The Sind Division was the name of an administrative division of British India located in Sindh.
The Sind Division was separated from the Bombay Presidency on 1 April 1936 and the region became the Sind Province.Great Britain India Office, Imperial Gazetteer of India, London, Trübner & co., 1885
On 1843's annexation Sindh was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency.
Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sindh as administrative units by the British Raj when Sind became a part of British India, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil administration of the Sindh. At the time in 1843, the Sind was divided into 3 districts, under 1 division (Khairpur state can't included);
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In 1846–47 Upper Sind Frontier district headquarter was Khangarh (Jacobabad) carved out of Shikarpur district.
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In 1882, British government create a new district named Tharparkar by bifurcation of Hyderabad district and In 1883, Headquarter of Sukkur District was shifted from Shikarpur to Sukkur.
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On 1 August 1901, British government split Sukkur District and Karachi to create Larkana District and district status of Shikarpur also shifted to Sukkur.
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On 1 November 1912, Hyderabad district again split to create Nawabshah district.
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In 1931, British government divided Karachi and Larkana District to create Dadu District.
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On April 1, 1936, Sindh was separated from Bombay Presidency to form a separate province of British India.
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