Comparison between Taxes on Traill and Batten settlements

British Administration in Garhwal   -33       

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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -50

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                              By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)

       

      The following is comparison about land tax between Traill (1833) and Batten (1839) land settlements -

Pargana-Area (2)- Muwafi (3)---Agri land(4)— Barren ---Hak (5)—Total area(6)--1833—1839  +-

Painkhanda—2184----17---------1834-------------246-----------87----------2167--------1304---1294--  -10

Badhan---------13500—356----- 7544-------------5062--------538--------13144------6948---6788-

-160

Chandpur--------12789—80-------9331------------2737-------641---------12709-----9425---9190

-235

Talla Salan----11054----78------8138-------------2489-------289--------10976-----7411—7183-

-228

Nagpur---------8400------222-----5960-------------2044--------174--------8179-------6392---6372

-20

GangaSalan--8478--  0-  ----------6313-------------1812--------53---------8478-------6949----9618-

-31

Barasyun-------15403--23-------------10648-------4667---------66-------15381----10555—10652—

+97

Devalgarh------7008----165----------4521-------2249----------73--------6843-------4442—4530—

+88

Chaundkot-----3190----35------------2562-------528------------64------3154--------3154---4052—

+13

Malla Salan--- 7647-----3-----------6612---------868-----------163-----7643-------9076---8990---

-86

Total----------89653-----979---63823----------22702---------2148----88674----69254—68682---

-572

Misc.----------488------- 0--------40-----------0----------------488

Barren-----------366-------- - ------  -  --------  ------------------366

Tax free -------12871------12871

Grand total -103378—13850—63863—23516—2148--89528

Land measurement in ‘Beesee’

*1- Pargana

2- Area barring barren and forest land

3-Muafi or free from tax

4- Agriculture land

5- Agriculture barren land

6- Hak Padhani – Padhan right

6- Total agro land taxable

7-1833- Tax in 1833 in Rs.

8-1839 -1839Tax in Rs.

(References- Pauri Garhwal Settlement report, Dabral)

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Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 31/8/2016

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -888

*** History of British Rule/Administration over British Garhwal  (Pauri, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli1815-1947) to be continued in next chapter

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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References  

 1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -7 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -1, page-189

2-Pauri Garhwal Settlement report page 50

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History of British Rule, Administration , Policies, Revenue system,  over Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule , Administration , Policies Revenue system  over Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Dehradun , Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, ,Revenue system  over Bageshwar  Kumaon, Uttarakhand ;

History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, Revenue system over Haridwar, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand;