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<div>{{short description|Districts during the British India period}}<br />
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{{Colonial India}}<br />
The '''Districts of British India''' were administrative units of the Government of the [[British Raj]] or Indian Empire. Districts were generally [[Subdivisions of British India|subdivisions]] of the [[Provinces of British India|provinces]] and [[divisions of British India]]<ref>''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907-1909</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Districts, often known as ''[[zila (country subdivision)|zillas]]'' in [[vernacular]], were established as [[Subdivisions of British India|subdivisions]] of the [[Provinces of British India|provinces]] (''praanths'' in vernacular) and [[divisions of British India]] that were under one of the three Presidencies.<br />
<ref>''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', vol. V, 1908</ref><br />
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Most of the districts that were created during the British Raj became [[Districts of India]] after the [[independence of India]].<br />
===Historical districts===<br />
The following list includes only districts of British India that became extinguished or that saw major changes in their history:<br />
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====Districts in the [[Madras Presidency]]====<br />
*[[Anantapur district]]<br />
*[[Bellary district]] (including parts of Present-day Kurnool district)<br />
*[[Chingleput District (Madras Presidency)|Chingleput District]]<br />
*[[Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency)]]<br />
*[[Cuddapah district]]<br />
*[[Ganjam district]] (including present-day [[Gajapati district]] and parts of [[Srikakulam district]])<br />
*[[Godavari District]]<br />
*[[Krishna district]] (including [[Guntur district]])<br />
*[[Kurnool district]] (including parts of present-day [[Prakasam district]])<br />
*[[Madura District (Madras Presidency)]]<br />
*[[Malabar District]]<br />
*[[Nellore district]] (including parts of present-day [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] and [[Tiruvallur district|Tiruvallur]] districts)<br />
*[[North Arcot]]<br />
*[[South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)|South Arcot District]]<br />
*[[South Canara]]<br />
*[[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore District]]<br />
*[[Tinnevely District (Madras Presidency)|Tinnevely District]]<br />
*[[Trichinopoly District]]<br />
*[[Vizagapatam district (Madras Presidency)|Vizagapatam district]] (including [[Vizianagaram district]])<br />
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====Districts in the [[Bengal Presidency]]====<br />
*[[Bakerganj District]]<br />
*[[Bassein District]]<br />
*[[Champaran District]]<br />
*[[Garo Hills district]]<br />
*[[Jungle Mahals]]<br />
*[[Jungle Terry]]<br />
*[[Khasi and Jaintia Hills]]<br />
*[[Lushai Hills District]]<br />
*[[Manbhum District]]<br />
*[[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills District]]<br />
*[[Purnia District]]<br />
*[[Shahabad district]]<br />
*[[Singhbhum district|Singhbhum District]]<br />
*[[Tipperah District]]<br />
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====Districts in the [[Bombay Presidency]]====<br />
*[[East Khandesh]]<br />
*[[Kaladgi District]]<br />
*[[Khandesh district|Khandesh District]]<br />
*[[Upper Sind Frontier District]]<br />
*[[West Khandesh]]<br />
====Other districts====<br />
*[[Bhilsa District]]<br />
*[[Chanderi District]]<br />
*[[Delhi District]]<br />
*[[Ellichpur District]]<br />
*[[Garhwal District]]<br />
*[[Hazara District]]<br />
*[[Isagarh District]]<br />
*[[Kumaon District]]<br />
*[[Lyallpur District]]<br />
*[[Merwara District]]<br />
*[[Montgomery District]]<br />
*[[Muhamdi District]]<br />
*[[Nimar District]]<br />
*[[North Bareilly District]]<br />
*[[Quetta-Pishin District]]<br />
*[[Shahpur District]]<br />
*[[Sironj District]]<br />
*[[Thal-Chotiali]]<br />
*[[Wun District]]<br />
*[[Neemuch District]]<br />
*[[Peshawar District]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of districts in India]]<br />
*[[Subdivisions of British India]]<br />
*[[Territorial evolution of the British Empire]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://archive.org/stream/pamphletsissuedb08grea/pamphletsissuedb08grea_djvu.txt Pamphlets issued by the India office and by other British and Indian governmental agencies, relating to the government of India, and to various political, economic, and social questions concerning it and Burma]<br />
{{Historical districts of India}}<br />
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