Districts are the subdivisions within Indian states; each district is managed by government servants known as Deputy Commissioners (DC). Many departments in government working to control civilians. India is the world’s seventh biggest country by area, and it is divided into states and hundreds of districts. Kachchh, located in Gujarat State, is India’s biggest district, covering 45, 652 square kilometers.
The following are the biggest districts in terms of 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 |