Administrative divisions of the Government of the British Raj or the Indian Empire
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 8,431,000Cuttack Division, area 12,664 sq mi, population 2,793,883
British division (Moorshedabad ), area 17,556 sq mi, population 6,815,876
Dacca Division , area 20,942 sq mi, population 4,055,800Patna Division , area 13,803 sq mi, population 7,000,000Chittagong Division , area 7,410 sq mi, population 2,406,950
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 
