Civics Chapter 05: Rural Administration

Measuring land and keeping land records is the main work of the Patwari. Each Patwari is responsible for a group of villages. The Patwari maintains and updates the records of the village.

All states in India are divided into districts. For managing matters relating to land these districts are further sub-divided. At the head is the District Collector and under her are the revenue officers, also known as tehsildars.