Districts are called for subdivision inside the states in India, every district is maintained by government servants called Deputy Commissioner (DC), and several Government departments working for the civilian of the districts. India is the 7th largest country in the World by area and is subdivided into the states and hundreds of districts found in India. Kachchh is the largest district in India spread in 45, 652 sq km of area, located in Gujarat State.
The following largest Districts are ranked by total Area (Official Measurements of the Government of India).
| Rank | District | State | Area(sq.km) | Area(sq.mile) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kachchh | Gujarat | 45,652 | 17626 |
| 2 | Leh | Jammu and Kashmir | 45,110 | 17417 |
| 3 | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | 39,313 | 15179 |
| 4 | Bikaner | Rajasthan | 28,466 | 10991 |
| 5 | Barmer | Rajasthan | 28,393 | 10963 |
| 6 | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 22,901 | 8842 |
| 7 | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | 19,130 | 7386 |
| 8 | Mahbubnagar | Andhra Pradesh | 18,432 | 7117 |
| 9 | Nagaur | Rajasthan | 17,686 | 6829 |
| 10 | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | 17,658 | 6818 |