Patna division
Patna Division | |
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Division of Bihar | |
 Location of Patna division in Bihar | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | File:Bihar Government Banner.png 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 |
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.
History of administrative districts in Patna Division
[edit | edit source]Patna Division was established in 1829, along with Saran Division (comprising the districts of Saran, Champaran, Tirhut, and Shahabad) and Bhagalpur Division (comprising the districts of Monghyr, Bhagalpur, Purnea, and Maldah), as the 11th division of the Bengal Presidency in British India. On March 1, 1834, the 10th division (Saran) was abolished and merged into the 11th (Patna) Division. After that, Patna Division included the districts of Patna, Gaya, Saran, Champaran, and Shahabad, while the former Tirhut district was abolished and two new districts— Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga were created. In 1908, the boundaries of Patna Division were significantly reorganized, and a new Tirhut Division was formed from the northern districts of Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur, and Darbhanga, while Patna Division was reconstituted with the districts of Patna, Gaya, and Shahabad. After independence, the Bihar government created a separate Magadh Division from the Gaya region of Patna Division.
Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks
[edit | edit source]| # | 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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