Patna division

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
Division of Bihar
Location of Patna division in Bihar
Coordinates: 25.611°N 85.144°E / 25.611; 85.144
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.bih.nic.in

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]

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

See also

• India portal

• Divisions of Bihar
• Districts of Bihar

Note

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