Definitions In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,
a district means a district in a State
Gram Sabha means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level
c intermediate level means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification to be the intermediate level for the purposes of this Part
Panchayat means an institution by whatever name called of self government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas
Panchayat area means the territorial area of a Panchayat
f population means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published
g village means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Part and includes a group of villages so specified