Nambardaar Explained

Nambardaar a head of the village who is responsible for certifying land ownership records for governmental purposes, especially in India and Pakistan. This practice dates back to British rule in India. The Nambardaar is also responsible for certifying birth and death. He collects chula tax (family tax) or Abiana for revenue department in Pakistan from the villagers/farmers and deposits it to the government.^[1] The Nambardaar keeps a fixed percentage of the collection as his income.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Some people use the term Lambardaar for the same purpose.

See also

• Patwari
• Tehsildar

Further reading

• India's princely states: people, princes and colonialism By Waltraud Ernst, Biswamoy Pati https://www.amazon.com/dp/0415415411
• The Land Systems of British India: Vol 3 by Baden Henry Baden-Powell https://www.amazon.com/dp/1436598893

Notes and References

1. Web site: HimBhoomi-Land Records Computerisation,Himachal Predesh . himachal.gov.in . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070423082621/http://himachal.gov.in/himbhoomi/UpdateKnowledge.htm . 2007-04-23.
2. Web site: Chapter Xi . punjabrevenue.nic.in . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230021148/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_ptl14.htm . 30 December 2016 . dead.
3. Web site: 1 . punjabrevenue.nic.in . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419055503/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_ptl13.htm . 19 April 2017 . dead.
4. Web site: Geospatial World - Top destination for geospatial industry trends.
5. Web site: Gobar Times Magazine (Environment for Kids Monthly) - Centre for Science and Environment . 25 May 2010 . 13 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613144330/http://www.gobartimes.org/20071031/gt_covfeature2.asp . dead .