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Pargana

Okay kiddo, have you ever played a game where you have to divide something into smaller parts? Like when you have a pizza and you cut it into slices, each slice becomes a smaller part of the pizza, right?

Now, in some places in India, a pargana is like dividing a big area into smaller parts. Imagine you have a big piece of land, like a field, and you want to divide it into smaller parts so that it becomes easier to manage. That's what pargana means in some places in India.

So, let's say there is a big area of land called a zamindari, which is just a fancy word for a big piece of land. This land is divided into parganas, which are smaller parts of the zamindari. Each pargana might have a different person who takes care of it, kind of like a manager or a boss. The people in charge of each pargana are responsible for making sure the land is well taken care of and that the crops or animals on the land are growing well.

So, pargana is just a way to divide a big piece of land into smaller, more manageable parts. It helps people take care of the land better and makes it easier to keep track of everything that's happening on the land.
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