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Khurd and Kalan (Urdu: خرد اور کلاں, Hindi: ख़ुर्द और कलाँ, Punjabi: Gurmukhi: ਖ਼ੁਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਕਲਾਂ, shahmukhi: خرد تے کلاں) are administrative designations used in India and Pakistan to indicate the mainland (Khurd) and extension (Kalan) of a town, village or settlement.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).
As per 2011 census of India, there are a total of 649,481 villages in India [13].The size of these villages varies considerably. 236,004 Indian villages have a population of fewer than 500, while 3,976 villages have a population of 10,000+. Most of the villages have their own temple, mosque, or church, depending on the local religious following.
The compound word numberdar is composed of the English word number (such as a certain number or percentage of the land revenue) and dar (در from the Persian loan word into Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi languages, meaning the bearer, possessor, holder, keeper or owner), [2] thus in this context it means the one who holds a certain percentage of the land revenue.
Tughlakabad village is one of the oldest urban villages in the South East District of New Delhi. The Village is named after Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and is located in the shadows of the 700-year-old Ruins of Tughlaqabad Fort.
Desai was a title given to feudal lords, and others who were granted a village or group of villages in Maharashtra, and North Karnataka.The title Desai should not be associated with a particular religion or caste, though a Desai would use the title of Rao or Rai or Raje as a suffix to his name denoting he is a king of those villages, The "Desai" title was given by Maratha emperors, Mughal ...
As of 2001 India census, [1] Village Gharoli had a population of 10,978. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Gharoli has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 64%.