| Revision as of 02:59, 28 January 2007 editFlaBot (talk | contribs)222,981 editsm robot Adding: it:Tehsil← Previous edit | Revision as of 16:43, 10 February 2007 edit undo203.101.13.164 (talk)No edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| The equivalent terms '''tehsil''', '''tahsil''', '''tahasil''', '''taluka''', '''taluk''', and '''taluq''' refer to a unit of government in some ] of the ]. Regional preference determines which term is used, ''tehsil'' being preferred in ] and in some ]n ] such as ], ], ], and ] and ''taluka'' or ''taluk'' in others such as ], ], ], and ]. | The equivalent terms '''tehsil''', '''tahsil''', '''tahasil''', '''taluka''', '''taluk''', and '''taluq''' refer to a unit of government in some ] of the ]. Regional preference determines which term is used, ''tehsil'' being preferred in ] and in some ]n ] such as ], ], ], and ] and ''taluka'' or ''taluk'' in others such as ], ], ], and ] while ''taluks'' having a 5 tier district administration with ''Firkas'' under them have been replaced with ''mandals'' in the state of '''Andhra Pradesh'''. | ||
| Generally, a tehsil consists of a ] or ] that serves as its ''headquarters'', possibly additional ]s, and a number of ]s. As an entity of ], it exercises certain ] and ] power over the ]s and ] within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate executive agency for ] and related administrative matters. Its chief official is called the '']'' or '']''. | Generally, a tehsil consists of a ] or ] that serves as its ''headquarters'', possibly additional ]s, and a number of ]s. As an entity of ], it exercises certain ] and ] power over the ]s and ] within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate executive agency for ] and related administrative matters. Its chief official is called the '']'' or '']''. | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 10 February 2007
The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. Regional preference determines which term is used, tehsil being preferred in Pakistan and in some Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh and taluka or taluk in others such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka while taluks having a 5 tier district administration with Firkas under them have been replaced with mandals in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Generally, a tehsil consists of a city or town that serves as its headquarters, possibly additional towns, and a number of villages. As an entity of local government, it exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters. Its chief official is called the tehsildar or talukdar.
While the word county is sometimes given as a translation of tehsil, this is probably misleading. It may be argued that county is more akin to the Indian or Pakistani District and that the closest equivalent to the tehsil is the civil township category used in parts of the United States. However, in specific details neither of these analogies is very close, and it should be noted that tehsil and taluka are used as English words without translation in India and Pakistan, terms like county and township never having been applied to any administrative unit.
India
Each tehsil is part of a larger District within a State or Union Territory. In some cases, the tehsils of a given District are organized into smaller groups of tehsils called Sub-Division (Pargana, Anuvibhag).
The governmental bodies called the panchayat samiti operate at the tehsil level.
The villages of a tehsil are grouped into smaller clusters known as hobli.
- See also Subdivisions of India.
Pakistan
Each tehsil is part of a larger District (Zillah) within a Province.
- See also Subdivisions of Pakistan.
.svg){kind=small} | This Indian location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This Pakistan location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |