Divisions of British India

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1909 British Indian Empire map as appeared in The Imperial Gazetteer of India

The divisions of British India were the administrative divisions of the Government of the British Raj or the Indian Empire. [1]

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Divisions in Bengal

The seven Bengal Regulation Districts were named as 'divisions' in 1851:

The partition of Bengal in 1905 , there were seven divisions in Bengal :

After the reunited of Bengal in 1911, the boundaries of Bengal were changed and the Bengal were divided five divisions . viz :

Divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam

The divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province 1905—1912:

Divisions in Baroda

Divisions in Bombay

Divisions in Burma

Divisions in Central India

Divisions in Central Provinces and Berar

Divisions of Hyderabad

Divisions in Rajputana

Divisions in United Provinces

Divisions in Punjab

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1934 Indian general election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1920 Indian general election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1926 Indian general election</span>

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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