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.
Patna Division | |
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Division of Bihar | |
 Location of Patna division in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°36′40″N 85°08′38″E / 25.611°N 85.144°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Established | 1829 |
| Headquarters | Patna |
| Districts | Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Nalanda, Patna, Rohtas |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Sanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,960 km2 (6,550 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[a] | |
| • Total | 17,662,618 |
| Website | patnadivision |
History of administrative districts in Patna Division
editPatna 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
edit| # | District | Headquarter | #Subdivision | Subdivisions |
| 1 | Kaimur | Bhabhua | 2 | Bhabhua |
| Mohania | ||||
| 2 | Bhojpur | Arrah | 3 | Ara |
| Jagdishpur | ||||
| Piro | ||||
| 3 | Buxar | Buxar | 2 | Buxar |
| Dumraon | ||||
| 4 | Nalanda | Biharsharif | 3 | Bihar Sharif |
| Rajgir | ||||
| Hilsa | ||||
| 5 | Patna | Patna | 6 | Patna Sadar |
| Patna City | ||||
| Barh | ||||
| Danapur | ||||
| Masaurhi | ||||
| Paliganj | ||||
| 6 | Rohtas | Sasaram | 3 | Sasaram |
| Bikramganj | ||||
| Dehri |
See also
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Note
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Bankey Bihari Misra (1959). The Central Administration of the East India Company, 1773-1834. Manchester University Press, 1959. p. 151.
- ^ Wm. H. Allen & Company (1834). "The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany". 14 (Harvard University): 197.
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