This PSEB 8th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 3 Land Measurement and Documentation of Land Records will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 8th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 3 Land Measurement and Documentation of Land Records
→ In India, the measurement of land started in the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar and Todarmal played an important role in this work.
→ Emperor Akbar started receiving taxes in cash in 1580 A.D.
→ Land measurement improved after independence and the Land consolidation act (Murababandhi act) was one of such reforms.
→ Zagreb is a chain made up of iron rings and is used to measure land.
→ The land is measured in acres, Kanal, maria, etc.
→ Zareeb is 10 Karms Jong or 5.5 feet long.
→ Shijra/Latha is a piece of cloth on which a map of the village is carved, Khasra numbers of all land are printed on it.
→ According to the Land consolidation act, the whole land was divided into pieces each of 25 acres in measurement.
→ The total of all cultivated crops in the form of a table is called Goshwara.
→ Transfer of ownership rights from one owner of land to another owner is called Intkaal.
→ Jammabandi or Fard is an important document of the Punjab Land Revenue Act regarding ownership of land.
→ Earlier, Jammabandi was carried out after every four years and now it is carried out after every five years.
→ There are 1-12 columns in Jammabandi Fard.
→ Girdawary or Gardaury is a survey of land and of cultivated land.
→ We can check the records online from the website: www.plrs.org.in.
→ 1 foot = 12 inch, 1 yard = 3 feet.
→ 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahian = 272 square feet.
→ 1 Kanal = 20 Marla.
→ 1 Acre = 8 Kanal.
→ Hectare = 2.5 acre = 20 Kanal.