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Districts of British India

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The Districts of British India were administrative units of the Government of the British Raj or Indian Empire. Districts were generally subdivisions of the provinces and divisions of British India[1]

History

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Districts, often known as zillas in vernacular, were established as subdivisions of the provinces and divisions of British India that were under Bengal Presidency. Then it was established as subdivisions the most Provinces of British India [2]

Most of the districts that were created during the British Raj became Districts of India after the independence of India and some Districts were joining Pakistan.

Historical districts

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The following list includes only districts of British India that were active during the partition of India in 1947

Districts in the Assam Province

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Districts

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Frontier Tracts

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Hill's Districts

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Plain Districts

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Districts in the Baluchistan Province

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Districts in the Bengal Presidency

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During the partition of India in 1947, Bengal had 28 districts in 5 divisions

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Rajshahi Division (Jalpaiguri)

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Districts in the Bihar Province

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Tirhut Division (Muzaffarpur)

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Districts in the Bombay Presidency

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Berar Division (Amraoti)

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District in the Jammu and Kashmir State

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Districts

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Jaigirs

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Frontier Districts

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Districts

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Agency

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District in the Hyderabad State

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Districts in the Madras Presidency

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District in the Mysore State

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Districts of Orissa Province

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Districts of Punjab Province

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Districts of Sind Province

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Districts of United Provinces

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Kumaon Division (Nainital)

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Other districts

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Former Districts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907-1909
  2. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. V, 1908
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