Districts of Punjab
Punjab comprises 23 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.
Administrative District Profiles (23)
All India Districts Directory →Amritsar District
Amritsar is a district of Punjab with 6 sub-districts and a population of 2,490,656 (Census 2011).
Barnala District
Barnala is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts and a population of 595,527 (Census 2011).
Bathinda District
Bathinda is a district of Punjab with 4 sub-districts and a population of 1,388,525 (Census 2011).
Faridkot District
Faridkot is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts and a population of 617,508 (Census 2011).
Fatehgarh Sahib District
Fatehgarh Sahib is a district of Punjab with 4 sub-districts and a population of 600,163 (Census 2011).
Fazilka District
Fazilka is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts.
Ferozepur District
Ferozepur is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts.
Gurdaspur District
Gurdaspur is a district of Punjab with 6 sub-districts.
Hoshiarpur District
Hoshiarpur is a district of Punjab with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,586,625 (Census 2011).
Jalandhar District
Jalandhar is a district of Punjab with 6 sub-districts and a population of 2,193,590 (Census 2011).
Kapurthala District
Kapurthala is a district of Punjab with 4 sub-districts and a population of 815,168 (Census 2011).
Ludhiana District
Ludhiana is a district of Punjab with 7 sub-districts and a population of 3,498,739 (Census 2011).
Malerkotla District
Malerkotla is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts.
Mansa District
Mansa is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts and a population of 769,751 (Census 2011).
Moga District
Moga is a district of Punjab with 4 sub-districts and a population of 995,746 (Census 2011).
Pathankot District
Pathankot is a district of Punjab with 2 sub-districts.
Patiala District
Patiala is a district of Punjab with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,895,686 (Census 2011).
Rupnagar District
Rupnagar is a district of Punjab with 5 sub-districts and a population of 684,627 (Census 2011).
S.A.S Nagar District
S.A.S Nagar is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts and a population of 994,628 (Census 2011).
Sangrur District
Sangrur is a district of Punjab with 7 sub-districts.
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts and a population of 612,310 (Census 2011).
Sri Muktsar Sahib District
Sri Muktsar Sahib is a district of Punjab with 3 sub-districts.
Tarn Taran District
Tarn Taran is a district of Punjab with 4 sub-districts and a population of 1,119,627 (Census 2011).
In Punjab, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.