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<div>{{Short description|Administrative division in Bihar, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Patna Division<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_map = Patna division.svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Patna division in Bihar<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.611|N|85.144|E|source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = 1829<br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Patna]]<br />
| parts_type = Districts<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]]<br />
| leader_title = Divisional Commissioner<br />
| leader_name = Sanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150802/jsp/frontpage/story_34980.jsp#.VmSMOdJ97IU | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802091617/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150802/jsp/frontpage/story_34980.jsp#.VmSMOdJ97IU | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 August 2015 | title=Major shuffle with eye on elections - 43 IPS, 46 IAS officers face shift orders | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=2 August 2015 | access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref><br />
| area_total_km2 = 16,960<br />
| population_total = 17,662,618<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = {{efn|Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref> }}<br />
| website = {{url|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}}<br />
| type = Division of [[Bihar]]<br />
| p2 = [[Buxar district|Buxar]]<br />
| p3 = [[Kaimur district|Kaimur]]<br />
| p4 = [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]<br />
| p5 = [[Patna district|Patna]]<br />
| p6 = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]<br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Patna Division''' is one of the nine [[Divisions of Bihar|administrative units of Bihar]], a [[States and territories of India|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.<br />
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==History of administrative districts in Patna Division==<br />
Patna Division was established in 1829, along with Saran Division (comprising the districts of Saran, Champaran, Tirhut, and Shahabad) and Bhagalpur Division (comprising the districts of Monghyr, Bhagalpur, Purnea, and Maldah), as the 11th division of the Bengal Presidency in British India. On March 1, 1834, the 10th division (Saran) was abolished and merged into the 11th (Patna) Division. After that, Patna Division included the districts of Patna, Gaya, Saran, Champaran, and Shahabad, while the former Tirhut district was abolished and two new districts— Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga were created. In 1908, the boundaries of Patna Division were significantly reorganized, and a new Tirhut Division was formed from the northern districts of Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur, and Darbhanga, while Patna Division was reconstituted with the districts of Patna, Gaya, and Shahabad. After independence, the Bihar government created a separate Magadh Division from the Gaya region of Patna Division.<br />
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== Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Patna Division<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://patnadivision.bih.nic.in/aboutus.aspx|title = Patna Division :: About Us}}</ref> <br />
<br />(HQ: [[Patna]] )<br />
<br />6 [[List of districts of Bihar|District]], 19 [[List of subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivisions]], and 19 [[Blocks in Bihar|Blocks]] <br />
|#<br />
|'''District'''<br />
|'''Headquarter'''<br />
|'''#Subdivision'''<br />
|'''Subdivisions'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |'''1'''<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Kaimur district|Kaimur]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Bhabhua<br />
| rowspan="2" |2<br />
|Bhabhua<br />
|-<br />
|Mohania<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |'''2'''<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |Arrah<br />
| rowspan="3" |3<br />
|Ara<br />
|-<br />
|Jagdishpur<br />
|-<br />
|Piro<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Buxar district|Buxar]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Buxar<br />
| rowspan="2" |2<br />
|Buxar<br />
|-<br />
|Dumraon<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |'''4'''<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |Biharsharif<br />
| rowspan="3" |3<br />
|Bihar Sharif<br />
|-<br />
|Rajgir<br />
|-<br />
|Hilsa<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="6" |'''5'''<br />
| rowspan="6" |[[Patna district|Patna]]<br />
| rowspan="6" |Patna<br />
| rowspan="6" |6<br />
|Patna Sadar<br />
|-<br />
|Patna City<br />
|-<br />
|Barh<br />
|-<br />
|Danapur<br />
|-<br />
|Masaurhi<br />
|-<br />
|Paliganj<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |'''6'''<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |Sasaram<br />
| rowspan="3" |3<br />
|Sasaram<br />
|-<br />
|Bikramganj<br />
|-<br />
|Dehri<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India}}<br />
*[[Divisions of Bihar]]<br />
*[[Districts of Bihar]]<br />
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==Note==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}}<br />
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{{Patna Division topics}}<br />
{{Bihar}}<br />
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[[Category:Patna division| ]]<br />
[[Category:Divisions of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Divisions of British India]]<br />
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