It was just called India. Not British India, British Raj, but just India. I will show you some world maps of that era. Raj is used in the context of the governance and not of the region itself. British India is used very rarely as the term "British" was considered superfluous on most occasions.
World map made before World War -I
Map during the War -I
World Map during Second World War
Imperial Gazeteer 1909
Finally, India just before partition
World map made before World War -I
Map during the War -I
Imperial Gazeteer 1909
Finally, India just before partition
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