Divisions of Punjab, India

Administrative divisions of Punjab, 2016

Divisions are the second-level (below states) administrative-division for Punjab, India, consisting of a cluster of districts. Below the division level, the districts (23) are further subdivided by tehsil (82) and then sub-tehsil (87) or development blocks (147) in rural areas.[1] Each division is headed by a Divisional Commissioner, with this person being an appointed officer of the Indian Administrative Services.[2] Punjab comprises five divisions.[3]

Overview

Republic of India
States and Union Territories
(e.g. Punjab State)
Division
(e.g. Jalandhar division)
District
(e.g. Gurdaspur district)
Sub-district
(e.g. Dera Baba Nanak tehsil)
Sub-sub-district
(e.g. sub-tehsil, community development block, etc.)
Local governing systems
(e.g. revenue village, panchayat, municipal corporation, etc.)

List of divisions

The state of Punjab, India is divided into five divisions which comprise the following districts:

Divisions of Punjab, India[1][2]
No. Name Districts comprised Number of districts
1. Jalandhar division Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur Seven
2. Patiala division Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Malerkotla, and Ludhiana Six
3. Firozpur division Firozpur, Moga, Muktsar, and Fazilka Four
4. Faridkot division Faridkot, Bathinda, and Mansa Three
5. Ropar division[note 1] Ropar (Rupnagar), Ajitgarh (Mohali), and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawan Shahr) Three

History

Map of Punjab, Delhi, and the Punjab States of British India, published in the 'Imperial Gazetteer of India' (Vol. XXVI, Atlas; 1931 revised edition; plate no. 34)

In 1916, British Punjab comprised five divisions under direct British-rule, namely the divisions of Ambala, Jalandhar, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi, along with Delhi Enclave.[4] Territory under the princely states was under the Punjab States Agency. In 1966, after the reorganisation of Punjab, there were only two divisions existing in the area constituting the modern state of Punjab, Jalandhar and Patiala. New divisions were formulated for better administration and for political purposes.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Rupnagar division.

References

  1. 1 2 Kaler, Sunita (June 2016). "Administrative Structure of Punjab" (PDF). Advances in Social Research. 2 (1): 59–62 – via renupublishers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Divisions of Punjab". Punjab Data. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Singh, Ramandeep; Jain, Shivangi; Kaur, Harsimran (7 September 2023). Singh, Jaspal (ed.). Rejuvenating Punjab: New Economic World Order. Virsa Publications. p. 247. ISBN 9788195904952. The State of Punjab is located in North India with an area of around 50362 Sq. Km. Chandigarh (Capital & U.T.), Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Bathinda are among the major cities of Punjab. The state is ranked 2nd best in terms of rail (42km per 1000sq. km.) and road (133 per sq.km.) connectivity in the country. Punjab has 5 divisions, 23 districts, 150 blocks and 12581 villages.
  4. ↑ Douie, James McCrone (1916). "XXV. Panjáb Districts and Delhi". The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir. Cambridge University Press. pp. 224–271.
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