1909 British Indian Empire map as appeared in The Imperial Gazetteer of India

The divisions of British India were the administrative divisions of the Government of the British Raj or the Indian Empire.[1]

Divisions in Bengal

The seven Bengal Regulation Districts were named as 'divisions' in 1851:

  • Jessore Division, area 14,853 sq mi, population 5,345,472 (1851)
  • Bhagalpur Division area 26,464 sq mi, population 8,431,000
  • Cuttack Division, area 12,664 sq mi, population 2,793,883
  • British division

(Moorshedabad), area 17,556 sq mi, population 6,815,876

Divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam

The divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province 1905—1912:

  • Dacca Division
  • Chittagong Division
  • Rajshahi Division
  • Assam Valley Division
  • Surma Valley and Hill Districts Division

Divisions in Baroda

  • Kadi Division
  • Baroda Division
  • Amreli Division
  • Navsari Division

Divisions in Bombay

  • Northern Division
  • Southern Division
  • Central Division
  • Sind Division

Divisions in Burma

Divisions in Central India

Divisions of Hyderabad

Divisions in Rajputana

  • Western Rajputana States Residency
  • Haraoti and Tonk Agency
  • Mewar Residency
  • Eastern Rajputana States Agency
  • Kotah and Jhalawar Agency

Divisions in Agra

Divisions in Oudh

Divisions in Punjab

See also

References

  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


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