What is Jilla panchayat

Panchayats in every state has its own characteristics and even election procedures to these institutions are at variance.
A District Panchayat or <i>Zilla Parishad </i>is co terminus with the district. Each district has one Zilla Parishad.
Similarly Block Panchayats or <i>Panchayat Samitis</i> are co terminus with blocks of the said district.
<i>A Block may have several villages within it, but Gram Panchayats are not necessarily co terminus with each village</i>. Depending on the size of population (as a matter of fact, number of voters) a <i>Gram</i>is defined under the law with a specific geographical area, which may consist of a single village or a cluster of adjoining villages.
Members of Panchayats:
 <i>Zilla Panchayat:</i>
Each block Panchayat under a ZP elects one/two/three members directly (depending on number of voters within it). Presidents of all the Block Panchayats are also ex-officio members of the ZP. In some states the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Member of Parliament (MP) of the district/constituency are also ex-officio members.