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Largest districts in India by area

Kutch is India’s largest district by area at about 45,674 km².

Largest districts in India by area
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1	Kutch	Gujarat	45,674	20,92,371	46
2	Leh	Ladakh	45,110	1,33,487	3
3	Jaisalmer	Rajasthan	≈ 37,046	6,49,420	18
4	Bikaner	Rajasthan	30,239	23,63,937	78
5	Ahilyanagar	Maharashtra	17,048	45,43,159	266
6	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	≈ 16,362	29,49,375	180
7	Pune	Maharashtra	15,643	94,29,408	603
8	Nashik	Maharashtra	15,530	61,07,187	393
9	Barmer	Rajasthan	≈ 15,099	13,89,069	92
10	Solapur	Maharashtra	14,895	43,17,756	290
11	Gadchiroli	Maharashtra	14,412	10,72,942	74
12	Kargil	Ladakh	14,036	1,40,802	10
13	Lahaul and Spiti	Himachal Pradesh	13,841	31,564	2
14	Churu	Rajasthan	13,835	20,39,547	147
15	Yavatmal	Maharashtra	13,582	27,72,348	204
16	Belagavi	Karnataka	13,433	47,79,661	356
17	Balotra	Rajasthan	≈ 13,288	12,14,682	91
18	Amravati	Maharashtra	≈ 12,192	28,85,771	237
19	Jalgaon	Maharashtra	11,765	42,29,917	360
20	YSR Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh	≈ 11,470	22,97,097	200
21	Chandrapur	Maharashtra	11,443	22,04,307	193
22	Sri Ganganagar	Rajasthan	10,978	19,69,168	179
23	Kalaburagi	Karnataka	10,954	25,66,326	234
24	Beed	Maharashtra	≈ 10,685	25,83,421	242
25	Jalore	Rajasthan	10,640	18,28,730	172
26	Tumakuru	Karnataka	10,597	26,78,980	253
27	Nanded	Maharashtra	10,528	33,61,292	319
28	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	≈ 10,520	24,16,887	230
29	Vijayapura	Karnataka	10,498	21,77,331	207
30	Satara	Maharashtra	10,480	30,03,741	287
31	Mayurbhanj	Odisha	10,418	25,19,738	242
32	Uttara Kannada	Karnataka	10,277	14,37,169	140
33	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	10,252	23,78,458	232
34	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	Maharashtra	≈ 10,161	37,07,428	365
35	Bhilwara	Rajasthan	≈ 10,070	23,38,664	232
36	Betul	Madhya Pradesh	10,043	15,75,362	157
37	South 24 Parganas	West Bengal	9,960	81,61,961	819
38	Shivpuri	Madhya Pradesh	≈ 9,941	17,08,258	172
39	Nagpur	Maharashtra	9,892	46,53,570	470
40	Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh	≈ 9,837	17,16,612	175
41	Sundargarh	Odisha	9,712	20,93,437	216
42	Ananthapuramu	Andhra Pradesh	≈ 9,696	22,41,105	231
43	Buldhana	Maharashtra	9,661	25,86,258	268
44	Hanumangarh	Rajasthan	9,656	17,74,692	184
45	Sri Sathya Sai	Andhra Pradesh	≈ 9,434	18,40,043	195
46	Jaipur	Rajasthan	≈ 9,346	60,47,655	647
47	Nagaur	Rajasthan	≈ 9,318	16,81,906	181
48	Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	≈ 9,230	22,82,068	247
49	Balaghat	Madhya Pradesh	9,229	17,01,698	184
50	Prakasam	Andhra Pradesh	≈ 9,204	17,19,257	187

Areas are Census 2011 for districts unchanged since 2011; for redrawn districts (≈) they are apportioned from 2011 sub-district areas.

20 largest districts by area

Kutch 45,674 km²
Leh 45,110 km²
Jaisalmer 37,046 km²
Bikaner 30,239 km²
Ahilyanagar 17,048 km²
Jodhpur 16,362 km²
Pune 15,643 km²
Nashik 15,530 km²
Barmer 15,099 km²
Solapur 14,895 km²
Gadchiroli 14,412 km²
Kargil 14,036 km²
Lahaul and Spiti 13,841 km²
Churu 13,835 km²
Yavatmal 13,582 km²
Belagavi 13,433 km²
Balotra 13,288 km²
Amravati 12,192 km²
Jalgaon 11,765 km²
YSR Kadapa 11,470 km²

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Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction