Question

What is the smallest unit of administration according to the ancient Indian scriptures?

Answer 1

Answer: The smallest unit of the Rig-Vedic society was The Family.

A number of families bound together by ties of blood formed a group, several groups formed a district and a number of districts composed a tribe, the highest political unit.

The smallest administration unit in this region is the village. The village is headed by the village elders are is eligible to control all the administrative duties that are mandated to him by the local government representative.