MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nirdesh mean?
Nirdesh is a Sanskrit noun for pointing out, directing or giving an instruction. Hindi uses it in practical contexts for guidance and directions, while Sanskrit also records the sense of specification or detailed description.
Pronunciation
IAST: nirdeśa
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निर्देश
Letter-by-letter: nirdeśa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nirdesh in Indian usage
4,612 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,710 records (37.1%).
- Recorded as male: 2,902 records (62.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 707 |
| 1980s | 1,852 |
| 1990s | 1,759 |
| Other decades | 294 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,743 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 259 |
| Uttarakhand | 250 |
| Haryana | 137 |
| Other states | 223 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, nirdeśa, p. 555,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.