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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
editDistricts, 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 and some Districts were joining Pakistan.
Historical districts
editThe following list includes only districts of British India that were active during the partition of India in 1947
Districts in the Assam Province
editDistricts
edit- Darrang District
- Goalpara District
- Kamrup District
- Lakhimpur District
- Nowgong District
- Sibsagar District
Frontier Tracts
editHill's Districts
edit- Garo Hills District
- Khasi and Jaintia Hills District
- Lushai Hills District
- Naga Hills District
- Naga tribal areas
Plain Districts
editDistricts in the Baluchistan Province
editDistricts in the Bengal Presidency
editDuring the partition of India in 1947, Bengal had 28 districts in 5 divisions
editBurdwan Division (Chuchura)
edit- Bankura District
- Birbhum District
- Burdwan District
- Howrah District
- Hooghly District'
- Midnapore District
Presidency Division ((Calcutta)
edit- Calcutta District
- Jessore District
- Khulna District
- Murshidabad District
- Nadia District
- 24 Paraganas District
Rajshahi Division (Jalpaiguri)
editDistricts in the Bihar Province
editChota Nagpur Division (Ranchi)
editTirhut Division (Muzaffarpur)
editDistricts in the Bombay Presidency
edit- Ahmedabad District
- Ahmednagar District
- Belguam District
- Bharuch District
- Bijapur District
- Bomby City District
- Bomby Suburban District
- Colaba District
- Dharwar District
- East Khandesh District
- Khira District
- Nasik District
- North Kanara District
- Panchmahal District
- Poona District
- Ratnagiri District
- Satara District
- Sholapur District
- Surat District
- Thana District
- West Khandesh District
District of Central Provinces and Berar
editBerar Division (Amraoti)
editChhattisgarh Division (Raipur)
editDistrict in the Jammu and Kashmir State
editDistricts
editJaigirs
editFrontier Districts
editDistricts
editAgency
editDistrict in the Hyderabad State
editGulshanabad Division (Medak)
editDistricts in the Madras Presidency
edit- Anantapur District
- Bellary District
- Chingleput District
- Chittoor District
- Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency)
- Cuddapah District
- East Godavari District
- Guntur District
- Krishna District
- Kurnool District
- Madura District (Madras Presidency)
- Malabar District
- Nellore District
- North Arcot District
- Rannad District
- Salem District
- South Arcot District
- South Canara District
- Tanjore District
- Tinnevely District
- Trichinopoly District
- Vizagapatam District
- West Godavari District
District in the Mysore State
editDistricts of North-West Frontier Province
editDistricts of Orissa Province
editDistricts of Punjab Province
edit- Amritsar District
- Gujranwala District
- Gurdaspur District
- Lahore District
- Shekhupura District
- Sialkot District
Districts of Sind Province
editDistricts of United Provinces
edit- Bahraich District
- Bara Banki District
- Faizabad District
- Gonda District
- Pratapgarh District
- Sultanpur District
Kumaon Division (Nainital)
editRohilkhand Division (Bareilly)
editOther districts
edit- Ajmer District (the only District of Ajmer-Merwara Province)
- Coorg District (the only District of Coorg Province)
Former Districts
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907-1909
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. V, 1908
External links
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