What Does Taluk Mean?

What Does Taluk Mean? 1 : an hereditary estate in India. 2 : a collectorate or administrative subdivision comprising an Indian revenue district. What is the meaning of district and taluka? taluka or talooka (tɑːˈluːkə) / (ˈtɑːlʊk, tɑːˈlʊk) / noun (in India) a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue