Revenue Village
A Revenue Village is a small administrative region in India, a village with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many hamlets.[1][2] Each revenue village is headed by a Village Administrative Officer (VAO).[3]
History
The advent of the concept revenue village dates back to the system of land reform introduced by Raja
British Indian administration.[4]
The revenue village was and is still designed as the lowest administrative unit in the settlement hierarchy. It was designed to improve revenue collection mechanism and regulate the process and not for village planning and development.[5]
References
- ^ "Census of India - Census Terms". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Concepts and Definitions". Seventh All India Educational Survey. 30 September 2002. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
- ^ "Revenue Department, Policy Note 2003-2004" (PDF). cms.tn.gov.in. p. 9.
- ^ B. Arunachalam, Indian prelude to British cadastral and revenue maps, Coordinates, March 2006.
- JSTOR 4403211.
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