<Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> District Administration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subdivisions </Th> <Td> Tehsil, Taluka, Mandal Blocks </Td> </Tr> <P> A district (zilā) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory . In some cases districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas . As of 2018 there are a total of 712 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India . </P> <P> District officials include: </P>

Total number of districts in india in 2018