State wise details of educationally backward districts identified by UGC in 2008

Sl. State No. of Name of Districts

No EBDs
identified
1. Andaman & 2 Andamans, Nicobars
Nicobar Islands
2. Andhra Pradesh 11 Adilabad, Anantapur, East Godavari, Kurnool,
(erstwhile) Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Prakasam,
Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, West Godavari
3. Arunachal 11 Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, Lohit,
Pradesh Lower Subansiri, Tawang, Tirap, Upper Siang,
Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
4. Assam 12 Bongaigaon, Cachar
Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Hailakandi,
KarbiAnglong, Karimganj
Marigaon , Nagaon, Sonitpur, Tinsukia
5. Bihar 25 Araria, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai,
Darbhanga, Gopalganj, Jamui, Kaimur, Katihar,
Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura,
Madhubani, Nawada, W. Champaran, E.
Champaran , Purnia, Saharsa, Samastipur,
Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali
6. Chhattisgarh 15 Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg,
Janjgir –champa, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha,
Koriya, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur,
Rajnandgaon, Surguja
7. Dadar& Nagar 1 D & N Havelli
Havelli
8. Daman & Diu 2 Daman, Diu
9. Gujarat 20 Amreli, BanasKantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar,
Dohad, Jamnagar, Junagad, Kachchh, Kheda,
Mahesana, Narmada, PanchMahals, Patan,
Porbandar, Rajkot, SabarKantha , Surat,
Surendranagar, The Dangs, Valsad
10. Haryana 7 Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal,
Panipat, Sirsa
11. Himachal 4 Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahul&Spiti, Sirmaur
Pradesh
12. Jammu & 11 Anantnag, Badgam, Baramula, Doda, Kargil,
Kashmir Kathua, Kupwara, Leh, Punch, Rajauri, Udhampur
(erstwhile)
13. Jharkhand 12 Chatra, Deoghar, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda,
Gumla, Kodarma, Pakaur, Palamu
Paschim.Singhbhum, Sahibganj
14. Karnataka 20 Bagalkot, Bangalore Rural, Belgaum, Bellary,
Bijapur, Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur,
Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Gadag , Hassan,
Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur,
Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
15. Kerala 4 Kasaragod, Malappuram, Palakkad, Wayanad
16. Lakshadweep 1 Lakshadweep
17. Madhya 39 Balaghat , Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Chhatarpur,
Pradesh Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori,
East Nimar, Guna, Harda, Jhabua, Katni, Mandla ,
Mandsaur, Morena, Narsimhapur, Neemuch,
Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Sagar, Satna,
Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur,Sheopur,
Sl. State No. of Name of Districts
No EBDs
identified
Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha,
West Nimar
18. Maharashtra 7 Buldana, Gadchiroli, Hingoli, Jalna, Raigarh,
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
19. Meghalaya 5 East Garo Hills, Jaintia Hills, RiBhoi, South Garo
Hills, West Khasi Hills
20. Mizoram 7 Champhai, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit,
Saiha, Serchhip
21. Nagaland 1 Mon
22. Odisha 18 Anugul, Balangir, Bargarh, Baudh, Debagarh,
Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi,
Kandhamal, Kendujhar, Koraput, Malkangiri,
Nabarangapur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Rayagada,
Sonapur
23. Puducherry 1 Yanam
24. Punjab 13 Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib,
Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Mansa, Moga,
Muktsar, Nawanshahr, Patiala, Sangrur
25. Rajasthan 30 Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer,
Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgharh,
Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar,
Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalor, Jhalawar,
Jhunjhunun, Jodhpur,
Karauli, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand,
SawaiMadhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur
26. Sikikim 4 East, North, South, West
27. Tamil Nadu 27 Ariyalur, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri,
Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari,
Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Perambalur,
Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem,
Sivaganga, Thanjavur, The Nilgiris, Theni,
Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Thoothukkudi, Tirunelveli,
Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar
28. Tripura 4 North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura, Dhalai
29. Uttar Pradesh 41 Bahraich, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly,
Basti, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Chitrakoot,
Etah, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Gonda, Hamirpur,
Hardoi, Hathras, Jyotiba P. Nagar, Kannauj ,
Kanpur Dehat , Kaushambi, Kheri, Kushinagar,
Lalitpur, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mathura,
Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Rae Bareli,
Rampur, Saharanpur, SantKabir Nagar,
Shahjahanpur, Shrawasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur,
Sonbhadra , Sultanpur, Unnao
30. Uttarakhand 2 Bageshwar , Champawat
31. West Bengal 17 Bankura, Barddhaman, Birbhum, DakshinDinajpur,
Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Koch Bihar,
Maldah, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24
Parganas, Puruliya, South 24 Parganas, Uttar
Dinajpur
Total 374