| Native Name: | Presidency of Agra --> |
| Conventional Long Name: | Presidency of Agra |
| Common Name: | Agra |
| Subdivision: | Presidency |
| Nation: | British Empire in India |
| Capital: | Agra |
| Stat Area1: | 9479 |
| Stat Pop1: | 4500000 |
| Stat Year1: | 1835 (?) |
| P1: | Ceded and Conquered Provinces |
| S1: | North-Western Provinces |
| Year Start: | 14 November 1834 |
| Year End: | 1 June 1836 |
| Today: | Portions in Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Haryana Delhi |
Agra Presidency was constituted as one of the four presidencies of British India (the other three being Bengal, Bombay, and Madras) and was among the eight separate administrative divisions into which India was divided in the first half of the 19th century. It had an area of 9479mi2 and a population of about 4,500,000.[1]
Agra Presidency was established on 14 November 1834 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 85)[2] by elevating and renaming the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. Sir C. T. Metcalfe was appointed as the new Governor for the Presidency.[3] However, in 1835 another act of Parliament, the India (North-West Provinces) Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 52) renamed the region to the North-Western Provinces, this time to be administered by a Lieutenant-Governor. Agra Presidency ceased to exist on 1 June 1836.