Districts of British India

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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]

History[]

Districts, often known as zillas in vernacular, were established as subdivisions of the provinces (praanths in vernacular) and divisions of British India that were under one of the three Presidencies. ^[2]

Most of the districts that were created during the British Raj became Districts of India after the independence of India.

Historical districts[]

The following list includes only districts of British India that became extinguished or that saw major changes in their history:

Districts in the Madras Presidency[]

• Anantapur district
• Bellary district (including parts of Present-day Kurnool district)
• Chingleput District
• Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency)
• Cuddapah district
• Ganjam district (including present-day Gajapati district and parts of Srikakulam district)
• Godavari District
• Krishna district (including Guntur district)
• Kurnool district (including parts of present-day Prakasam district)
• Madura District (Madras Presidency)
• Malabar District
• Nellore district (including parts of present-day Prakasam and Tiruvallur districts)
• North Arcot
• South Arcot District
• South Canara
• Tanjore District
• Tinnevely District
• Trichinopoly District
• Vizagapatam district (including Vizianagaram district)

Districts in the Bengal Presidency[]

• Bakerganj District
• Champaran District
• Jungle Mahals
• Jungle Terry
• Khasi and Jaintia Hills
• Manbhum District
• Naga Hills District
• Purnia District
• Shahabad district
• Singhbhum District
• Tipperah District

Districts in the Bombay Presidency[]

• East Khandesh
• Khandesh District
• Upper Sind Frontier District
• West Khandesh

Other districts[]

• Chanderi District
• Ellichpur District
• Garhwal District
• Hazara District
• Isagarh District
• Kumaon District
• Lyallpur District
• Montgomery District
• Nimar District
• Shahpur District
• Wun District

See also[]

• List of districts in India
• Subdivisions of British India
• Territorial evolution of the British Empire

References[]

External links[]

• Pamphlets issued by the India office and by other British and Indian governmental agencies, relating to the government of India, and to various political, economic, and social questions concerning it and Burma

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