"Tk" may be for "Taluk," though your online resource says it's a Tehsil.

The names of agraharams that I'm aware of in the Thanjavur district are not abbreviated in the way you describe.  Rather, they seem to be named always in full, even if long.

Thank you for villageinfo.in ! Wonderful resource.

Best,
Dominik

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On 15 June 2017 at 06:33, Arlo Griffiths via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Colleagues,


I am looking to identify the modern coordinates of an epigraphic find spot in Andhra Pradesh for which data from colonial times indicate "Chikula agrahāra, East Godavari, Tuni Tk.". Searchuing with the name Chikulla or Chikulla I don't find anything. But within Tuni (mandal?) I have found a "Ch. Agraharam" (https://villageinfo.in/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/tuni/ch-agraharam.html). This, I presume, must be my place.


Is it common in AP nowadays not to spell out the name of agraharams? (It reminds me of the Telugu naming pattern with a first initial which is never spelt in full — although perhaps there is no connection.)


Best wishes,


Arlo


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