At a sub-district level, the fourth-level of administrative division and below, the state of Punjab, India is divided into tehsils for administrative purposes. Tehsils are further divided into sub-tehsils. Recent figures are 98 tehsils and 83 sub-tehsils. Furthermore, there are 152 blocks. The previous divisions fall under districts and ultimately, divisions. Tehsils and sub-divisions are mostly analogous to one another. Blocks comprise different territorial boundaries than tehsils.
Overview
The districts of Punjab are subdivided into tehsils, which have fiscal and administrative powers over settlements within their borders, including maintenance of local land records comes under the administrative control of a tehsildar. Each tehsil consists of blocks which are over 150 in number total. Each block comprises a block development and panchayat office (BDPO Office/BDO) and Block Samiti, headed by a block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) and executive officer of Block Samiti. Elected politically is a chairman of the blocksamiti. These blocks consist of Revenue Villages. There are a total number of 12,278 revenue villages in the state. As per Sunita Kaler, Punjab is a state in which there is little or no difference between tehsils and sub-divisions as they share the same boundaries as one another, unlike some other Indian states where these two terms refer to distinct administrative schemes. In India, the tehsil and talukas are important for land records and land revenue. Subdivisions and tehsils are headed by Sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs, selected from the State Civil Services/Punjab Civil Services) and Tehsildars (a revenue officer), respectively. Sub-tehsils are headed by a headed by a naib tehsildar.
List of tehsils NumberNIC Tehsil CodeSubdistrict (tehsil)District (zilla)Division (mandal)1 -AdampurJalandhar districtJalandhar division24333Jalandhar-I34334Jalandhar-II44331Nakodar54332Phillaur64330Shahkot74317BatalaGurdaspur district84318Dera Baba Nanak9 -Dina Nagar10 -Fatehgarh Churian114316Gurdaspur12Kalanaur136050Dhar KalanPathankot district146051Pathankot154319AjnalaAmritsar district164320Amritsar-I174321Amritsar-II184325Baba Bakala19 -Majitha20 -Lopoke21 -BhikhiwindTarn Taran district226055Khadur Sahib236054Patti246053Tarn Taran254326BhulathKapurthala district264327Kapurthala274329Phagwara284328Sultanpur Lodhi294335DasuaHoshiarpur district304338Garhshankar314337Hoshiarpur324336Mukerian33 -Tanda34 -Dudhan SadhanPatiala districtPatiala division354382Nabha364383Patiala376431Patran384384Rajpura394381Samana40 -BhawanigarhSangrur district41 -Dirba42 -Dhuri43 -Lehra444380Moonak454378Sangrur464379Sunam476231BarnalaBarnala district48 -Mehal Kalan49 -Tapa504347AmlohFatehgarh Sahib district514345Bassi Pathana524346Fatehgarh Sahib534348Khamanon54 -AmargarhMalerkotla district55 -Ahmedgarh56 -Malerkotla574355JagraonLudhiana district584350Khanna594352Ludhiana (East)604353Ludhiana (West)614351Payal624354Raikot634349Samrala644360FirozpurFirozpur districtFirozpur division656427Guru Harsahai664359Zira674357Bagha PuranaMoga district68 -Dharamkot694358Moga704356Nihal Singh Wala714365GidderbahaSri Muktsar Sahib district724364Malout734366Sri Muktsar Sahib746062AboharFazilka district756061Fazilka766060Jalalabad774367FaridkotFaridkot districtFaridkot division784368Jaito79 -Kot Kapura804370BathindaBathinda district814369Rampura Phul824371Talwandi Sabo83 -Maur844373BudhladaMansa district854374Mansa864372Sardulgarh874341Anandpur SahibRupnagar districtRupnagar division886424Chamkaur Sahib896425Morinda90 -Nangal916227Rupnagar926059S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)Mohali district936209Dera Bassi946058Kharar95 -Banur966057BalachaurShaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district97 -Banga98 -Nawanshahr
List of sub-tehsils NumberSub-tehsil (up-tehsil)District (zilla)Division (mandal)1BhogpurJalandhar districtJalandhar division2Goraya3Kartarpur4Lohian5Mehatpur6Nurmahal7DhariwalGurdaspur district8Dorangla9Kahnuwan10Naushehra Majha Singh11Qadian12Sri Hargobindpur13BamialPathankot district14Narot Jaimal Singh15AtariAmritsar district16Jandiala Guru17Raja Sansi18Ramdas19Tarsika20Bias21Chohla SahibTarn Taran district22Goindwal Sahib23Harike24Jhabal25Khem Karan26Naushehra Pannuan27DhilwanKapurthala district28Talwandi Chaudhrian29BhungaHoshiarpur district30Garhdiwala31Hajipur32Mahalpur33Sham Chaurasi34Talwara35Hariana36BhadsonPatiala districtPatiala division37Ghanaur38CheemaSangrur district39Khanauri40Longowal41Sherpur42BhadaurBarnala district43Dhanaula44Mandi GobindgarhFatehgarh Sahib district45Chanarthal Kalan–noneMalerkotla district46DehlonLudhiana district47Kum Kalan48Machhiwara49Malaud50Mullanpur Dakha51Sahnewal52Sidhwan Bet53Ludhiana (North)54MakhuFirozpur districtFirozpur division55Mallanwala56Mamdot57Talwandi Bhai58AjeetwalMoga district59Badhni Kalan60Kot Ise Khan61Smalsar62BariwalaMuktsar district63Doda64Lakhewali65Lambi66Arniwala Sheikh SubhanFazilka district67Khuian Sarwar68Sito Guno69SadiqFaridkot districtFaridkot division70Balian WaliBathinda district71Bhagta Bhaika72Goniana73Nathana74Sangat75BaretaMansa district76Bhikhi77Jhunir78Joga79Nurpur BediRupnagar districtRupnagar division80GharuanMohali district81Majri82Zirakpur83AurShaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district
List of blocks NumberBlock (khaḍa)District (zilla)Division (mandal)1AdampurJalandhar districtJalandhar division2Bhogpur3Jalandhar (East)4Jalandhar (West)5Lohian6Mehatpur7Nakodar8Nurmahal9Phillaur10Rurka Kalan11Shahkot12BatalaGurdaspur district13Dera Baba Nanak14Dhariwal15Dina Nagar16Dorangla17Fatehgarh Churian18Gurdaspur19Kahnuwan20Kalanaur21Qadian22Sri Hargobindpur23BamialPathankot district24Dhar Kalan25Gharota26Narot Jaimal Singh27Pathankot28Sujanpur29AjnalaAmritsar district30Atari31Chaugawan32Harsha Chhina33Jandiala Guru34Majitha35Rayya36Tarsika37Verka38BhikhiwindTarn Taran district39Chohla Sahib40Gandiwind41Khadur Sahib42Naushehra Pannuan43Patti44Tarn Taran45Valtoha46DhilwanKapurthala district47Kapurthala48Nadala49Phagwara50Sultanpur Lodhi51BhungaHoshiarpur district52Dasua53Garhshankar54Hajipur55Hoshiarpur-I56Hoshiarpur-II57Mahalpur58Mukerian59Talwara60Tanda61BhunerheriPatiala districtPatiala division62Ghanaur63Nabha64Patiala65Patran66Rajpura67Samana68Sanaur69Shambu Kalan70AndanaSangrur district71Bhawanigarh72Dhuri73Dirba74Lehragaga75Sangrur76Sherpur77Sunam78BarnalaBarnala district79Mehal Kalan80Sehna81AmlohFatehgarh Sahib district82Bassi Pathana83Khamanon84Khera85Sirhind86AhmedgarhMalerkotla district87Amargarh88Malerkotla89DehlonLudhiana district90Doraha91Jagraon92Khanna93Ludhiana-I94Ludhiana-II95Machhiwara96Malaud97Pakhowal98Raikot99Samrala100Sidhwan Bet101Sudhar102FirozpurFirozpur districtFirozpur division103Ghall Khurd104Guru Harsahai105Makhu106Mamdot107Zira108Bagha PuranaMoga district109Dharamkot110Moga-I111Moga-II112Nihal Singh Wala113Kot BhaiMuktsar district114Lambi115Malout116Sri Muktsar Sahib117AboharFazilka district118Arniwala Sheikh Subhan119Fazilka120Jalalabad121Khuian Sarwar122FaridkotFaridkot districtFaridkot division123Jaitu124Kot Kapura125BathindaBathinda district126Bhagta Bhaika127Goniana Mandi128Maur129Nathana130Phul131Rampura132Sangat133Talwandi Sabo134BhikhiMansa district135Budhlada136Jhunir137Mansa138Sardulgarh139Anandpur SahibRupnagar districtRupnagar division140Chamkaur Sahib141Morinda142Nurpur Bedi143Rupnagar144Dera BassiMohali district145Kharar146Majri147Mohali148AurShaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district149Balachaur150Banga151Saroya152Nawanshahr
See also
Divisions of Punjab, India List of districts of Punjab, India
References