What Is Meant by Tehsil?

A tehsil (Hindi pronunciation: [təɦsiːl], also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of the Indian subcontinent that is usually translated to "township". ... The chief official is called the tehsildar or, less officially, the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar.

Is tehsil and District same?

District is divided into Tehsil and Tehsil is further divided into Blocks and its called sub district. Block and Tehsil are same in some states. ... Tehsil is an area and Block Samiti is governing body of area as Gram Panchayat.

What is tehsil Pakistan?

In Pakistan, a tehsil (or taluka) is an administrative sub-division of a District. Those are sub-divided into union councils. Here is a list of all the talukas of Sindh Province.