India Administrative Boundaries
High-precision administrative divisions of India from national to sub-district levels. All data sourced from GADM v4.1 and provided in GIS-ready formats.
Download Complete Repository (.zip)National
1
Boundary Layer
States / UTs
36
Total Divisions
Districts
750+
District Features
Taluks / Blocks
3000+
Sub-Districts
Admin Level Hierarchy (Shapefiles)
National Boundary (Admin 0)
India national boundary and territorial limits
Coverage
Entire India
Feature Count
1
Format
Shapefile (.shp)
States & Union Territories (Admin 1)
State and Union Territory boundaries of India
Coverage
Entire India by state/UT
Feature Count
36
Format
Shapefile (.shp)
Districts (Admin 2)
District-level administrative divisions of India
Coverage
Entire India by district
Feature Count
753
Format
Shapefile (.shp)
Sub-Districts/Taluks (Admin 3)
Sub-district and taluk-level administrative divisions
Coverage
Entire India by taluk/block
Feature Count
3000+
Format
Shapefile (.shp)
Technical Specifications
Bundle Architecture
.shp
Polygon Geometry
.dbf
Attribute Table
.prj
WGS84 Projection
.shx
Record Offsets Index
Projection: EPSG:4326 (WGS84)
Source: GADM Database v4.1
Encoding: UTF-8
License: CC BY 4.0 - Free for commercial use with attribution
Data Hierarchy Tree
1: National — India
Approx. 1 features
2: State/UT — States (28) + UTs (8)
Approx. 36 features
3: District — Administrative Districts
Approx. 700+ features
4: Sub-District — Taluks / Blocks / Tehsils
Approx. 3000+ features