Districts during the British India period
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 and some Districts were joining Pakistan.
Historical districts
The following list includes only districts of British India that were 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
External links
- Pamphlets issued by the India office and by other British and Indian governmental agencies, relating to the government of India, and to various political, economic, and social questions concerning it and Burma