Pargana
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pargana is a noun meaning (British India) An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
Meaning
(British India) An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
Example Sentences
‘I shall advise His Highness to sanction at least a high school in the capital, and if possible another in each pargana.’
Many in the BJP, especially tribal leaders from the Santhal Pargana, blamed the crushing defeat against JMM on the CM's organisational skills.
Word Forms
- parganas
- parganah
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include panchayat, panchayath, punchayet, firka, gaothan, thana.
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