Khurd and Kalan

Khurd and Kalan (Hindustani: ख़ुर्द और कलाँ, خرد اور کلاں Punjabi: ਖੁਰਦ ਜਾਂ ਕਲਾਂ) are administrative designations used in India and Pakistan to indicate the smaller (Khurd) and larger (Kalan) segments of a town, village or settlement. They are usually added after place names. For instance, Berote Khurd and Berote Kalan in Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Dangoh Khurd in Una District of Himachal Pradesh and the famous Dariba Kalan jewellery market in Delhi, there was also a smaller street near by, known as Dariba Khurd or Chhota Dariba, both mean small, now known as Kinari Bazaar.[1][2]

In some parts of the former Maratha territory, the word Budruk is used instead of "Kalan". It is a corruption of the Persian word for "greater".[3] In Manipur, Khullen and Khunou are used.

Places with Khurd/Kalan

See also

References

  1. ↑ Danish Shafi (Oct 21, 2007). "Big Bazaar". Indian Express. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Moti Lal Nath (1989). The Upper Chambal Basin: A Geographical Study in Rural Settlements. Northern Book Centre. p. 47. ISBN 8185119597.
  3. ↑ Avinash Sowani (2011). "Provincial divisions Administration Of Maratha province During 17th to 18th Centuries". Maratha town and city planning with reference to the systems of village development during 17th and 18th centuries.
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