Provinces of India or more correctly, the Provinces of British India were formed in 1858 when the British Crown took direct control of India. They were annexed lands from Indian rulers and were attached together and comprised over 60 percent of the Indian population. They were headed by Governors, Lieutenant-governors, High Commissioners, Commissioners, or Administrators appointed by the Governor-general of India. 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ... Commissioner may be used for a variety of official positions, especially that of a high-ranking official, or that of a senior police officer. ... Look up administrator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Governor-General of India (or Governor-General and Viceroy of India) was the head of the British administration in India. ...

They were six original provinces: This article is about political regions. ...

• Bengal
• Bombay
• Central Provinces
• Madras
• Punjab
• United Provinces.

At Independence in 1947 they were seventeen provinces: Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ... A British Raj province comprising British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... United Provinces, 1903 A province of the British Raj, which corresponds to modern Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...

• Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Assam
• Baluchistan
• Bengal
• Bihar
• Bombay
• Central Provinces
• Coorg
• Delhi
• Madras Province - Madras
• North-West Frontier Province
• Panth-Piploda
• Orissa
• Punjab
• Sindh
• United Provinces

At independence eleven provinces (Bengal, Bihar, Bombay, Central Provinces, Madras, North-West Frontiet, Orissa, Punjab, and Sindh) were headed by a Governor. The remaining six provinces (Ajmer-Merwara, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Baluchistan, Coorg, Delhi and Panth-Piploda) were headed by Chief Commissioners. Ajmer-Merwara (also Ajmere-Merwara) is a former province of British India. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Baluchistan (or Balochistan), also known as Greater Baluchistan is an arid region of south Asia, presently split between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Bihar (बिहार in Devanagari) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... A British Raj province comprising British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India. ... A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... This article deals with the metropolis of Delhi. ... Madras Presidency, also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Panth-Piploda was a province of British India. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Sindh (Sind) سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis and various other groups. ... United Provinces, 1903 A province of the British Raj, which corresponds to modern Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...

They became Indian states or parts of states in 1950.