administrative territorial entity of India
Let an agent handle Indian administrative divisions by level, name, code, responsibilities and changes, using official Indian sources and attributing positions on disputed territories neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle Indian administrative divisions by level, name, code, responsibilities and changes, using official Indian sources and attributing positions on disputed territories neutrally.
Any administrative division of India, including states and union territories, divisions, districts, subdivisions, tehsils, taluks or mandals, community development blocks, municipalities and gram panchayats; units are coded in official directories, and the status of some territories is disputed internationally.
What it is for: Administration, statistics, elections and addresses in India.
It can be identify the level and code of a division; find which district or block an address is in; understand responsibilities of each level in general terms; track reorganisations and new districts.
Distinguishing features
Several nested levels
Names of sub-district units vary by state
Frequent reorganisation
Official coding systems
What it looks like
Areas on maps with official names and codes.
How it is recognised
States, districts, tehsils and blocks
Local Government Directory codes
Postal PIN codes are not administrative codes
Related models
is a kind of - category
is part of - country
is coded by - identifier
is related to - comparable system
In practice
Families and kinds
states and union territories
districts and divisions
tehsils, taluks and mandals
community development blocks
municipalities and gram panchayats
Identifiers
LGD code Local Government Directory code division code
Standards and regulation
Constitution of India, including the 73rd and 74th amendments on local government
State laws on districts and local bodies
Census of India geography
Failure modes and hazards
Using outdated districts after reorganisation
Confusing PIN codes with administrative units
Unattributed positions on disputed territories
Also called
+39
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Level Which division.
Levels nest.
Identify
Level and code.
Identify
Identity.
- Which level is this division, and what is its official code? provenance
- Which state and district contain it? provenance
Names
Local names.
Names
Local names.
- Is the sub-district unit called a tehsil, taluk, mandal or block in this state? provenance
- How is the name transliterated officially? provenance
Services Responsibilities.
Levels deliver services.
Roles
Functions.
Roles
Functions.
- Which services does this level or local body provide, in general terms? provenance
- Who is the responsible officer or body? provenance
Contact
Offices.
Contact
Contacts.
- How can the district collectorate, block office or panchayat be contacted? provenance
- Which official portal applies? provenance
Changes Reorganisation.
Boundaries change.
New
New districts.
New
New units.
- Has this district or block been created, split or renamed recently? provenance
- Which notification records it? provenance
Census
Census geography.
Census
Census geography.
- How do census units map onto current administrative units? provenance
- Which census year is used? provenance
Neutral Disputed areas.
Attribution is essential.
Disputed
Contested territory.
Disputed
Disputed territory.
- Is this area part of an internationally disputed territory? boundary
- How should Indian administration and other states positions be attributed? action
Maps
Map representation.
Maps
Maps.
- Which official maps show these boundaries, and do other sources differ? provenance
- How should differences be explained neutrally? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each level be a separate entry?
- How should reorganisations be tracked?
- How should disputed areas be represented?