<P> Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government . </P> <P> Most districts have a distinct headquarters; Mumbai City district (MC) in Maharashtra (MH) is an example which, despite forming a district, does not have a clear headquarters, though it does have a District Collector . </P> <P> Mahe of Puducherry is the smallest (9 km) district of India by area while Kutch of Gujarat is the largest (45,652 km) district of India by area . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> No. of districts in each state or UT <Tr> <Th> Map key </Th> <Th> Name of State or Union Territory (Italicized) </Th> <Th> Number of Districts </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Population / district </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 49,386,799 </Td> <Td> 3,798,985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 1,383,727 </Td> <Td> 69,186 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 31,169,272 </Td> <Td> 916,743 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 104,099,452 </Td> <Td> 2,739,459 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 25,545,198 </Td> <Td> 946,118 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Goa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,458,545 </Td> <Td> 729,273 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 60,439,692 </Td> <Td> 1,831,506 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Haryana </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 25,351,462 </Td> <Td> 1,152,339 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Himachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 6,864,602 </Td> <Td> 572,050 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 12,541,302 </Td> <Td> 570,059 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 32,988,134 </Td> <Td> 1,374,506 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 61,095,297 </Td> <Td> 2,036,510 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 33,406,061 </Td> <Td> 2,386,147 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 72,626,809 </Td> <Td> 1,424,055 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 112,374,333 </Td> <Td> 3,121,509 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Manipur </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 2,721,756 </Td> <Td> 302,417 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 2,966,889 </Td> <Td> 269,717 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Mizoram </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1,097,206 </Td> <Td> 137,151 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Nagaland </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1,978,502 </Td> <Td> 179,864 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 41,974,218 </Td> <Td> 1,399,141 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 27,743,338 </Td> <Td> 1,261,061 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 68,548,437 </Td> <Td> 2,077,225 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 610,577 </Td> <Td> 152,644 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 72,147,030 </Td> <Td> 2,254,595 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Tripura </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 3,673,917 </Td> <Td> 459,240 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 199,812,341 </Td> <Td> 2,664,165 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 10,086,292 </Td> <Td> 775,869 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 91,276,115 </Td> <Td> 4,563,806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 35,193,978 </Td> <Td> 1,135,290 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andaman and Nicobar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 380,581 </Td> <Td> 126,860 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,055,450 </Td> <Td> 1,055,450 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dadra and Nagar Haveli </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 343,709 </Td> <Td> 343,709 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daman and Diu </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 243,247 </Td> <Td> 121,624 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lakshadweep </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 64,473 </Td> <Td> 64,473 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> NCT Delhi </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 16,787,941 </Td> <Td> 1,526,176 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Puducherry </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,247,953 </Td> <Td> 311,988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> 712 </Th> <Th> 1,210,854,977 </Th> <Th> 1,712,666 </Th> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> States and territories of India, numbered as per the table </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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