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Patna division

Division of Bihar in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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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.[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]

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Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks

Patna Division[5]
(HQ: Patna )
6 District, 19 Subdivisions, and 19 Blocks
# 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
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See also

Note

  1. Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.[2]

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