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| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]] | | subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]] | ||
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| p1 = | | p1 = [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] | ||
| leader_title = Divisional Commissioner | | leader_title = Divisional Commissioner | ||
| leader_name = Sanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150802/jsp/frontpage/story_34980.jsp#.VmSMOdJ97IU | 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> | | leader_name = Sanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150802/jsp/frontpage/story_34980.jsp#.VmSMOdJ97IU | 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> | ||
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| website = {{url|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}} | | website = {{url|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}} | ||
| type = Division of [[Bihar]] | | type = Division of [[Bihar]] | ||
| p2 = | | p2 = [[Buxar district|Buxar]] | ||
| p3 = | | p3 = [[Kaimur district|Kaimur]] | ||
| p4 = | | p4 = [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]] | ||
| p5 = | | p5 = [[Patna district|Patna]] | ||
| p6 = | | p6 = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]] | ||
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== Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks == | == Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks == | ||
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|+Patna Division<ref>http://patnadivision.bih.nic.in/aboutus.aspx</ref> | |+Patna Division<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://patnadivision.bih.nic.in/aboutus.aspx|title = Patna Division :: About Us}}</ref> | ||
<br />(HQ: [[Patna]] ) | <br />(HQ: [[Patna]] ) | ||
<br />6 [[List of districts of Bihar|District]], 19 [[List of subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivisions]], and 19 [[Blocks in Bihar|Blocks]] | <br />6 [[List of districts of Bihar|District]], 19 [[List of subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivisions]], and 19 [[Blocks in Bihar|Blocks]] | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 8 October 2021
Patna Division | |
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Division of Bihar | |
 Location of Patna division in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°36′40″N 85°08′38″E / 25.611°N 85.144°E | |
| 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)[lower-alpha 1] | |
| • Total | 17,662,618 |
| Website | patnadivision |
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.
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
| # | 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
Note
References
- ↑ "Major shuffle with eye on elections - 43 IPS, 46 IAS officers face shift orders". The Telegraph. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Bankey Bihari Misra (1959). The Central Administration of the East India Company, 1773-1834. Manchester University Press, 1959. p. 151.
- ↑ Wm. H. Allen & Company (1834). "The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany". 14 (Harvard University): 197.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Patna Division :: About Us".
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