Established 1829 Population (2011) 17,662,618 Area 16,960 km² | Headquarters Patna Commissioner Anand Kishor Capital Patna | |
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Districts Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas and Kaimur Website patnadivision.bih.nic.in | ||
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.
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Districts, sub-divisions, and blocks
As of 2016, the Patna Division consists of
1. Patna district,
2. Nalanda district, HQ: Biharsharif
3. Bhojpur district, HQ: Arrah
4. Rohtas district, HQ: Sasaram
5. Kaimur district, HQ: Bhabua.
6. Buxar district, HQ: Buxar
There are 19 sub-divisions with 98 blocks in Patna division.
History of administrative districts in Patna division
Patna division was established in 1829 along with Saran division (with districts of Saran, Champaran, Tirhut and Shahabad) and Bhagalpur division (with Monghyr (now Munger), Purnea and Maldah districts) of Bihar, as 11th division in Bengal Presidency of British India. On March 1, 1834, the 10th division (or Saran) was abolished and merged into 11th (Patna) and 12th (Monghyr) divisions. Then Patna division comprised the districts of Patna, Bihar, Saran and Shahabad.