Patna division explained

Patna Division
Coordinates:25.611°N 85.144°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1829
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Patna
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Bhojpur
Leader Title:Divisional Commissioner
Leader Name:Sanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS[1]
Area Total Km2:16,960
Population Total:17,662,618
Population As Of:2011
Type:Division of Bihar
P2:Buxar
P3:Kaimur
P4:Nalanda
P5:Patna
P6:Rohtas

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

Patna 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.[2] 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.[3]

Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks

DistrictHeadquarter
  1. Subdivision
Subdivisions
1KaimurBhabhua2Bhabhua
Mohania
2BhojpurArrah3Ara
Jagdishpur
Piro
3BuxarBuxar2Buxar
Dumraon
4NalandaBiharsharif3Bihar Sharif
Rajgir
Hilsa
5PatnaPatna6Patna Sadar
Patna City
Barh
Danapur
Masaurhi
Paliganj
6RohtasSasaram3Sasaram
Bikramganj
Dehri

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Major shuffle with eye on elections - 43 IPS, 46 IAS officers face shift orders . https://web.archive.org/web/20150802091617/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150802/jsp/frontpage/story_34980.jsp#.VmSMOdJ97IU . dead . 2 August 2015 . The Telegraph . 2 August 2015 . 7 December 2015.
  2. Book: The Central Administration of the East India Company, 1773-1834 . Manchester University Press, 1959 . Bankey Bihari Misra . 1959 . 151.
  3. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany . Wm. H. Allen & Company . 1834 . 14 . Harvard University . 197.