CH 6 RURAL ADMINISTRATION

664,369 villagesAs of 2019, there’s a total of 664,369 villages, up from the 649,481 in the 2011 Census of India and the 638,365 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.

talatiThe position is known as the karnam in Andhra Pradesh, patnaik in Orissa or adhikari in Tamil Nadu, while it is commonly known as the talati in Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The position was known as the kulkarni in Northern Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Explanation: The records is necessary if a farmer wants to buy a plot of land from another, to sell his produce to another, to get loan from the bank to dig a well on his land, to purchase fertilizers for his field and to divide his property among his children.

Perfect title refers to ownership of a property through a deed free of any liens or defects. This is sometimes referred to as a good, clean, or free and clear title.

Property titles and plans. Abstracts and journals. Cadastral survey plan (survey sheet) Cadastral survey plan (title sheet) Record of Title – current. Crown grant. Deeds, and deed registers & indexes. Field book.

Modes of Acquiring Land Titles: Title by public grant – conveyance of public land by government to a private individual. Title by acquisitive prescription – open, continuous, exclusive, notorious possession of a property. Title by accretion – alluvion.

The Khewat number normally referred as ‘KHATA NUMBER’ by revenue officials is the account number given to owner(s) which form a set of co-sharers who own the land in same or different proportions.

ROR is abbreviated as Records of Rights. This service is used to get ROR 1 B certificate where all the land details of a person pertaining to particular Village will be available in one certificate.

BDO is higher authority than tehsildar. BDO is a development officer. He is the incharge of development activities in different departments. He will get more amount than tehsildar.

To hear the disputes related to land. To supervise the work of the Patwaris. To ensure that land records are properly kept and land revenue is collected. To ensure that the farmers can easily obtain a copy of their record.