the bombay presidency, also known as bombay and sind from 1843 to 1936 and the bombay province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of british india. headquartered in the city of bombay, at its greatest extent, the presidency included the konkan, nashik and pune divisions of the present-day indian state of maharashtra; ahmedabad, anand, bharuch, gandhinagar, kheda, panchmahal and surat districts of the present-day state of gujarat; bagalkot, belagavi, bijapur, dharwad, gadag, and uttara kannada districts of the present-day state of karnataka; the sindh province of present-day pakistan; the aden colony (part of present-day yemen), and the khuriya muriya islands (part of present-day oman).