Total Number of District Hospitals in the Country

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 
LOK SABHA 
STARRED QUESTION NO.178 
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21ST DEEMBER, 2018 

RANKING OF DISTRICT HOSPITALS 
178. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA
state: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to 
  • (a) the total number of district hospitals in the country, State and district wise; 
  • (b) whether the Ministry along with NITI Aayog has started ranking the district hospitals and if so, the details thereof; 
  • (c) the details of criteria, parameters, indicators, etc. followed in ranking district hospitals; 
  • (d) the time frame to complete the ranking process of these hospitals; and 
  • (e) the manner in which the general public and patients will be benefited by this ranking? 
RANKING+OF+DISTRICT+HOSPITALS
ANSWER 
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA) 
(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. 
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.178* FOR 21ST DECEMBER, 2018 
(a): Total number of district hospitals in the country, State and district wise is given at Annexure. 
(b): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the NITI Aayog, has not started the ranking of District Hospitals. 
(c): A conceptual framework has been developed by NITI Aayog in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to track performance of District Hospitals. The link of the framework indicating the criteria, parameters, indicators etc. is available on the link at http://niti.gov.in /content/tracking-performance- district-hospitals-health-our-hospitals. 
(d): The process for ranking of the District Hospitals is to be done on an annual basis. 
(e): The ranking exercise will create a healthy competition and nudge the state Governments and District Hospital authorities to improve the services for patients and general public. 
Annexure 
DETAILS OF STATE AND DISTRICT-WISE DISTRICT HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY 
(As on 31st March, 2018)

S No.
States/Union Territory
Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
1
Andhra Pradesh
Srikakulam
0
Vizianagaram
1
Visakhapatnam
0
East Godavari
1
West Godavari
1
Krishna
1
Guntur
1
Prakasam
0
S.P.S.R.Nellore
0
Chittorr
1
Kadapa
1
Ananthapur
0
Kurnool
1
Total
8
2
Arunachal Pradesh
Tawang
1
West Kameng
1
East Kameng
1
Papum Pare
2
Kurung Kumey
1
Lower Subansiri
1
Upper Subansiri
1
West Siang
1
East Siang
1
Upper Siang
1
Lower Dibang Valley
1
Dibang Valley
1
Anjaw
1
Lohit
1
Changlang
1
Tirap
1
Longding
1
Namsai
0
Kra Daadi
0
Siang
0
Total
18
3
Assam
Baksa
1
Barpeta
1
Bongaigaon
1
Cachar
1
Chirang
1
Darrang
1
Dhemaji
1
Dhubri
1
Dibrugarh
0
Dima Hasao
1
Goalpara
1
Golaghat
1
Hailakandi
1
Jorhat
0
Kamrup Metro
1

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Kamrup Rural 1
Karbi Anglong 1
Karimganj 1
Kokrajhar 1
Lakhimpur 1
Morigaon 1
Nagaon 1
Nalbari 1
Sivasagar 1
Sonitpur 1
Tinsukia 1
Udalguri 1
Total 25
4
Bihar Araria 1
Arwal 1
Aurangabad 1
Banka 1
Begusarai 1
Bhagalpur 1
Bhojpur 1
Buxar 1
Darbhanga 0
E-Champaran 1
Gaya 1
Gopalganj 1
Jamui 1
Jehanabad 1
Kaimur 1
Katihar 1
Khagaria 1
Kishanganj 1
Lakhisarai 1
Madhepura 1
Madhubani 1
Munger 1
Muzaffarpur 1
Nalanda 1
Nawada 1
Patna 0
Purnia 1
Rohtas 1
Saharsa 1
Samastipur 1
Saran 1
Sheikhpura 1
Sheohar 1
Sitamarhi 1
Siwan
1
Supaul 1
Vaishali 1
West Champaran 1
Total 36
5
Chhattisgarh Balod
1
Baloda Bazar
1
Balrampur
1
Bastar
0

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Bemetra
1
Bijapur
1
Bilaspur
1
Dantewada
1
Dhamtari
1
Durg
1
Gariyaband
1
Janjgir Champa
1
Jashpur
1
Kanker
1
Kawardha
1
Kondagaon
1
Korba
1
Koriya
1
Mahasamund
1
Mungeli
1
Narayanpur
1
Raigarh
1
Raipur
1
Rajnandgaon
1
Sukma
1
Surajpur
1
Surguja
1
Total 26
6
Goa North Goa 1
South Goa 1
Total 2
7
Gujarat Ahmedabad
0
Amreli
1
Anand
1
Arvalli
0
Banaskantha
1
Bharuch
1
Bhavnagar
0
Botad
1
Chhotaudepur
1
Dahod
1
Dang
1
Dwarka
1
Gandhinagar
0
Gir Somnath
1
Jamnagar
0
Junagadh
0
Kheda
1
Kutch
0
Mahisagar
1
Mehsana
1
Morbi
1
Narmada
1
Navsari
1
Panchmahal
1
Patan
0
Porbandar
1
Rajkot
1
Sabarkantha
0
Surat
0

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Surendranagar
1
Tapi
1
Vadodra
1
Valsad
0
Total 22
8
Haryana Ambala 1
Bhiwani 1
Faridabad 1
Fatehabad 1
Gurugram 2
Hisar 1
Jind 1
Jhajjar 1
Karnal 1
Kaithal 1
Kurukshetra 1
Narnaul 1
Mewat (Nuh) 1
Palwal 1
Panchkula 1
Panipat 1
Rewari 1
Rohtak 1
Sirsa 1
Sonipat 1
Yamunanagar 1
Total 22
9
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur 1
Chamba 1
Hamirpur 1
Kangra 1
Kinnaur 1
Kullu 1
L& spiti 1
Mandi 1
Shimla 1
Sirmour 1
Solan 1
Una 1
Total 12
10
Jammu

& Kashmir
Anantnag 1
Bandipora 1
Baramulla 1
Budgam 1
Doda 1
Ganderbal 1
Jammu 1
Kargil 1
Kathua 1
Kishtwar 1
Kulgam 1
Kupwara 1
Leh 1
Poonch 1
Pulwama 1
Rajouri 1

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Ramban 1
Reasi 1
Samba 1
Shopian 1
Srinagar 1
Udhampur 1
Total 22
11 Jharkhand Bokaro 1
Chatra 1
Deoghar 1
Dhanbad 0
Dumka 1
Garhwa 1
Giridih 1
Godda 1
Gumla 1
Hazaribagh 1
Jamtara 1
Khunti 1
Kodarma 1
Latehar 1
Lohardaga 1
Pakaur 1
Palamu 1
Pashchimi Singhbhum 1
Purbi Singhbhum 1
Ramgarh 1
Ranchi 1
Sahibganj 1
Saraikela 1
Simdega 1
Total 23
12
Karnataka Bagalkote 1
Bangalore rural 0
Bangalore urban 0
Belgaum 0
Bellary 1
Bidar 0
Bijapur 1
Chamarajanagar 0
Chikkaballapur 1
Chikmagalur 1
Chitradurga 1
Dakshina kannada 1
Davangere 1
Dharwad 1
Gadag 0
Gulbarga 0
Hassan 0
Haveri 1
Kodagu 0
Kolar 1
Koppal 0
Mandya 0
Mysore 0
Raichur 0

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Ramanagara 1
Shimoga 0
Tumkur 1
Udupi 1
Uttarakannada 0
Yadgir 1
Total 15
13
Kerala Thiruvanathapuram 2
Kollam 1
Pathanamthitta 1
Alappuzha 2
Kottayam 0
Idukki 2
Ernakulam 1
Thrissur 1
Palakkad 1
Malappuram 3
Kozhikkode 1
Wayanad 1
Kannur 1
Kasargode 1
Total 18
14 Madhya Pradesh Agar 1
Alirajpur 1
Anuppur 1
Ashoknagar 1
Balaghat 1
Barwani 1
Betul 1
Bhind 1
Bhopal 1
Burhanpur 1
Chhatarpur 1
Chhindwada 1
Damoh 1
Datia 1
Dewas 1
Dhar 1
Dindori 1
Guna 1
Gwalior 1
Harda 1
Hoshangabad 1
Indore 1
Jabalpur 1
Jhabua 1
Katni 1
Khandwa 1
Khargone 1
Mandala 1
Mandsoure 1
Morena 1
Narsinghpur 1
Neemuch 1
Panna 1
Raisen 1

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Rajgarh 1
Ratlam 1
Rewa 1
Sagar 1
Satna 1
Sehore 1
Seoni 1
Shahdol 1
Shajapur 1
Sheopur 1
Shivpuri 1
Sidhi 1
Singroli 1
Tikamgarh 1
Ujjain 1
Umaria 1
Vidisha 1
Total 51
15 Maharashtra Thane 1
Raigad 1
Palghar 0
Nashik 1
Dhule 0
Nandurbar 1
Jalgaon 1
Ahmednagar 1
Pune 1
Solapur 0
Satara 1
Kolhapur 0
Sangli 0
Ratnagiri 1
Sindhudurg 1
Aurangabad 1
Jalna 1
Parbhani 1
Hingoli 1
Latur 0
Beed 1
Osmanabad 1
Nanded 1
Akola 0
Amravati 1
Buldhana 1
Washim 1
Yeotmal 0
Nagpur 0
Wardha 1
Bhandara 1
Gondia 0
Chandrapur 0
Gadchiroli 1
Total 23
16
Manipur Bishnupur 1
Chandel 1
Churachandpur 1

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Imphal East 1
Imphal West 0
Senapati 1
Tamenglong 1
Thoubal 1
Ukhrul 1
Total 8
17
Meghalaya East Garo Hills 1
East Jaintia Hills 0
East Khasi Hills 4
North Garo Hills 0
Ri Bhoi 1
South Garo Hills 1
South West Garo Hills 0
South West Khasi Hills 0
West Garo Hills 2
West Jaintia Hills 1
West Khasi Hills 2
Total 12
18
Mizoram Aizawl East District 1
Aizawl West District 1
Champhai District 1
Kolasib District 1
Lawngtlai District 1
Lunglei District 1
Mamit District 1
Saiha District 1
Serchhip District 1
Total 9
19
Nagaland Dimapur 1
Kiphire 1
Kohima 1
Longleng 1
Mokokchung 1
Mon 1
Phek 1
Peren 1
Tuensang 1
Wokha 1
Zunheboto 1
Total 11
20
Odisha Anugul
1
Balangir
1
Baleshwar
1
Bargarh
1
Baudh
1
Bhadrak
1
Cuttack
1
Deogarh
1
Dhenkanal
1
Gajapati
1
Ganjam
1
Jagatsinghpur
1
Jajapur
1
Jharsuguda
1
Kalahandi
1

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Kandhamal
1
Kendrapara
1
Keonjhar
1
Khordha
2
Koraput
1
Malkangiri
1
Mayurbhanj
1
Nabarangapur
1
Nayagarh
1
Nuapada
1
Puri
1
Rayagada
1
Sambalpur
1
Sonapur
1
Sundargarh
2
Total 32
21
Punjab Amritsar 1
Barnala 1
Bathinda 1
Faridkot 1
F.G.Sahib 1
Fazilka 1
Ferozpur 1
Gurdaspur 1
Hoshiarpur 1
Jalandhar 1
Kapurthala 1
Ludhiana 1
Mansa 1
Moga 1
Mohali 1
Mukatsar 1
Nawanshahar 1
Patiala 1
Pathankot 1
Ropar 1
Sangrur 1
Tarn Taran 1
Total 22
22
Rajasthan Ajmer 1
Alwar 1
Baran 1
Banswara 1
Barmer 1
Bharatpur 1
Bhilwara 1
Bikaner 0
Bundi 1
Chittorgarh 1
Churu 1
Dausa 1
Dholpur 1
Dungarpur 1
Ganganagar 1
Hanumangarh 1
Jaipur 0

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Jaisalmer 1
Jalore 1
Jhalawar 0
Jhunjhunu 1
Jodhpur 0
Karauli 1
Kota 0
Nagaur 1
Pali 1
Pratapgarh 1
Rajsamand 1
Sawai Madhopur 1
Sikar 1
Sirohi 1
Tonk 1
Udaipur 0
Total 27
23
Sikkim East 1
West 1
North 1
South 1
Total 4
24
Tamil

Nadu
Ariyalur 1
Chennai 0
Coimbatore 1
Cuddalore 1
Dharmapuri 1
Dindigul 1
Erode 1
Kancheepuram 1
Kanniyakumari 1
Karur 1
Krishnagiri 1
Madurai 1
Nagapattinam 1
Namakkal 1
Perambalur 1
Pudukottai 1
Ramanathapuram 1
Salem 1
Sivaganga 1
Thanjavur 1
The Nilgiris 1
Theni 1
Thiruvallur 1
Thoothukudi 1
Tiruchirapalli 1
Tirunelveli 1
Tiruppur 1
Tiruvannamalai 1
Tiruvarur 1
Vellore 1
Villupuram 1
Virudhunagar 1
Total 31
25 Telangana Adilabad 0

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Bhadradri Kothagudem 0
Hyderabad 1
Jagtial 0
Jangaon 0
Jayashankar Bhupalapally 0
Jogulamba Gadwal 0
Kamareddy 0
Karimnagar 1
Khammam 1
Komaram Bheem Asifabad 0
Mahabubabad 0
Mahabubnagar 0
Mancherial 0
Medak 0
Medchal Malkajgiri 0
Nagarkurnool 0
Nalgonda 1
Nirmal 0
Nizamabad 0
Peddapalli 0
Rajanna Sircilla 0
Rangareddy 0
Sangareddy 1
Siddipet 0
Suryapet 0
Vikarabad 1
Wanaparthy 0
Warangal Rural 0
Warangal Urban 0
Yadadri Bhongir 0
Total 6
26
Tripura Unakoti District 1
South District 1
Gomati District 1
Sepahijala District 0
Khowai District 1
North District 1
West District 1
Dhalai District 1
Total 7
27
Uttarakhand Almora 2
Bageshwar 1
Chamoli 1
Champawat 1
Dehradun 0
Haridwar 2
Nainital 2
Pauri Garhwal 2
Pithoragarh 2
Tehri Garhwal 1
Rudraprayag 1
U S NAGAR 1
Uttarkashi 2
Total 18
28
Uttar Pradesh Agra 2
Aligarh 3

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Allahabad 5
Ambedkar Nagar 1
Amethi 0
Auraiya 1
Azamgarh 2
Badaun 2
Bagpat 1
Bahraich 2
Balia 2
Balrampur 3
Banda 2
Barabanki 2
Bareilly 3
Basti 4
Bijnor 2
Bulandshahar 4
Chandauli 3
Chitrakoot 1
Deoria 2
Etah 2
Etawah 3
Faizabad 3
Farrukhabad 3
Fatehpur 2
Firozabad 3
G B Nagar 1
Ghaziabad 3
Ghazipur 2
Gonda 2
Gorakhpur 2
Hamirpur 2
Hapur 0
Hardoi 2
Hathras 3
Jalaun 2
Jaunpur 3
Jhansi 2
JP Nagar 2
Kannauj 1
Kanpur Dehat 2
Kanpur Nagar 4
Kashganj 1
Kaushambi 1
Kushinagar 1
Lakhimpur 2
Lalitpur 2
Lucknow 19
Maharajganj 1
Mahoba 2
Mainpuri 2
Mathura 3
Mau 2
Meerut 2
Mirzapur 2
Moradabad 2
Muzaffarnagar
2

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Pilibhit
2
Pratapgarh
2
Rae Bareli
2
Rampur
2
Saharanpur
3
Sambhal
1
Sant K Nagar
1
Shahjahanpur
2
Shamli
0
Shrawasti
1
Siddharth Nagar
1
Sitapur
2
Sonbhadra
1
St Ravidas Nagar
2
Sultanpur
2
Unnav
2
Varanasi
5
Total 171
29 West

Bengal
Alipurduar
1
Bankura
1
Paschim Bardhaman
1
Purba Bardhaman
0
Birbhum
2
Dakshin Dinajpur
1
Darjiling
3
Kalimpong
Haora
1
Hugli
1
Jalpaiguri
1
Koch Bihar
1
Malda
0
Murshidabad
0
Nadia
1
North 24-Parganas
2
Paschim Medinipur
0
Purba Medinipur
2
Jhargram
1
Puruliya
1
South 24-Parganas
2
Uttar Dinajpur
1
Total 23
30
A& N Islands South Andaman 1
North & Middle Andaman 1
Nicobar 1
Total 3
31
Chandigarh Chandigarh 1
32
D & N Haveli Uni District UT 1
33
Daman

& Diu
Daman 1
Diu 1
Total 2
34
Delhi Central 9
East 2
New Delhi 7
North 3
North East 1
North West 5

S No. States/Union Territory Name

of the District
Number

of District Hospital
Shahdara 6
South 2
South East 2
South West 3
West 7
Total 47
35
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep 1
36
Puducherry Pondicherry 2
Karaikal 1
Mahe 1
Yanam 1
Total 5
All India/ Total 764

Note:- Source: Rural Health Statistics 2017-18.
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