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patwar

patwar noun: a revenue block in India, a subdivision of a district, usually smaller than a tehsil and consisting of several villages.

Noun

patwar (plural patwars)

  1. (India, usually in the phrase "patwar circle") A revenue block in India, a subdivision of a district, usually smaller than a tehsil and consisting of several villages.
    • Out of the total number of 15,155 villages and 474 patwars in the State, 14,545 villages and 438 patwars were covered by the Co-operative Movement up to the end of the year under report.1958, All India Co-operative Review
    • The survey was completed of the patwars, Raipur, Rasour and Mandli covering an area of 12,841 acres, ...1962, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Scientific Reports

Forms of patwar

pluralpatwars

Questions about patwar

What does patwar mean?
Patwar means a revenue block in India, a subdivision of a district, usually smaller than a tehsil and consisting of several villages.
What part of speech is patwar?
Patwar is a noun.
What is the plural of patwar?
The plural of patwar is patwars.

Words near patwar in the dictionary

  1. Patuxents
  2. Patuxet
  3. Patuxets
  4. patwa
  5. Patwah
  6. patwar
  7. patwari
  8. patwaries
  9. patwaris
  10. patwars
  11. patwas

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