Question

Who is patwari?Enumerate the various works of patwari?

Answer 1

a group of people in a village who is responsible for collecting land taxes and also keeping records of agriculture is known as patwari. their main work is to collect the land and road taxes and also keeping records of agriculture.

Answer 2

Patwari or Patel are terms used in India and Pakistan for a land record officer at sub-division or Tehsil level. As the lowest state functionary in the Revenue Collection system, his job encompasses visiting agricultural lands and maintaining a record of ownership and tilling (girdawary).

A patwari has three chief duties:

1.The maintenance of record of the crop grown at every harvest.

2.The keeping of the record of rights up to date by the punctual record of mutations.

3.The account of preparation of statistical returns embodying the information derived from the harvest inspections, register of mutation and record of rights.