pargana

He was a great favourite, and his lordship's personal regard for him was thought by those chiefs to have been so favourable to their cause that they conferred upon him the 'pargana' of Lohârû in hereditary rent-free tenure.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

The town is the chief place in the 'pargana' of the same name.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

As the members of this family increased in geometrical ratio, under the new system, which gave them plenty to eat with nothing to do, the Emperor had of late been obliged to hunt round for little additions to his income; and in his search he found that Makanpur gave name to a 'pargana', or little district, of which it was the capital, and that a good deal of merchandize passed through this district, and paid heavy dues to the

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

Beside this, the repoll is also held at 15 booths of Basanti of South 24 pargana as election commission received complain of rigging and booth capturing.

3 rd phase of panchayat election in Westbengal 2008

There are 9 states, 13 estates and the pargana of Alampur belonging to Indore state, with a total area of 9851 sq.m. and a total population

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

Agoria from Agori, a pargana in Mirzapur District, Kashi or Benares, and a number of other names derived from villages in Bilaspur.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

Chaurasia, so called from the Chaurasi pargana of the Mirzapur

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

In Bilaspur and Raipur they say they came from Badhar, a pargana in the Mirzapur District, adjoining

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

Parganiha is a title signifying the head of a _pargana_, and is now applied by courtesy to some families in Chhattisgarh.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894