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taluka

English translation: taluk

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Hindi term or phrase:taluka
English translation:taluk
Entered by: Narasimhan Raghavan

13:15 Oct 24, 2006
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Hindi term or phrase: taluka
This term is used along with tahsil and prakhand. These terms are given as options in a form.
Rashmi Sahare
India
Local time: 21:00
taluk
Explanation:
An administration unit forming a part of Tehsil, which in turn is a part of a district. Peculiar to the Indian sub-contnent as a whole, a legacy of the Mughal empire.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-24 14:24:35 GMT)
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It is just as I told. Just retain the word as suggested.
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Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 21:00
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2taluk
Narasimhan Raghavan
5 +1"A big landed estate"
satish krishna itikela
4 +1taluka/tehsil
Balasubramaniam L.
5Subdistrict
Seema Ugrankar


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"A big landed estate"


Explanation:
These are the specific terms used in land administration.

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-10-24 13:37:11 GMT)
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This can be as it is used in English as "Taluk" i just gave the translation of the term.

satish krishna itikela
India
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in TeluguTelugu, Native in HindiHindi
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agree  Rajan Chopra
1 hr
  -> Thank you Langji
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
taluk


Explanation:
An administration unit forming a part of Tehsil, which in turn is a part of a district. Peculiar to the Indian sub-contnent as a whole, a legacy of the Mughal empire.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-24 14:24:35 GMT)
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It is just as I told. Just retain the word as suggested.

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Tamil
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agree  keshab: Yes,my lord, the word for land mesurement in the sub continent retains in modern english.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Keshab. "My lord??" It is three much!!
agree  georgina singh
157 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
taluka/tehsil


Explanation:
Actually taluka and tehsil are often used interchangeably and they mean the same thing - an administrative unit headed by a talukadar or tehsildar.

This answers.com article explains the meaning better:

http://www.answers.com/tehsil

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-24 15:38:01 GMT)
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This being a specific Indian subcontinental term, it should be left as it is.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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agree  Asghar Bhatti
6 hrs
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3 days 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Subdistrict


Explanation:
Taluka=Subdistrict

This term along with 'Jilla' (District) often appears on birth certificates.

Seema Ugrankar
India
Local time: 21:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GujaratiGujarati, Native in HindiHindi
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