GLOSSARY OF REVENUE TERMINOLOGY :~

With the aid of following books:-

1. Settlement Manual.
2. Land Record Manual.
3. Land Administration Manual.
4. Land Revenue Act, 1967.

1. ‫“ محال‬Revenue Estate” means any area:-

(i). for which a separate record of rights has been made:
Or
(ii). Which has been separately assessed to land revenue:
(iii). Which the Board of Revenue may, by general rule or special order, declare to be an estate.
2. ‫ موضع‬/‫گاوں‬ ٔ Village
3. ‫آبادی‬/‫ آبادی دیہہ‬Inhabited site of a village.
4. ‫ الل لکیر‬Boundary line showing the limit of village Abadi in Musavi (field map). It is in black
ink but known as “lal lakir”.
5. ‫ مساوی‬Map of the estate which is prepared on mapping sheet.
6. ‫ شجرہ کشتوار‬Field map of a revenue estate.
7. ‫ شجرہ پارچہ‬Field map of a Revenue Estate prepared on cloth for use of village Patwari.
8. ‫ تتمہ شجرہ‬Supplementary map, which prepared on mutation register and “Musavi do murabba
wali” when a portion of Khasra No. change
9. ‫ من نمبر خسرہ‬Portion of a field (Khasra number)
10. ‫ سہ حدہ‬Tri-junction pillars erected at point where boundaries of three or more Revenue Estates
meet.
11. ‫ بُرجی‬Between two Try-junction pillars a small survey pillars, erected at every angle on the
boundary line.
12. ‫ ٹھاک بست‬To verify the State distance between Try-junction pillars to try-junction pillars Burji
to burji and Burji to Try-junction pillers at the spot by “Jareeb” (chain) and on a field map by
“paimana” (patwari scale)
13. ‫ کرہ کان یا کرم کان‬Length and breadth of a field.
14. ‫ الم پیٹ‬A method of calculating the area of irregular fields by average of length and breadth.
15. ‫ مسل حقیقت‬Record of Rights prepared as a result of settlement, consolidation and killa bandi
operation.
16. ‫ مسل میعادی‬Periodical Record i.e. a revised edition of Record of Rights (‫)مسل حقیقت‬ ِ prepared
after every four years.
17. ‫ شجرہ نسب مالکان‬Genealogical tree of owners of land of a revenue estate. It has two parts A &
B.
18. ‫ نمبر حد بست‬Serial number given to every Revenue Estate of a Tehsil by the Settlement
Officer.
19. ‫کھاتہ‬/‫ نمبر کھیوٹ‬Serial number allotted to owners in Register Haqdaran Zamin.
20. ‫ نمبر کھتونی‬Serial number allotted to cultivator in Register Haqdaran Zamin.
21. ‫ کھتونی نہر‬A statement prepared by canal Patwaris in each harvest showing area cultivated,
land revenue and water rate etc. to be recovered.
22. ‫ کھتونی چٹھہ یا کھتونی پیمائش‬Holding slips prepared in settlement or consolidation operations of
an Estate before the preparation of Record of Rights. It also called Chitha Khatoni.
23. ‫ پرچہ کھتونی‬A memorandum (copy of holding slips) given to every owners and cultivators for
verification and record.
24. ‫ کھتونی تحصیل‬A register maintained by Wasal Baqi Nawis in each Tehsil Office showing
head-wise demand, recovery and balance of Government dues relating to each Lamberdar.
25. ‫ادنی مالک‬ٰ Inferior owner, now after the implementation of Land Reforms, they became owners
of the Land.
26. ‫اعلی مالک‬ ٰ Superior owners, now they have become extinct after Land Reform.
27. ‫ مالک قبضہ‬An owner of the land who have not rights in “Shamlat deh” (common land of
revenue estate).
28. ‫ مشتری بخانہ کاشت‬A vendee whose name is shown in cultivation column of Register Haqdaran
Zamin and not in owners’ column.
29. ‫ رہن‬Mortgage with possession.
30. ‫ آڑ رہن یا مکفول الرہن‬Mortgage without possession.
31. ‫ راہن‬Mortgager
32. ‫ مرتہن‬Mortgagee.
33. ‫ دخیلکار مورثی یا مستقل‬Occupancy tenants (due to implementation of Land Reforms, they have
almost acquired the rights of ownership.
34. ‫ مزارعہ تابعمرضی‬Tenant-at-will (this terms is written for
‫غیردخیلکار۔ غیرمستقل۔ غیرموروثی‬
35. ‫ واجب العرض‬Village administration papers or statement of customs respecting rights and
liabilities in the Estate. It is prepared in Settlement.
36. ‫ نقل شرط واجب العرض‬Copy of some conditions of village administration papers.
37. ‫ شامالت دیہہ‬Common Land of a Revenue Estate. There are generally three types of Shamlat
given as under:-
(i). ‫( شامالت دیہہ حسب رسد زر کھیوٹ‬A common land of revenue Estate, which will be distributed on
the base of Land Revenue of owners who have a rights in (‫ )شامالت‬Shamlat.
(ii). ‫( شامالت دیہہ حسب رسد کھیوٹ‬A common land of a Revenue Estate, which will be distributed on
the base of area of every owner who have a rights in Shamlat (‫)شامالت‬
(iii). ‫( شامالت دیہہ حسب حصص جدی‬Common land which will be distributed on the base of the
shares already given in Geneological Tree (‫ )شجرہ نسب‬in column “Paimana Haqiat (‫”)پیمانہ حقیقت‬
38. ‫ٹ ُھلہ‬/‫طرف‬/‫ پتی‬Sub-division of Estate.
39. ‫ پرتہ‬Rate Of Land Revenue
40. ‫ باچھ‬Distribution of revenue over holding, or Every land owner
41. ‫ ڈھال باچھ‬Statement showing the names and amount of Govt. dues recoverable from the Land
owners to be given to Lambardar (headman) for recovery in each harvest.
42. ‫فرد ڈھال باچھ‬/‫فرد تفریق باچھ‬/‫ فرد باچھ‬Statement showing land revenue and other cases realizable
from each holding (‫)کھیوٹ‬
43. ‫ نزول لینڈ‬Land or building escheated to Government, due to failure of heirs.
44. ‫ طلبانہ‬Charge for serving summons.
45. ‫ دستک‬Notice of demand for payment of land revenue.
46. ‫ قرق تحصیل‬A coercive process u/s 85 of the Land Revenue Act, 1967 by which the land of a
defaulter is attached on account of arrears of Land Revenue.
47. ‫ خام تحصیل‬Direct management of land of defaulter by Government after annulment of
assessment under Section 86 of the Land Revenue Act, 1967.
48. (‫ فصل خریف )ساونی‬Autumn harvest. According to rule 14 of the Tenancy Rules, it is sown
during the period from 1st April to 31st May and its crop inspection (‫ )گرداوری‬is done in October.
Its main crops are 1. ‫ باجرہ‬،‫ کماد‬،‫ کپاس‬،‫ مکئی‬،‫چاول‬
49. ‫ زائد خریف‬Extra autumn harvest and its crops inspection is done from 15th November to 30th
November. Its main crops are ‫ توریا‬،‫آلو‬
50. (‫ فصل بیعہ )ہاڑی‬Spring harvest. According to rule 14 of the Tenancy Rules, it is sown during
the period from 15th September to 15th November and its crops inspection (‫ )گرداوری‬is done in
March. Its main crops are :-‫ چنے‬،(‫ سرسوں)نخود‬،(‫ تارامیرا )سرشف‬،‫ گندم‬،‫جو‬
51. ‫ زائد ربیعہ‬Extra spring harvest and its crops inspection is done from 15th April to 30th April.
Its main crops are:- ‫ خربوزہ‬،‫ تربوزہ‬،‫ تمباکو‬،‫تھوم‬
52. ‫ کن ُکوت یاکَن‬Appraisement of crops. To assess yield from standing crops.
53. (‫ پنجوترہ )فیس نمبرداری‬Fee paid to Lambardar (Headman) out of The Govt. dues collected and
deposited by him.
54. ‫ عرض ارسال‬A memorandum given by the patwari to Lambardar showing the head-wise
amount of Government dues taken to Tehsil for depositing into treasury.
55. ‫ سیاہ‬Daily cash account of a Tehsil.
56. ‫ سیاہ نویس‬Clerk responsible for writing up Siah (‫)سیاہ‬
57. ‫ فرد رفتار‬Crops inspection program prepared by the patwari showing the dates on which he
will carry out Girdawry of a particular village of his circle.
58. ‫ جنسوار‬Statement/return of crops for every particular harvest.
59. (‫ وتر )بدستور‬Diagonal line in Register Girdawari, which shows no change in cultivation and
rent.
60. ‫ چاہی‬A land which is irrigated by well.
61. ‫ نل چاہی‬L land which is irrigated by tube-well.
62. ‫ تقادی‬Loan granted by government to a Land owner for agricultural purposes.
63. ‫ چٹھہ جات‬Rough preliminary documents which are prepared in settlement operation before the
preparation of record of rights (‫)مسل حقیقت‬
64. ‫ قسط بندی‬The demand statement of fixed Land Revenue.
65. (‫ شریک کاشت )سیری‬A person who cultivates the land of other person as a co-sharer on some
agreed conditions, but does not enjoy the status of a tenant. .
66. ‫ الل کتاب‬Village note Book prepared in accordance with Rule 71 of Land Revenue Rules,
1968 for each revenue Estate comprising eleven (11) statements showing the all particulars of a
revenue Estate. It is also prepared in a consolidated form in respect of each Assessment circle,
Tehsil & District.
67. ‫ مقریدار‬A tenant who have an occupancy rights in only Attock District in Punjab (Para 211 of
S.M.)
68. ‫ حبوب۔ سوائی‬Sesses
69. ‫ آدھ الپی‬A man, who by sinking a well in another man’s land acquires ownership in half of the
land attached to the well. (see P.173 of S.M.)
70. ‫ انگ‬/‫ بھونگا‬/‫ ترنی‬Cesses on cattle levied by propriators on other residents in a village for
grazing in village waste.
71. ‫ بیگہ‬A measure of area. In the Western Punjab the “Biga” is half of an acre. (04-kanals)
72. ‫ بُوٹی مار‬A tenant who has acquired permanent rights in the land by clearing “Jangal”. (It is
one of a condition by Government for acquiring permanent rights in Land).
73. ‫ چیکوتا‬Lump grain rent or rent consisting of a fixed amount of grain in the rabi
74. ‫ سرسری پرتہ‬All round rate of Land Revenue without discrimination of soils or classes of Land
75. ‫ سیر مانی‬A fee of one ser in the mound of produce paid in recognition of proprietary title