What is mahalwary system?

Answer 1

The English introduced in 1822 a new land settlement on a temporary basis,so far as revenue was concerned.It was introduced in the Gangetic valley,North-West Provinces,parts of Bengal and Bombay,parts of Punjab and parts of central India.Under this system Mahals(group of villagers) were created as community blocks.They were held responsible for the collection of land revenue from their respective Mahals or blocks.Moreover, the land revenue was also reviewed on the basis of the produce of a mahal.

Answer 2

The English introduced in 1822 a new land settlement on a temporary basis,so far as revenue was concerned.It was introduced in the Gangetic valley,North-West Provinces,parts of Bengal and Bombay,parts of Punjab and parts of central India.Under this system Mahals(group of villagers) were created as community blocks.They were held responsible for the collection of land revenue from their respective Mahals or blocks.Moreover, the land revenue was also reviewed on the basis of the produce of a mahal.

Answer 3

The Mahalwari system was a land revenue system introduced by the British in colonial India. Under this system, the land revenue was collected from the entire village community as a whole rather than from individual landholders. The responsibility of paying the revenue rested with the village headman or other prominent members of the village.