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Urban area

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An urban area, or built-up area, is a human settlementwith a high population density and infrastructureof built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanizationand are categorized by urban morphology as cities, towns, conurbationsor suburbs. In urbanism, the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets; in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment. The creation of early predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning, which along with other

Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)

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A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has

Tehsildar

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In India and Pakistan, a tehsildar is a tax officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsilwith regard to land revenue. A tehsildar is also known as an Executive Magistrate of the tehsil concerned. In the revenue department, the deputy collector (also called Deputy District Collector) is usually a tehsildar who reports to the District Revenue

Mapusa

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Mapusa is a town in North Goa, India. It is situated 13 km north of the capital Panaji. The town is the headquarters of Bardez Taluka. It is located on the main highway NH-17, linking Mumbai to Kochi. In Portuguese, the town is known as Mapuça. Contents History Geography Demographics Government and politics Civic administration Representation in Parliament and State Assembly Economy Education Landmarks Gallery

Saraswat Brahmin

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The Saraswat Brahmins are aHindu Brahmin subcaste, who are spread from Kashmir in the North India to Konkan in the West India to Kanara (coastal region of Karnataka) and Kerala in South India. The word Saraswat is derived from the Rigvedic Sarasvati River. Contents Classification History Philosophy and literature Millitary & administration Society and culture Marriages Diet Notable people See also References Bibliography Classification Saraswats Brahmins fall under the Pancha Gauda Brahminclassification of the Brahmin community in

North Goa district

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North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa in India. The district has an area of 1736 km², and is bounded by Kolhapur district andSindhudurg district of Maharashtrastate to the north and by Belgaum district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa districtto the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west. Contents Historical background Portuguese in Goa (1510-1961) Advent of

Capture of Delhi (1771)

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Capture of Delhi is the 1771 battle where the forces of Mahadji Shindecaptured Delhi and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was restored to the throne with his general Rege’s. Marathas capture Delhi by defeating Afghans under Najib Khan. With this battle they regained their lost supremacy in North India after the Third Battle of Panipat and conquered much of the lost territories which

Battle of Lahore (1759)

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The Battle of Lahore was fought between the Durrani Empireand the Maratha Empire, who were assisted by the forces of the local Sikh Misls such as the Sukerchakia Misl and the Ahluwalia Misl of the Punjab in 1759. Background and battle Ahmad Shah Durrani raided India for the fifth time in 1759. The Afghans began to organize themselves for armed struggle against the Marathas. The Afghans had no time to pass information

Rohtas Fort

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Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jehlum in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact. The fortress was built by Raja Todar Mal on the orders of Sher Shah Suri, partly to suppress the local Khokhars tribes of

Tehsil

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A Tehsil (Hindi pronunciation: , also known as tahsil, taluka or taluk) is an administrative division in some countries of the Indian subcontinent that is usually translated to “township“. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated city, town, hamlet, or other populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier geographical terms, such as pargana and thana. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has