Forest division
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A forest division is a term used to signify an area containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests, for administrative purposes. The term was in use in British India, and hence India, Pakistan and Bangladesh use this term for administrative purposes.
[edit] In India
In India, the combined forests in a forest circle are completely divided into non-overlapping forest divisions for the purpose of administration and coordination, in an analogous form of dividing the political area of a district into subdivisions. Alignment of the divisions to political boundaries are not necessary, as forests often overlap political boundaries - but one division cannot span more than one state.
A forest division is broken up into one or more forest ranges.
Each division controls the protected areas and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Divisional Forest Officer, appointed from the Indian Forest Service or a corresponding State Forest Service.
