varanasi; Balrampur district split from Gonda.
    1997-09-05: Sant Kabir Nagar district split from Basti.
    1997-09-06: Gautam Buddha Nagar district split from Bulandshahr.
    1997-09-15: Champawat district split from Pithoragarh.
    1997-09-16: Rudra Prayag district formed from parts of Chamoli, Pauri Garhwal, and Tehri Garhwal.
    1997-09-17: Auraiya district split from Etawah.
    1997-09-18: Kannauj district split from Farrukhabad.
    1998: Baghpat district formed from parts of Meerut and Muzaffarnagar.
    1998-09-04: Name of Chhatrapati Shahuji Mahraj-Nager district changed to Chirakoot.
    ~1998: Bageshwar district split from Almora.
    2000-11-09: See Uttaranchal.
  • West Bengal
    ~1988: Twenty-Four Parganas district split into 24 Parganas North and 24 Parganas South.
    1992-04-01: West Dinajpur district split into Dakshin Dinajpur (Dinajpur South) and Uttar Dinajpur (Dinajpur North).
    2001-01-01: Name of Calcutta district changed to Kolkata.
  • 2002: Midnapore district split into East Midnapore and West Midnapore.

Other names of subdivisions:

These are some of the many spelling variations I found in different sources. There may be some outright misspellings. There are also variations in word separation and word order. Some districts are sometimes called by the name of their headquarters (capitals).

  • Andhra Pradesh
    Anantapur: Anantpur, Ananthapur
    Chittoor: Chitoor, Chittor
    Khammam: Khammamamet
    Krishna: Kistna
    Mahbubnagar: Mehbubnagar
    Medak: Sangapeddi
    Rangareddi: Ranga Reddy
    Srikakulam: Srikakulum
    Vishakhapatnam: Fisakapatnam, Vizagapatam, Visakhapatnam
    Vizianagaram: Vizianagram
  • Arunachal Pradesh
    Lohit: Lohit Frontier Division
    Tirap: Tirap Frontier Tract
  • Assam
    Dhubri: Dhuburi
    Kamrup: Kampur, Ramrup
    Karbi Anglong: Mikir Hills (obsolete), Korbi Anglong
    Lakhimpur: North Lakhimpur, Lakhmipur, Lakimpur
    Nagaon: Nowgong
    Sibsagar: Sivasagar
    Sonitpur: Sontipur
  • Bihar
    Bhagalpur: Bhagaipur
    Jehanabad: Jahanabad, Jehanabad and Arwal
    Katihar: Kathihar
    Lakhisarai: Luckeesarai
    Madhepura: Madhipura
    Munger: Monghyr
    Muzaffarpur: Muzafarpur
    Nawada: Nawadah
    Pashchim Champaran: West Champaran, Paschimi Champaran, Paschim-Champaram
    Purba Champaran: East Champaran, Purbi Champaran, Purba Champaram
    Purnia: Purnea
    Sheikhpura: Shekhpura, Shekpura
    Siwan: Sivan
  • Chhattisgarh
    Bastar: Baster
    Dantewada: Dantewara
    Korija: Koriya
    Rajnandgaon: Raj Nandgaon
  • Daman and Diu
    Daman: Damão (Portuguese)
  • Gujarat
    Ahmedabad: Ahmadabad
    Amreli: Amereli
    Banas Kantha: Banaskantha, Palanpur
    Bharuch: Broach
    Bhavnagar: Bhaunagar
    Dahod: Dohad
    Kachchh: Kutch (obsolete)
    Kheda: Kaira
    Mahesana: Mehasana, Mehsana
    Panch Mahals: Godhra, Panchmahal
    Sabar Kantha: Sabarkantha, Himatnagar
    The Dangs: Dangs
    Vadodara: Baroda
    Valsad: Bulsar, Walsad
  • Haryana
    Hissar: Hisar
    Jhajjar: Jhajhar
    Mahendragarh: Mahendergarh, Mahendragarth, Mohindargarh, Mohindergarh
    Sirsa: Sirasa
    Sonepat: Sonipat
  • Himachal Pradesh
    Kinnaur: Kalpa
    Kulu: Kullu
    Lahaul and Spiti: Lahul and Spiti, Lahul and Piti, Spiti and Lahoul
    Shimla: Simla
    Sirmaur: Sirmour, Sirmoor, Sirmur
  • Jammu and Kashmir
    Anantnag: Anantanag, Kashmir South
    Baramula: Kashmir North, Baramulla
    Leh: Ladakh
    Poonch: Punch
    Rajauri: Rajouri
  • Jharkhand
    Chatra: Chapra
    Deoghar: Devghar, Devgarh
    Dumka: Santhal Pargana, Santal Parganas
    Garhwa: Gharwa, Garwha
    Godda: Goodda
    Hazaribagh: Hazaribag
    Koderma: Kodarma
    Lohardaga: Lohargada
    Pakur: Pakut
    Palamu: Palamau
    Pashchim Singhbhum: West Singhbhum, Shighbum-West, Paschim Singbhum, Pashchimi Singhbhum
    Purba Singhbhum: East Singbhum, Shighbum-East, Purbi Singhbhum
    Sahibganj: Sahebganj, Sahebgunj
    Seraikela: Saraikela, Seraikella, Seraikela-Kharsawan
  • Karnataka
    Bagalkot: Bagalkote
    Bangalore: Bangalore Urban
    Chamrajnagar: Chamarajanagar
    Chikmagalur: Chikmaglur, Kadur
    Chitradurga: Chitaldroog, Chitaldrug
    Dakshina Kannada: Dakshin Kannad, South Kanara
    Davanagere: Davangere
    Dharwad: Dhawad, Dharwar
    Kodagu: Coorg
    Uttara Kannada: Uttar Kannad, North Kanara
  • Kerala
    Alappuzha: Aleppy, Alleppey
    Idukki: Idikki
    Kannur: Cannanore, Kanoor
    Kasargod: Kasargode, Kasaragod
    Kollam: Quilon
    Kozhikode: Calicut
    Palakkad: Palghat
    Thiruvananthapuram: Trivandrum
    Thrissur: Trichur
    Wayanad: Wynaad, Wynad
  • Madhya Pradesh
    Barwani: Badwani
    Chhatarpur: Chhatapur, Chatarpur
    Guna: Goona
    Gwalior: Gird, Gird Gwalior
    Jabalpur: Jubbulpore
    Koriya: West Surguja
    Mandsaur: Mandasor
    Morena: Tonwarghar
    Narsinghpur: Narsimhapur, Narsinahpur
    Sagar: Saugor
    Shahdol: Sahdol
    Shivpuri: Narwar
  • Maharashtra
    Ahmednagar: Ahmadnagar
    Amravati: Amaravati, Amraoti, Amaraoti
    Bid: Bir, Beed, Bhir, Bidh
    Buldhana: Buldana, Budhana
    Chandrapur: Chanda
    Dhule: Dhulia, West Khandesh
    Gadchiroli: Garhchiroli
    Jalgaon: East Khandesh
    Latur: Kulaba, Kolaba, Kolabad
    Mumbai City: Greater Bombay, Greater Mumbai
    Mumbai Suburban: Bandra Suburban, Bombay Suburban
    Nanded: Nander
    Nashik: Nasik
    Pune: Poona
    Raigarh: Raigadh, Raigad
    Sangli: South Satara
    Satara: North Satara
    Sindhudurg: Kudal, Sindhdurg
    Solapur: Sholapur
    Thane: Thana
    Yavatmal: Yeotmal
  • Manipur
    Bishnupur: Bishenpur, Sishnupur
    Chandel: Tengnoupal
    Churachandpur: Manipur South, Churchandpur
    Senapati: Manipur North
    Tamenglong: Manipur West
    Ukhrul: Manipur East, Ukhurul
  • Mizoram
    Aizawl: Aizawal
    Saiha: Chhimtuipui
  • Nagaland
    Mokokchung: Mokochung
    Phek: Pheka
    Tuensang: Tuenasang
    Zunheboto: Zanheboto, Zonheboto
  • Orissa
    Baleshwar: Balasore, Baleswar
    Baragarh: Bargarh
    Bolangir: Balangir
    Boudh: Baudh
    Deogarh: Debagarh
    Jajpur: Jajapur
    Kandhamal: Baudh Khondmals, Phulabani
    Kendrapara: Kendrapada
    Keonjhar: Kendujhar, Kendujharghar, Keonjhargarh
    Khordha: Khurda
    Malkangiri: Malkanagiri
    Nabarangpur: Nabarangapur, Nawarangpur
    Sonepur: Sonpur
    Sundargarh: Sundagarh, Bonai
  • Pondicherry
    Karaikal: Karaikkal, Karikal
    Mahe: Mayyazhi
    Pondicherry: Pondichéry (French), Puduchcheri
    Yanam: Yanaon
  • Punjab
    Bathinda: Bhatinda
    Faridkot: Fridkot
    Fatehgarh Sahib: Fatehgarh
    Firozpur: Ferojpur, Firozepur, Ferozepore, Feruzpur
    Gurdaspur: Guardaspur
    Jalandhar: Jullundur
    Muktsar: Muketsar
    Nawan Shehar: Nawanshahr, Nawanshahar
    Rupnagar: Ropar, Roop Nagar, Rupar
    Sangrur: Sangroor
  • Rajasthan
    Bhilwara: Bhilavara
    Chittorgarh: Chittaurgarh, Chitor, Chitorgarh
    Dholpur: Dhaulpur
    Ganganagar: Sri Ganganagar
    Jaipur: Jeipur
    Jalore: Jalor, Jhalore
    Jhunjhunun: Jhunjhunu
    Karauli: Karoli
    Kota: Kotah
    Nagaur: Nagore
  • Sikkim
    East Sikkim: East District
    North Sikkim: North District
    South Sikkim: South District
    West Sikkim: West District, Gyalshing
  • Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: Madras (obsolete)
    Dharmapuri: Dharampuri
    Dindigul: Dindigul Anna, Quaid-E-Milleth
    Erode: Periyar, Perivar (obsolete)
    Kancheepuram: Kanchipuram
    Kanyakumari: Kannyakumari, Kanniyakumari
    Karur: Kapur
    Madurai: Madura, Mathurai
    Nagapattinam: Nagappattinam
    Nilgiris: The Nilgiris, Nilgiri, Uthagamandalam, Nilagiri
    Perambalur: Perambadur
    Pudukkottai: Pudukottai
    Ramanathapuram: Ramananthapuram, Rameswaram, Ramnad
    Sivaganga: Sivagangai, Pasumpon Thevar Thirumagan, Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar
    Thanjavur: Tanjavur, Tanjore
    Theni: Teni
    Thiruvallur: Tiruvallur
    Thoothukudi: Chidambaranar, Thoothukkudi, Toothukudi, Tuticorin
    Tiruchirappalli: Trichirappalli, Tiruchchirappalli, Trichy, Thiruchirapalli, Trichinopoly
    Tirunelveli: Thirunelveli, Nellai Kattabomman, Tirunelveli Kattabomman, Palayankottai, Tinnevelly, Tirunalveli
    Tiruvannamalai: Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvanamalai, Tiruvanamalai, Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar
    Vellore: Ambedkar, North Arcot Ambedkar (obsolete)
    Villupuram: Viluppuram
    Virudhunagar: Kamarajar (obsolete); Virudunagar, Virdhunagar
  • Uttaranchal
    Chamoli: Chamoli cum Gopeshwar
    Champawat: Champavat
    Haridwar: Hardwar
    Pauri Garhwal: Garhwal, Pauri
    Tehri Garhwal: Tehri, Narendranagar, Tehri Garwal
  • Uttar Pradesh
    Badaun: Budaun
    Baghpat: Bagpat
    Ballia: Balia
    Barabanki: Bare Banki
    Bareilly: Bareilley
    Bijnor: Bijnar, Bijnore
    Bulandshahr: Bulandshahar, Buland Sahar
    Chitrakoot: Karwi, Chitrakut
    Faizabad: Fyzabad
    Farrukhabad: Farrukahabad, Ferrukhabad
    Gautam Buddha Nagar: Gautambudh Nagar
    Ghazipur: Gajipur
    Gorakhpur: Goruckpur
    Hathras: Mahamaya Nagar
    Jaunpur: Jaupur
    Jyotiba Phule Nagar: Jyotibaphule Nagar, Jyotiba F Nagar
    Kanpur: Cawnpore (obsolete), Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur City, Kanpur Urban
    Kanpur Dehat: Kanpur Rural
    Kaushambi: Kushambi, Kausambhi
    Lakhimpur Kheri: Kheri, Lakhimpur
    Maharajganj: Mahrajganj
    Mathura: Muttra
    Pratapgarh: Bela cum Pratapgarh, Partabgarh, Partapgarh
    Rae Bareli: Rai Bareli, Rai Bareilly
    Sant Ravi Das Nagar: Gyanpur, Sant Ravi Nagar
    Shahjahanpur: Shahajahanpur
    Shravasti: Shrawasti
    Siddharth Nagar: Sidharthnagar
    Sonbhadra: Sonebhadra
    Unnao: Unnao Nagar, Unao
    Varanasi: Benares (obsolete)
  • West Bengal
    Bardhaman: Burdwan, Barddhaman, Burwan, Burdewan
    Dakshin Dinajpur: Dinajpur South, Balurghat
    Darjeeling: Darjiling
    Hooghly: Hugli
    Howrah: Haora
    Koch Bihar: Cooch Behar, Koochbehar, Kooch Bihar
    Kolkata: Calcutta (obsolete)
    Malda: Maldah
    Midnapore: Medinipur, Midnapur
    Purulia: Puruliya
    Uttar Dinajpur: Dinajpur North

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