What is Bhumidhar in Uttar Pradesh?
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The principal class of landholder under UP's tenancy law, holding either transferable or non-transferable rights, depending on how the holding was acquired. Which one appears on the Khatauni decides whether the land can be sold at all.
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ChakbandiचकबंदीConsolidation: the reorganisation of scattered plots into compact blocks, which renumbers the parcels in a village. Where consolidation has run, older documents…Gram Sabha landLand vested in the village community (ponds, pasture, paths and common ground), recorded separately and not ordinarily transferable to a private holder. Checked…Fasli yearफसली वर्षThe revenue year UP records are dated in, running from July, which is why a Khatauni carries a Fasli year rather than a calendar one. Knowing which Fasli a copy…KhatauniखतौनीThe record of rights for a revenue village: who holds which Khata, which Gata numbers it covers and how much area. Revised periodically, and the document a purc…