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Top 10 Largest Districts of India by Total Area

Often our website visitor asks, which is the largest district in India. The answer is Kachchh (Kutch District) of Gujarat is the largest district out of 750+ districts of India. Although many large districts ended being splitted, Kachchh continues to occupy the top spot with over 45,674 sq km of area. This is more than size of European country – Switzerland. Leh district of Ladakh Union Territory (formerly part of Jammu & Kashmir state) occupies second largest district tag with over 45,110 sq km area. Most of districts that belongs to top 10 biggest districts are from Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

Rank District State Area(Km2) Population Density
1 Kachchh Gujarat 45674 2092371 46
2 Leh Jammu and Kashmir 45110 133487 3
3 Jaisalmer Rajasthan 38401 669919 17
4 Bikaner Rajasthan 30239 2363937 78
5 Barmer Rajasthan 28387 2603751 92
6 Jodhpur Rajasthan 22850 3687165 161
7 Anantapur Andhra Pradesh 19130 4081148 213
8 Mahbubnagar Andhra Pradesh 18432 4053028 220
9 Nagaur Rajasthan 17718 3307743 187
10 Kurnool Andhra Pradesh 17658 4053463 230