(n.) A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it.
Example Sentences:
(1) This preliminary study from Gudiyatham Taluk, the leprosy control area of the Schieffelin Leprosy Research & Training Centre, investigated the incidence rates of leprosy among household contacts during the period 1970-1985.
(2) Among the four taluks (sub-division for administration), highest occurrence was found in Agastheeswaram taluk (51.2%) followed by Kalkulam (24.4%), Thovalai (22%) and Vilavancode (2.4%).
(3) The opportunity for intensity of selection is studied in two backward caste groups with different occupations, namely Yadava (pastoral) and Vadabalija (fishing) of Bheemunipatnam Taluk of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh.
(4) As part of the leprosy control program, population follow-up studies were carried out during 1962 to 1970 in Gudiyatham Taluk, an administrative unit in South India (population: 400,000).
(5) In Gudiyatham Taluk, South India, 1008 lepromatous (LL) and borderline lepromatous (BL) patients were studied.
(6) Among the four taluks (countries) the majority of the cases (41.1 per cent) came from Agastheeswaram, followed by Kalkulam (28.6 per cent), Thovalai (17.0 per cent) and Vilavancode (13.3 per cent).
(7) Agastheeswaram taluk contributed 52.6 per cent of positive cases followed by Kalkulam (26.2 per cent).
(8) Based on the incidence study it was noted that the minimum incidence of Perthes' disease in Udupi Taluk on the western coastal plain of south India was 4.4 per 100,000 children aged 5 to 14 years, while the prevalence survey suggested that the incidence may be as high as 14.8 per 100,000 children.
(9) Both are industrialized towns, Manipal serving the surrounding taluk of Udupi.
(10) The Bhore panel proposed to set up 7,200, 30-bed community health centers (CHC's) in the rural areas by 2000 calling for 90% of all beds to be at the village, taluk or district levels with 40% set aside for maternal and child health.
(11) Investigations on 105 individuals from the Kannikar tribals of Nedumangard Taluk of Kerala (India) showed a fast moving albumin variant (9.5%) in pH 8.6.
Tehsil
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) A household survey was carried out to study infant and under-5 mortality in urban and rural areas of Faisalabad Tehsil.
(2) Gaddi boys from the Bharmour sub-tehsil of the Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh, India) aged from 4 to 20 years were studied cross-sectionally during 1974-1975 for skin and sub-cutaneous tissue thickness.