Civil Lines, historically known as White Town, were residential neighborhoods developed during the British Raj for senior civilian officers, such as the

Divisional Commissioner A Divisional Commissioner, also known as Commissioner of division, is an Indian Administrative Service officer who serves as the administrator of a division of a state in India. The post is referred to as regional commissioner in Karnataka ...

and

District Magistrate The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territo ...

. These townships were established across the Indian subcontinent and were specifically allotted to British colonial officials and administrative personnel in the respective regions. The areas were usually more spacious, well-planned, and better maintained, reflecting the status and administrative role of the officers who resided there. The term "Civil Lines" was used to distinguish the residential spaces for colonial officers from the "Native" areas, where the local population lived. Civil Lines are distinct from forts and cantonments, which were expressly military establishments.

In India

Civil Lines, Prayagraj Civil Lines (formerly Cannington also Canning Town) is a Civil Lines neighborhood of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the upper-class central business district of the city and is famous for its urban setting, gridiron plan roads high rise ...

Civil Lines, Bareilly Civil Lines is a Civil Lines commercial street located near the town centre in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located centrally in the city of Bareilly. The name Civil Lines comes from the time of the British Raj, when the city of Delh ...

* Civil Lines, Budaun * Civil Lines, Delhi * Civil Lines,

Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...

* Civil Lines,

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

* Civil Lines,

Jhansi Jhansi ( ) is a historic city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (Toshan) Balwant Nagar was the old name of Jhansi. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand, on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme ...

* Civil Lines,

Kanpur Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...

* Civil Lines, Moradabad * Civil Lines,

Nagpur Nagpur (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Nāgapura'') is the second capital and third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city i ...

* Civil Lines,

Roorkee Roorkee (Rūṛkī; ) is a city and Municipal Corporations in India, municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is from Haridwar, the district headquarters. It is spread over a flat terrain under the ...

In Pakistan

* Civil Lines, Faisalabad * Civil Lines, Karachi * Civil Lines, Lahore * Civil Lines, Rawalpindi

References

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