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Districts of British India

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]

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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 and some Districts were joining Pakistan.

Historical districts

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

Districts in the Assam Province

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Assam Valley Division

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Districts

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Frontier Tracts

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Surma Valley and Hills Division

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Hill's Districts

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Plain Districts

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Districts in the Baluchistan Province

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Districts in the Bengal Presidency

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

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Burdwan Division (Chuchura)

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Chittagong Division

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Dacca Division

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Presidency Division ((Calcutta)

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Rajshahi Division (Jalpaiguri)

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Districts in the Bihar Province

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Bhagalpur Division

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Chota Nagpur Division (Ranchi)

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Patna Division

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Tirhut Division (Muzaffarpur)

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Districts in the Bombay Presidency

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District of Central Provinces and Berar

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Berar Division (Amraoti)

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Chhattisgarh Division (Raipur)

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Jubbulpore Division

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Nagpur Division

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District in the Jammu and Kashmir State

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Jammu Province

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Districts

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Jaigirs

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Kashmir Province

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Frontier Districts

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Districts

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Agency

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District in the Hyderabad State

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Aurangabad division

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Gulbarga Division

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Gulshanabad Division (Medak)

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Warangal Division

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Districts in the Madras Presidency

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District in the Mysore State

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Districts of North-West Frontier Province

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Districts of Orissa Province

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Districts of Punjab Province

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Ambala Division

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Jullundur Division

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Lahore Division

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Multan Division

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Rawalpindi Division

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Districts of Sind Province

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Districts of United Provinces

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Agra Division

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Allahabad Division

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Benares Division

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Faizabad Division

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Gorakhpur Division

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Jhansi Division

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Kumaon Division (Nainital)

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Lucknow Division

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Meerut Division

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Rohilkhand Division (Bareilly)

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Other districts

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Former Districts

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See also

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References

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  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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