# Patna division > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patna_division > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patna_division.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna_division > Source revision: 1351658810 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/States_and_union_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [Bihar](/source/Bihar) | established_title = Established | established_date = 1829 | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [Patna](/source/Patna) | parts_type = Districts | parts_style = para | p1 = [Bhojpur](/source/Bhojpur_district%2C_India) | leader_title = Divisional Commissioner | leader_name = Sanjay Kumar Agrawal IAS{{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}} | 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.{{cite web|title=District Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=26 December 2012}} }} | website = {{url|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}} | type = Division of [Bihar](/source/Bihar) | p2 = [Buxar](/source/Buxar_district) | p3 = [Kaimur](/source/Kaimur_district) | p4 = [Nalanda](/source/Nalanda_district) | p5 = [Patna](/source/Patna_district) | p6 = [Rohtas](/source/Rohtas_district) | official_name = }} '''Patna Division''' is one of the nine [administrative units of Bihar](/source/Divisions_of_Bihar), a [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) in the east of India. [Patna](/source/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](/source/Bengal_Presidency) in [British India](/source/Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India), along with [Saran Division](/source/Saran_division) and [Bhagalpur Division](/source/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](/source/Gaya%2C_India), [Saran](/source/Saran_district), [Champaran](/source/Champaran), and [Shahabad](/source/Shahabad_district). Around the same period, the former Tirhut district was abolished and replaced by the newly created districts of [Muzaffarpur](/source/Muzaffarpur) and [Darbhanga](/source/Darbhanga). In 1908, the administrative boundaries of Patna Division were reorganized. A separate [Tirhut Division](/source/Tirhut_division) was created from the northern districts of Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur, and Darbhanga, while Patna Division was reconstituted with the districts of [Patna](/source/Patna), Gaya, and Shahabad. After Indian independence, the Government of Bihar created the separate [Magadh Division](/source/Magadh_division) from the Gaya region of Patna Division. == Districts, subdivisions, and blocks == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Patna Division{{cite web |url=http://patnadivision.bih.nic.in/aboutus.aspx |title=Patna Division :: About Us}}
(Headquarters: [Patna](/source/Patna))
6 [districts](/source/Districts_of_Bihar), 19 [subdivisions](/source/List_of_subdivisions_of_Bihar), and 93 [blocks](/source/Blocks_in_Bihar) ! # ! District ! Headquarters ! Subdivisions ! Subdivision names |- | rowspan="2" | 1 | rowspan="2" | [Kaimur](/source/Kaimur_district) | rowspan="2" | [Bhabua](/source/Bhabua) | rowspan="2" | 2 | [Bhabua](/source/Bhabua) |- | [Mohania](/source/Mohania) |- | rowspan="3" | 2 | rowspan="3" | [Bhojpur](/source/Bhojpur_district%2C_Bihar) | rowspan="3" | [Arrah](/source/Arrah) | rowspan="3" | 3 | [Ara](/source/Ara%2C_Bihar) |- | [Jagdishpur](/source/Jagdishpur) |- | [Piro](/source/Piro%2C_Bihar) |- | rowspan="2" | 3 | rowspan="2" | [Buxar](/source/Buxar_district) | rowspan="2" | [Buxar](/source/Buxar) | rowspan="2" | 2 | [Buxar](/source/Buxar) |- | [Dumraon](/source/Dumraon) |- | rowspan="3" | 4 | rowspan="3" | [Nalanda](/source/Nalanda_district) | rowspan="3" | [Bihar Sharif](/source/Bihar_Sharif) | rowspan="3" | 3 | [Bihar Sharif](/source/Bihar_Sharif) |- | [Rajgir](/source/Rajgir) |- | [Hilsa](/source/Hilsa) |- | rowspan="6" | 5 | rowspan="6" | [Patna](/source/Patna_district) | rowspan="6" | [Patna](/source/Patna) | rowspan="6" | 6 | [Patna Sadar](/source/Patna_Sadar) |- | [Patna City](/source/Patna_City) |- | [Barh](/source/Barh) |- | [Danapur](/source/Danapur) |- | [Masaurhi](/source/Masaurhi) |- | [Paliganj](/source/Paliganj) |- | rowspan="3" | 6 | rowspan="3" | [Rohtas](/source/Rohtas_district) | rowspan="3" | [Sasaram](/source/Sasaram) | rowspan="3" | 3 | [Sasaram](/source/Sasaram) |- | [Bikramganj](/source/Bikramganj) |- | [Dehri](/source/Dehri) |} ==See also== {{Portal|India}} *[Divisions of Bihar](/source/Divisions_of_Bihar) *[Districts of Bihar](/source/Districts_of_Bihar) ==Note== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website|patnadivision.bih.nic.in}} {{Patna Division topics}} {{Bihar}} Category:Patna division Category:Divisions of Bihar Category:Divisions of British India {{bihar-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patna division](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna_division) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna_division?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.