South 24 Parganas (West Bengal)
South 24 Parganas district (Pron: pəˈgʌnəz) is an important district of West Bengal State with its district headquarters in Alipore. It is the largest district of West Bengal State by area and second largest by population. Read more...
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal)
North 24 Parganas district (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs) is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. Read more...
Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Adilabad district is a district in Telangana, India. Read more...
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
Agra District (Hindi: आगरा ज़िला, Urdu: آگرہ ضلع) is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 378 kilometers (235 mi) west of the state capital Lucknow, 206 kilometers (128 mi) south of the national capital New Delhi and 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Gwalior. Agra is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh, and the 24th most populous in India.Agra is a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpūr Sikrī, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Agra is included on the Golden Triangle tourist circuit, along with Delhi and Jaipur; and the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc, tourist circuit of UP state, along Lucknow the capital of the state and Varanasi. Agra Read more...
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
AHMEDABAD (Gujarat, India) Ahmedabad district, also known as Amdavad is the largest district in Gujarat state of India. It is former capital of Gujarat. It is one of the developed district of the Vibrant Gujarat. It is about 30 km from the state capital, Gandhinagar. The District is surrounded on the north by Mehsana and Gandhinagar district, on the South by Gulf of Cambay and Bhavnagar district, on the West by Surendranagar district and on the East by Kheda district. Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of Sabarmati river. The total Geographical area of Ahmedabad District is 8087.59 square kilometres and has population of around 55.7 lakhs. Ahm Read more...
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)
Ahmednagar district is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. Read more...
Aizawl (Mizoram)
Aizawl district is one of the eight districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Kolasib district, on the west by Mamit district, on the south by Serchhip districts and on the east by Champhai district. Read more...
Ajmer (Rajasthan)
Located in the heart of Rajasthan Ajmer is a small town with a very interesting past and in todays world growing facets of growth and development in aspects of Culture, Education, state and privately owned Industrial & infrastructure establishments coalesce towards the fascination for trade tourism and investments in the district. Lying between 25°38" and 26°58" North Latitudes and 73°54" and 75°22" East Longitudes, Ajmer is situated in the centre of Rajasthan State. The district derives its name from the head quarter town of Ajmer. The district is surrounded by Jaipur and Tonk district in East and Pali district in west, Nagaur district touches its North boundries while Bhilwara district in the South, the total geographical Area of Ajmer district is 8.50 lac hectares, for land utilization purpose, the area was reported 8.42 lacs hectares in 2007-2008. Ajmer district stands at 16th place among the existing 33 districts or the State so far its total area is concerned.Hi Read more...
Akola (Maharashtra)
Akola is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Read more...
Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Alirajpur (Hindi: अलीराजपुर जिला) is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It was created from Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the former Jhabua district on 17 May 2008. Alirajpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. Read more...
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Aligarh District (Hindi: अलीगढ़ ज़िला, Urdu: علی گڑھ ضلع) is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division. Read more...
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
आज से 444 साल पहले मुगल सम्राट अकबर ने जिस शहर का नाम प्रयागराज से बदलकर इलाहाबाद कर दिया था. वह शहर पुनः अपने पुराने नाम से जाना जाने लगा है. गत वर्ष अक्टूबर में उत्तर- प्रदेश सरकार ने इलाहाबाद का नाम बदलकर प्रयागराज कर दिया था. धर्म व संस्कृति को अपनी गोद में हिलोरे देने वाला प्रयागराज वह जिला है जहां गंगा, यमुना व सरस्वती (अदृश्य) नदी का संगम होता है. प्रयागराज के बारे में कहा जाता है – “प्रयागस्य पवेशाद्वै पापं नश्यति: तत्क्षणात्” अर्थात् यह वह स्थान है जहां प्रवेश मात्र से ही समस्त पाप कर्म का नाश हो जाता है. संक्षिप्त परिचय – ‘तीर्थराज’ के नाम से मशहूर प्रयागराज उत्तर- प्रदेश के प्राचीनतम व महत्वपूर्ण जिलों में से एक है. इसे सूबे की न्यायिक राजधानी के रूप में भी जाना जाता है. यहां कई पवित्र तीर्थस्थल, मंदिर व घाट हैं, जो हिन्दू संस्कृति व सभ्यता का परिचय कर Read more...
Alappuzha (Kerala)
Alappuzha ( pronunciation ) (Malayalam: ആലപ്പുഴ) is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination and is well known for its coir factories. Read more...
Almora (Uttarakhand)
संक्षिप्त परिचय - अल्मोड़ा भारत के उत्तराखण्ड राज्य में एक नगरपालिका और छावनी नगर है, जो कि दिल्ली से 365 किलोमीटर दूर और देहरादून से 415 किलोमीटर की दूरी पर, कुमाऊँ हिमालय श्रंखला की एक पहाड़ी के दक्षिणी किनारे पर स्थित है। यह जिला राज्य के कुमाऊँ क्षेत्र की सांस्कृतिक राजधानी भी माना जाता है। वहीं नगर के समीप कौशिका कोसी नदी और शाल्मली सुयाल नदी बहती हैं। मान्यताओं के अनुसार, अल्मोड़ा की स्थापना राजा बालो कल्याण चंद ने 1568 में की थी। महाभारत के काल में 8वीं और 9वीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व के समय से ही यहां की पहाड़ियों और आसपास के क्षेत्रों में मानव बस्तियों के विवरण मिलते हैं। चंद्रवंशियों के शासन के समय अल्मोड़ा, चंदवंशी राजाओं की राजधानी थी। स्वतंत्रता की लड़ाई में तथा शिक्षा, कला एवं संस्कृति के उत्थान में अल्मोड़ा का विशेष हाथ रहा है। यह स्थान काफी सुंदर है। स्कन्दपुराण के मानसखंड में कहा गया है कि कौशिका कोशी और शाल्मली सुयाल नदी के बीच में एक पावन पर्वत स्थित है। यह पर्वत और कोई पर्वत न होकर अल् Read more...
Alwar (Rajasthan)
Alwar District is a district in Rajasthan, a state in northern India, with capital in the city of Alwar. The district covers 8,380 km2. It is bound on the north by Rewari district of Haryana, on the east by Bharatpur and Mewat district of Haryana, on the south by Dausa, and on the west by Jaipur districts. Read more...
Amreli (Gujarat)
Amreli district (Gujarati: અમરેલી જિલ્લો) is one of the 33 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. Read more...
Amritsar (Punjab)
Amritsar district (Punjabi: ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ) is one of 22 districts in the state of Punjab in North India. The city of Amritsar is headquarters of this district. Read more...
Ambala (Haryana)
Ambala district (Hindi: अम्बाला; Punjabi: ਅੰਬਾਲਾ ਜਿਲਾ) is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in the country of India with Ambala town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. It borders district Yamunanagar to the east, district Sirmaur and district Panchkula to the north, district Mohali and district Patiala to the west, and the district of Kurukshetra to the south. Read more...
Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)
Ambedkar Nagar district (Hindi: अंबेडकर नगर ज़िला, Urdu: امبیڈکر نگر ضلع) is a district in the Faizabad division. It was created on 29 September 1995 by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati, and was named after architect of the Constitution of India, Bhimrao Ambedkar. Read more...
Amravati (Maharashtra)
Amravati District is a District of Maharashtra state in central India. Amravati is the administrative headquarters of the district. Read more...
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)
Srikakulam district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 9 coastal districts, located in the extreme north eastern direction of the state. Read more...
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)
Chittoor district ( pronunciation ), also known as Chittur, is a district in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Chittoor and the largest city is Tirupati. Read more...
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir)
Ganderbal District (گاندربل ضلع (Perso-Arabic)) is a newly formed district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir of India. It was formerly 2 tehsils (Ganderbal and Kangan) of Srinagar District. Read more...
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir)
Doda is a district in eastern part of Jammu region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the third largest district in Jammu and Kashmir after Leh and Kargil. Read more...
Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir)
Kargil is a district of Ladakh region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kargil lies near the Line of Control facing Pakistani-Administered Gilgit–Baltistan to the west, and the mostly Indian-Administered Kashmir valley to the south. Read more...
Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir)
Bandipora district is one of the 22 districts in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India. Bandipora town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Read more...
Karbi Anglong (Assam)
Karbi Anglong district (Pron: ˈkɑ:bi æŋˈlɒŋ) (Karbi: Karbi Anglong), is the largest amongst the 27 administrative districts of Assam state in north-eastern India. The district is bounded by Golaghat district on the east, Meghalaya state and Marigaon district on the west, Nagaon and Golaghat districts on the north and Dima Hasao district and Nagaland state on the south. Read more...
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)
Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters and Vijayawada is the biggest city in the district and falls under the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. Read more...
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli /ˈdɑːdrɑː/ & /ˌnʌɡərˌhəˈvɛli/ is a Union Territory in Western India. Nagar Haveli is wedged betweenMaharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is a enclave 1 km NW surrounded by Gujarat. The shared capital is Silvassa. Read more...
Medak (Andhra Pradesh)
Medak District is a district located in the state of Telangana, India. Sangareddi is the district headquarters of Medak and Siddipet is the most populous city. Read more...