Meaning of pargana | Babel Free

Definitions

An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.

British, India

Examples

“‘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.”

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