List of districts of Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts. These districts, most of which have populations above 1.2 million, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.
The Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj had been declared as the 76th district of the state by the Uttar Pradesh Government as of 2 December 2024. It was a temporary district and now merged with original.<ref name="abplive-02Dec24">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
District administration
The District Magistrate (DM), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is the head of district administration and performs multiple key roles: as Collector (for land revenue administration), District Magistrate (for maintenance of law and order), and District Election Officer (for conducting elections). The DM is supported by Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) for administrative duties.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Other Key officers supporting district administration include:
- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or Superintendent of Police (SP) – an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in charge of police administration and law enforcement.
- Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) – an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer managing forests and wildlife.
- Chief Development Officer (CDO) – an IAS officer responsible for development program. The CDO is assisted by Block Development Officers (BDOs) at the block level.
- Other District Level Officers includes various district heads of sectoral/development departments , eg:- Regional Transport Officer, Chief Medical Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, District Panchayat Raj Officer, etc.
Area-wise listing of districts
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Demand for new Districts
- Aonla District - Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and MLA from Aonla, Dharampal Singh demanded new Aonla District to be carved out of Bareilly District.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Farenda District - It is proposed to form this district by combining 3 tehsils of Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.<ref>https://www./s/www.india.com/hindi-news/uttar-pradesh/up-new-district-plan-farenda-may-be-76th-district-combining-3-tehsils-of-gorakhpur-and-maharajganj-7251011// Template:Bare URL inline</ref>
See also
- Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
- List of RTO districts in Uttar Pradesh
- List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh
References
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