Districts of British India
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]
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History
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
The following list includes only districts of British India that were active during the partition of India in 1947
Districts in the Assam Province
Districts
Frontier Tracts
- Balipara Frontier Tract
- Sadiya Frontier Tract
Hill's Districts
Plain Districts
Districts in the Baluchistan Province
- Bolan District
- Chagai District
- Loralai District
- Quetta-Pishin District
- Sibi District (including Marri-Bugti County)
- Zhob District
Districts in the Bengal Presidency
Burdwan Division (Chuchura)
Presidency Division ((Calcutta)
Districts in the Bihar Province
Chota Nagpur Division (Ranchi)
Districts in the Bombay Presidency
- Ahmedabad District
- Ahmednagar District
- Belguam District
- Bharuch District
- Bijapur District
- Bomby City District
- Bomby Suburban District
- Colaba District
- Dharwar District
- East Khandesh District
- Khira District
- Nasik District
- North Kanara District
- Panchmahal District
- Poona District
- Ratnagiri District
- Satara District
- Sholapur District
- Surat District
- Thana District
- West Khandesh District
District in the Hyderabad State
Gulshanabad Division (Medak)
Districts in the Madras Presidency
- Anantapur District
- Bellary District
- Chingleput District
- Chittoor District
- Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency)
- Cuddapah District
- East Godavari District
- Guntur District
- Krishna District
- Kurnool District
- Madura District (Madras Presidency)
- Malabar District
- Nellore District
- North Arcot District
- Rannad District
- Salem District
- South Arcot District
- South Canara District
- Tanjore District
- Tinnevely District
- Trichinopoly District
- Vizagapatam District
- West Godavari District
District in the Mysore State
Districts of North-West Frontier Province
Districts of Orissa Province
Districts of Sind Province
Districts of United Provinces
Other districts
- Ajmer District (the only District of Ajmer-Merwara Province)
- Coorg District (the only District of Coorg Province)
Former Districts
- Bassein District
- Bhilsa District
- Chanderi District
- Delhi District
- Ellichpur District
- Isagarh District
- Jungle Mahals
- Jungle Terry
- Khandesh district
- Merwara District
- Muhamdi District
- Neemuch District
- North Bareilly District
- Sironj District
- Thal-Chotiali
- Wun District
See also
References
- Imperial Gazetteer of India. Published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907-1909
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. V, 1908
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