Patna division

{{Short description|Administrative division in Bihar, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Patna Division | native_name = | image_map = Patna division.svg | map_caption = Location of Patna division in Bihar | coordinates = {{coord|25.611|N|85.144|E|source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} Bihar | established_title = Established | established_date = 1829 | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Patna | parts_type = Districts | parts_style = para | p1 = Bhojpur | 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 | 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> | area_total_km2 = 16,960 | population_total = 17,662,618 | population_as_of = 2011 | 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> }} | website = {{url|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}} | type = Division of Bihar | p2 = Buxar | p3 = Kaimur | p4 = Nalanda | p5 = Patna | p6 = Rohtas | official_name = }}

'''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 as the 11th division of the Bengal Presidency in British India, along with Saran Division and Bhagalpur Division. At the time of its formation, Saran Division comprised the districts of Saran, Champaran, Tirhut, and Shahabad, while Bhagalpur Division included Monghyr, Bhagalpur, Purnea, and Maldah districts. On 1 March 1834, Saran Division was abolished and merged into Patna Division. Following the merger, Patna Division included the districts of Patna, Gaya, Saran, Champaran, and Shahabad. Around the same period, the former Tirhut district was abolished and replaced by the newly created districts of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga. In 1908, the administrative boundaries of Patna Division were reorganized. A separate Tirhut Division was created from the northern districts of Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur, and Darbhanga, while Patna Division was reconstituted with the districts of Patna, Gaya, and Shahabad. After Indian independence, the Government of Bihar created the separate Magadh Division from the Gaya region of Patna Division.

== Districts, subdivisions, and blocks ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Patna Division<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patnadivision.bih.nic.in/aboutus.aspx |title=Patna Division :: About Us}}</ref> <br />(Headquarters: Patna) <br />6 districts, 19 subdivisions, and 93 blocks ! # ! District ! Headquarters ! Subdivisions ! Subdivision names |- | rowspan="2" | 1 | rowspan="2" | Kaimur | rowspan="2" | Bhabua | rowspan="2" | 2 | Bhabua |- | Mohania |- | rowspan="3" | 2 | rowspan="3" | Bhojpur | rowspan="3" | Arrah | rowspan="3" | 3 | Ara |- | Jagdishpur |- | Piro |- | rowspan="2" | 3 | rowspan="2" | Buxar | rowspan="2" | Buxar | rowspan="2" | 2 | Buxar |- | Dumraon |- | rowspan="3" | 4 | rowspan="3" | Nalanda | rowspan="3" | Bihar Sharif | rowspan="3" | 3 | Bihar Sharif |- | Rajgir |- | Hilsa |- | rowspan="6" | 5 | rowspan="6" | Patna | rowspan="6" | Patna | rowspan="6" | 6 | Patna Sadar |- | Patna City |- | Barh |- | Danapur |- | Masaurhi |- | Paliganj |- | rowspan="3" | 6 | rowspan="3" | Rohtas | rowspan="3" | Sasaram | rowspan="3" | 3 | Sasaram |- | Bikramganj |- | Dehri |}

==See also== {{Portal|India}} *Divisions of Bihar *Districts of Bihar

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==External links== *{{official website|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}}

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