Districts of British India

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The Districts of British India were administrative units of the Government of the British Raj or Indian Empire. Districts were generally subdivisions of the provinces and divisions of British India[1]

History

Districts, often known as zillas in vernacular, were established as subdivisions of the provinces and divisions of British India that were under Bengal Presidency. Then it was established as subdivisions the most Provinces of British India [2]

Most of the districts that were created during the British Raj became Districts of India after the independence of India a and some Districts were joining Pakistan.

Historical districts

The following list includes only districts of British India that which was active during the partition of India in 1947:

Districts in the Assam Province

*Assam Valley Division

Districts:

Frontier Tracts:

*Surma Valley and Hills Division

Hill's Districts:

Plain Districts:

Districts in the Baluchistan Province

Districts in the Bengal Presidency

During the partition of India in 1947 , Bengal had 28 districts in 5 divisions:

*Burdwan Division(Chuchura)

*Chittagong Division

*Dacca Division

*Presidency Division(Calcutta)

*Rajshahi Division(Jalpaiguri)

Districts in the Bihar Province

*Bhagalpur Division

*Chota Nagpur Division(Ranchi)

*Patna Division

*Tirhut Division(Muzaffarpur)

Districts in the Bombay Presidency

District of Central Provinces and Berar

*Berar Division(Amraoti)

*Chhattisgarh Division(Raipur)

*Jubbulpore Division

*Nagpur Division

District in the Jammu and Kashmir State

*Jammu Province

Districts :

Jaigirs:

*Kashmir Province

*Frontier Districts:

Districts:

Agency:

District in the Hyderabad State

*Aurangabad division

*Gulbarga Division

*Gulshanabad Division (Medak)

*Warangal Division

Districts in the Madras Presidency

District in the Mysore State

Districts of North-West Frontier Province

Districts of Orissa Province

Districts of Punjab Province

*Ambala Division

*Jullundur Division

*Lahore Division

*Multan Division

*Rawalpindi Division

Districts of Sind Province

Districts of United Provinces

*Agra Division

*Allahabad Division

*Benares Division

*Faizabad Division

*Gorakhpur Division

*Jhansi Division

*Kumaon Division(Nainital)

*Lucknow Division

*Meerut Division

*Rohilkhand Division (Bareilly)

Other districts

Former Districts

See also

References

  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907-1909
  2. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. V, 1908

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