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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called '' Districts''. These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka ) in Odia is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of ''Kataka'' which literally ...

(''Central Division''),

Sambalpur Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Sam ...

(''Northern Division''),

Berhampur Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. Bramhapur is most famous for its street food, silk sarees or pato sarees, temples and many historical places. Bramhapur al ...

(''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of

Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian ...

. The position of the ''RDC'' in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each ''District'' is governed by a ''Collector'' & ''District Magistrate'', who is appointed from the

. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each District is separated into ''Sub-Divisions'', each governed by a ''Sub-Collector'' & ''Sub-Divisional Magistrate''. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into Tahasils. The ''Tahasils'' are headed by ''Tahasildar''.

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

has 03 ''Divisions'', 30 ''Districts'', 58 ''Sub-Divisions'', 317 '' Tahasils'' and 314 ''Blocks''.

List of districts by divisions

The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at

(''Central Division''),

(''Northern Division''),

(''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of

. The position of the ''RDC'' in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. The list of districts, organized by divisions:

Administration

Collector & District Magistrate is an

(IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj. Along with the Indian Administrative Service (I ...

(IPS) is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in

Districts

There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

Proposed Districts

1. Rourkela from

Sundargarh district Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India. Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district o ...

2. Rairangpur from

Mayurbhanj District Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-p ...

3. Bhubaneswar from Khordha District
4. Padampur from

Bargarh District Bargarh District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The city of Bargarh is its district headquarters. The district was carved out of the erstwhile district of Sambalpur on 1 April 1993. History In ancient time ...

5. Titlagarh from

Balangir District Balangir District, also called Bolangir District, is a district situated in western Odisha state of India. The district has an area of , and a population of 1,648,997 (2011 census). The town of Balangir is the district headquarters. The compositi ...

6. Bhanjanagar from Ganjam District
7. Anandpur or Champua from Kendujhar District.

References

External links

Official website of Government of Odisha
{{DEFAULTSORT:Districts of Odisha Districts of Odisha, Odisha-related lists, Districts Lists of districts in India, Odisha