pargana

Etymology

From Urdu پَرَگْنَہ (paragna) (Hindi परगना (paragnā)), from Persian پرگنة.

noun

  1. An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.“‘I shall advise His Highness to sanction at least a high school in the capital, and if possible another in each pargana.’”