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	A '''Revenue Village''' is a small administrative region in [[India]], a [[village]] with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many [[Hamlet (place)\|hamlets]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Data_Products/Library/Indian_perceptive_link/Census_Terms_link/censusterms.html\|title=Census of India - Census Terms\|website=censusindia.gov.in\|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://7thsurvey.ncert.nic.in/glossary.htm\|title=Concepts and Definitions\|date=2002-09-30\|publisher=Seventh All India Educational Survey\|accessdate=2008-08-16\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217151410/http://www.7thsurvey.ncert.nic.in/glossary.htm\|archivedate=2005-12-17}}</ref> Each revenue village is headed by a ''Village Administrative Officer'' ''(VAO)''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/revenue_7_0.pdf\|title=Revenue Department, Policy Note 2003-2004\|website=cms.tn.gov.in\|page=9}}</ref>		A '''Revenue Village''' is a small administrative region in [[India]], a [[village]] with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many [[Hamlet (place)\|hamlets]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Data_Products/Library/Indian_perceptive_link/Census_Terms_link/censusterms.html\|title=Census of India - Census Terms\|website=censusindia.gov.in\|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://7thsurvey.ncert.nic.in/glossary.htm\|title=Concepts and Definitions\|date=2002-09-30\|publisher=Seventh All India Educational Survey\|accessdate=2008-08-16\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217151410/http://www.7thsurvey.ncert.nic.in/glossary.htm\|archivedate=2005-12-17}}</ref> Each revenue village is headed by a ''Village Administrative Officer'' ''(VAO)'' or ''[[Village accountant\|Village Accountant]],'' or ''Village Officer''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/revenue_7_0.pdf\|title=Revenue Department, Policy Note 2003-2004\|website=cms.tn.gov.in\|page=9}}</ref>
	==History==		==History==
	The advent of the concept revenue village dates back to the system of land reform introduced by Raja [[Todar Mal]], minister of revenue in the court of Emperor [[Akbar]]. The essence of the reform was the assessment of the land revenue according to the extent of cultivation, the nature of the soil and the quality of the crops. In the 18th century, the [[Maratha Empire\|Marathas]] were to excel in the preparation of area maps of revenue villages for the aid of native rulers. Though at times the system broke down was deployed unevenly within the [[Mughal Empire]], it was the underlying basis of the later day revenue system introduced in [[British India]]n administration.<ref> B. Arunachalam, [https://mycoordinates.org/indian-prelude-to-british-cadastral-and-revenue-maps/ Indian prelude to British cadastral and revenue maps], Coordinates, March 2006.</ref>		The advent of the concept revenue village dates back to the system of land reform introduced by Raja [[Todar Mal]], minister of revenue in the court of Emperor [[Akbar]]. The essence of the reform was the assessment of the land revenue according to the extent of cultivation, the nature of the soil and the quality of the crops. In the 18th century, the [[Maratha Empire\|Marathas]] were to excel in the preparation of area maps of revenue villages for the aid of native rulers. Though at times the system broke down and was deployed unevenly within the [[Mughal Empire]], it was the underlying basis of the later day revenue system introduced in [[British India]]n administration.<ref> B. Arunachalam, [https://mycoordinates.org/indian-prelude-to-british-cadastral-and-revenue-maps/ Indian prelude to British cadastral and revenue maps], Coordinates, March 2006.</ref>

	The revenue village was and is still designed as the lowest administrative unit in the settlement hierarchy. It was designed to improve revenue collection mechanism and regulate the process and not for village planning and development.<ref name="Revenue village vs Real village">{{cite journal \|last1=Ramachandraiah \|first1=C. \|title=Revenue Village vs Real Village: Under-Enumeration and Non-Enumeration under Srisailam Project \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|date=1995 \|volume=30 \|issue=37 \|pages=2301–2302 \|jstor=4403211 }}</ref>		The revenue village was and is still designed as the lowest administrative unit in the settlement hierarchy. It was designed to improve revenue collection mechanism and regulate the process and not for village planning and development.<ref name="Revenue village vs Real village">{{cite journal \|last1=Ramachandraiah \|first1=C. \|title=Revenue Village vs Real Village: Under-Enumeration and Non-Enumeration under Srisailam Project \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|date=1995 \|volume=30 \|issue=37 \|pages=2301–2302 \|jstor=4403211 }}</ref>
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A '''Revenue Village''' is a small administrative region in [[India]], a [[village]] with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Data_Products/Library/Indian_perceptive_link/Census_Terms_link/censusterms.html|title=Census of India - Census Terms|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://7thsurvey.ncert.nic.in/glossary.htm|title=Concepts and Definitions|date=2002-09-30|publisher=Seventh All India Educational Survey|accessdate=2008-08-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217151410/http://www.7thsurvey.ncert.nic.in/glossary.htm|archivedate=2005-12-17}}</ref> Each revenue village is headed by a ''Village Administrative Officer'' ''(VAO)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/revenue_7_0.pdf|title=Revenue Department, Policy Note 2003-2004|website=cms.tn.gov.in|page=9}}</ref>
==History==
The advent of the concept revenue village dates back to the system of land reform introduced by Raja [[Todar Mal]], minister of revenue in the court of Emperor [[Akbar]]. The essence of the reform was the assessment of the land revenue according to the extent of cultivation, the nature of the soil and the quality of the crops. In the 18th century, the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] were to excel in the preparation of area maps of revenue villages for the aid of native rulers. Though at times the system broke down was deployed unevenly within the [[Mughal Empire]], it was the underlying basis of the later day revenue system introduced in [[British India]]n administration.<ref> B. Arunachalam, [https://mycoordinates.org/indian-prelude-to-british-cadastral-and-revenue-maps/ Indian prelude to British cadastral and revenue maps], Coordinates, March 2006.</ref>

The revenue village was and is still designed as the lowest administrative unit in the settlement hierarchy. It was designed to improve revenue collection mechanism and regulate the process and not for village planning and development.<ref name="Revenue village vs Real village">{{cite journal |last1=Ramachandraiah |first1=C. |title=Revenue Village vs Real Village: Under-Enumeration and Non-Enumeration under Srisailam Project |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1995 |volume=30 |issue=37 |pages=2301–2302 |jstor=4403211 }}</ref>

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