Patna division

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Patna Division
Division of Bihar
Patna division.svg
Location of Patna division in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°36′40″N85°08′38″E / 25.611°N 85.144°E / 25.611; 85.144
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Established1829
Headquarters Patna
Districts Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Nalanda, Patna, Rohtas
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerSanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS [1]
Area
 • Total
16,960 km2 (6,550 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [a]
 • Total
17,662,618
Website patnadivision.bih.nic.in

Patna Division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Patna is the headquarters of the division. Established in 1829, it is one of the oldest divisions of the state.

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History of administrative districts in Patna Division

Patna Division was established in 1829 along with Saran division (with districts of Saran, Champaran, Tirhut, and Shahabad) and Bhagalpur division (with Monghyr (now Munger), Purnea and Maldah districts) of Bihar, as 11th division in Bengal Presidency of British India. [3] On March 1, 1834, the 10th division (or Saran) was abolished and merged into 11th (Patna) and 12th (Monghyr) divisions. Then Patna Division comprised the districts of Patna, Bihar, Saran, and Shahabad. [4]

Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks

Patna Division [5]
(HQ: Patna )
6 District, 19 Subdivisions, and 19 Blocks
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1 Kaimur Bhabhua2Bhabhua
Mohania
2 Bhojpur Arrah3Ara
Jagdishpur
Piro
3 Buxar Buxar2Buxar
Dumraon
4 Nalanda Biharsharif3Bihar Sharif
Rajgir
Hilsa
5 Patna Patna6Patna Sadar
Patna City
Barh
Danapur
Masaurhi
Paliganj
6 Rohtas Sasaram3Sasaram
Bikramganj
Dehri

See also

Note

  1. ↑ Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Major shuffle with eye on elections - 43 IPS, 46 IAS officers face shift orders". The Telegraph. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Bankey Bihari Misra (1959). The Central Administration of the East India Company, 1773-1834. Manchester University Press, 1959. p. 151.
  4. ↑ Wm. H. Allen & Company (1834). "The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany". 14 (Harvard University): 197.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ "Patna Division :: About Us".


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