Definitions for "Tehsil"
A sub-division of a district.
an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries
The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. Regional preference determines which term is used, tehsil being preferred in Pakistan and in some Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh and taluka or taluk in others such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka while taluks having a 5 tier district administration with Firkas under them have been replaced with mandals with a 4 tier structure in the state of Andhra Pradesh.